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Is there any method or plugin to create a line in the shape of a coil?
 

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Like this, but obviously "nice and clean"?

 

I searched the plugin index for "spiral" (all seemed to be concentric), "coil" (1 result for Tesla coil lightning) and "twister" (no results) and I'm out of ideas what to look for.

I can probably do it from hand, creating a single loop with mirrored parts from two differently sized ellipses for upper and lower half, and then copying that loop multiple times horizontally. But maybe there's something easier that I haven't found yet?

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@Red ochre I looked at your plugin first, but the examples seemed way too complex for a simple non perspectivic non shaded 1px wide coiled line... maybe I need to look into it and play around with it.

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Another way could be done like this:

 


1.  Draw a circle and chop off the top:

 

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2.  Duplicate the layer and move to join up:

 

 

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3.  Use Trail to extend the coil:

 

Trail-to-extend.png

 

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