Make Quick 3D Pie Charts in Illustrator

[@ChristopherDillman]

This is truly a fantastic tutorial, and a reminder of the power of pies in data visualization. Some clients just prefer those good ol fashioned pies for their data desserts! 🍰

[@rustyrehl6303]

couldn't get the ungrouping to work work right. It stayed together as groups of shapes. it worked but I was only able to edit the pie pieces as blocks not each side if that makes any sense. Any idea why that would be happening?

[@risaoram]

I had this same problem

[@GrgeCostanza]

I had this problem too, so I tried using the extrude and bevel in the "3D (classic)" option in the effects dropdown menu instead of the newer version and it seemed to work fine.

[@oddhouseproduction]

You have to click Object > Expand Appearance. ETA: And Ungroup twice after that.

[@alisherman9448]

@@GrgeCostanza Thank you!

[@antoinemorissette2491]

@@GrgeCostanza it worked for me aswell thank you !

[@ashrafalvee7382]

I followed step by step but the 3d objects stay as images and don't take any colors, and won't become ungrouped. What is the reason?

[@ellensmit846]

Same here...

[@ashrafalvee7382]

@@ellensmit846 use the classic 3d instead of the new one

[@TheMr1awesome]

Confirmed this was the solution @@ashrafalvee7382

[@ChristopherDillman]

@@ashrafalvee7382 Lifesaver, thank you! Sincerely, AI 28.5 user.

[@alexfish128]

It wont let me color the pieces

[@ayazsiddiqui4671]

after creating can we edit the numbers and value.. or we have to create again if any changes..?

[@claudiam3961]

Very cool tutorial! Thanks a lot :-) Just the expand appearance does not create shapes but images :-( Does anybody has an idea why this is happening?

[@nikoadli]

it happen for me too

[@abettervideographer]

@@nikoadli I figured it out - between when this guy made the tutorial and today, Illustrator must have updated and changed the way this tool works. Instead of changing the color after "Expand Appearance", it lets you change color right away - you no longer have to "Expand Appearance" to change color. :D

[@omardesigns15]

cool tutorial,just in editing you might want to zoom into tables where you type values or show a type of brush etc...

[@DesignMadeSimple]

You're right! I need to look into some better screen recording software. What I'm using now doesn't allow for that.

[@omardesigns15]

@@DesignMadeSimple Try OBS studio its free ,and also you might like filmora 9 as a video editing soft it has the option of zoom in and out ,Thank you for your work !

[@respectin]

@@DesignMadeSimple Camtasia

[@joyboy1536]

Can you do a tutorial on making crests of different shapes?

[@respectin]

Thanks dude

[@naufalalatas7831]

Your video helps me a lot, many thanks for you!

[@darnitish]

great tutorial. and thanks for keeping the chit chat to a minimum! just the facts.....

[@rizkydharma8373]

Amazing man!

[@Uncaught_in_promise]

very cool. thanx

[@enaasshawkat599]

simple and easy , Thank you so much

[@yapanwolf]

is there a possibillity to increase height of this pieces?

[@nathansouza8993]

So cool, thank u

[@RainRain19]

Thank you!

[@hamzahassan6726]

legend

[@oreocookieblizzardtreat5029]

A useful video

[@syafaalhimamarta6663]

why i can't expand appearance? it always turns into image not vector

[@fiercepandaz]

Now I want Cheese and pie

[@RakynCZE]

Helped! Thx

[@grivinroering6647]

Whenever I use the exopand apperance function it just puts a rectangular path around the 3D object and I am not able to use ungroup to separate the faces of the pie slice. is there a work around for this?