Illustrator: how to reproduce rotating object effect in array

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Could be this effect achieved using a menu command in Illustrator or the only way to produce this it’s to rotate each element by hand (which I’ve tried so far)?
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Answer

Here’s Neondude’s answer w/ screen shots

  1. select you object, go to Object->Transform->Transform Each, and move horizontal, in my sample I did 27 pt, then rotate -11.5 and press Copy.

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  1. press Ctrl+D 15 times to complete the top row
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  2. select all 16 items and go to Object->Transform->Transform Each, and move Vertical 32.2 pt, then rotate 11.5 and press Copy.

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  1. press Ctrl+D 15 times to complete all rows
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  2. select every other row
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  3. go to Object->Transform->Move, and move -4 pts
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Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : user124853 , Answer Author : Carlos Canto

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