Ok, lets say I want to produce a huge grid of squares all at say 1", and a gap between each of say .1" -- whats the best way to go about this, so I can have it percise. I really dont want to have to duplicate these all by hand, not to mention I need them to be percise.
Ideas?
Kyle, try this:
Draw a square 1"
Cmd+Shift+M (Ctrl+Shift+M)
Enter 1.1in in the Horizontal field (0 in other fields)
Press Copy
Press Cmd+D(Ctrl+D) for as many as you need horizontally
Now select all your boxes
Cmd+Shift+M (Ctrl+Shift+M) again
Enter 1.1in in the vertical field (0 in other fields) (copies upward -1.1in would copy downward)
Press Copy
Press Cmd+D(Ctrl+D) for as many as you need vertically
Hope this helps.
I suppose you could make a pattern tile and tile the area but I hardly ever do this so I can't remember how.
Jon
Thanks Jon -- I actually figured it out before I got a reply. 
Cool, glad you got it nailed.
Jon
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