Thanks for your input. I'm trying to create designs similar to these:



I think I'll fiddle with the radially tiled cloning tool, thanks.

Thanks, prkos, for the tip re creating a 9-pointed star using the star tool, but I actually want to make some Islamic geometric patterns, so I'm not sure whether the star tool is going to do everything that I need as I make the design more complicated. I really want to be able to create a 40 degree ...

I want to duplicate the two angled lines - circled in green - around the circumference of the circle, to create a star. (Specifically, a 9-pointed star; the guidelines on the right represent a 40 degree wedge.) I tried to do it by selecting the two angled lines, and the large circle, and using Exten...