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Users are struggling with creating precise spirals that can be easily repeated and adjusted. They need better control over the spiral's curves and the ability to align the ends for symmetry.
EDIT: I've had quite a few suggestions, but I think people are approaching this mentally like I did. It seems logical to just draw the top half and then copy it, but it isn't that straight forward. First, there is no control over the spiral. I have to nail the curves the first time, then copy and join. If I don't get it right, I have to backtrack all the way to stage one and guess. The other issue is the tails. It is not too difficult to have them join up with the spiral to the left / right, but if that tail isn't the right angle, then the next one over ends up too far or too close. If I want this to repeat 18 times for example and fit within a certain width, it means I have to create one spiral, copy it, then place the new one the correct distance, join the ends, then delete that one and... it just becomes a trial and error situation. This is what I've been doing for like two hours. I just don't have the control I need to adjust the spiral and the ends to get the fit I need. It feels like I have to draw it from scratch each time and even then I'm not getting the precision I'm hoping for from the spiral. I have been trying to make this spiral for like an hour. I want it to be symmetrical top to bottom. The ends also need to line up so they can repeat the spiral left and right. I've tried making spirals, using circles and cutting them, using the curvature tool, asking ChatGPT, and using "Effects/distort/twist" on a line. I can't get it to be a perfect spiral that can easily be repeated and joined. Any ideas how to approach this? Thanks!