Shapes within shapes

morning, trying put shapes within shape.  if drew random shape pen tool , wanted insert completly different shape within fill size , shape of shape. rather being cut off parent shape. have manually prepared simple picture in crude fashion illustrate kind of technique want achieve. if see below want achieve first example rather example 2 or 3.  possible? hope have managed explain clear enough !  many in advance assistance.

 

teekosey,

 

with view>smart guides on, may:

 

0) crate star shape (presumably, have already);

1) copy star shape front (ctrl/cmd+c+f) , object>path>average (this create auxiliary star 0 size);

2) create circle w = h twice inner radius of star (or make temporary size , resize in 5) below);

3) drag circle centre align centre of star average (smart guides anchor), centre circle fill inner star part;

4) create smaller circle , drag bottom anchor point snap top of centre circle;

5) zoom in , scale tool, click bottom anchor point , drag suitable point on circle @ 45 degrees , right scale uniformly outwards (or inwards if circle large) until matches star path (smart guides intersect); if have chosen wrong point drag again until have right 1 , there 1 intersection, can see selecting both circle , star;

6) repeat next circles until have enough;

7) create circle larger star , centre round star average;

8) select larger circle , circles made in 5)-6) , rotate 4 copies 72 degrees;

9) delete larger circle , star average.

 

the star average centroid of star, different centre of bounding box.

 

you can rotate in other ways.

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