Creating a design around a circle shape?

I want to create a shape around a circle similar to the black things on the outside of this dial in the picture below. Anybody know a simple way to adjust the stroke or something to do something like this rather than just creating each individual shape and building them around the circle? TIA!
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The strokes are quite easy to do you can use the rotate tool can rotate a copy of the stroke around the knob. Remember this formula:
# of objects / 360 degrees = number of degrees required to the next object.
ex. 10 strokes / 360 degrees = 36 degrees between each stroke. (angle)
In this example 36 would be type into the rotation value as every 36 degrees would be another object.
This only needs to be done once as you can then step and repeat. ctrl-d or cmd-d.
As for the text that can just be text on a path.
(tip: After to select the rotate tool, hold down the alt/opt key to select the center of rotation this will then bring up the rotate dialog box)

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here's the only solution in Illustrator.
There is (almost) always more than one solution.
Another one, or two:
1) Draw the object and place it somewhere appropriate (maybe at a certain distance below the lower left corner of the Artboard X=Y=0);
2) Draw a no fill no stroke circle with a centre appropriately aligned with the object (such as X=Y=0) and a diameter large enough for it to enclose the object, group with 1) or just select both;
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