Stretch

Stretch a part of a selection set by a specified distance in a specified direction.

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STRETCH

 

Modify

This function allows you to move one or more vertices of an element and leave the rest unchanged, by selecting the entity or entities, and then enclosing the vertices to be moved using the polyline selection method. Indicate the point to move and then the point to move it to.

If the selection set is empty, you need to specify the selection set before you continue. When indicating the position of the polyline, indicate two points to define a rectangle about the point to stretch.

Procedure

To stretch a portion of an element:

  1. Select the entity.

  2. Select Modify ► Stretch.

  3. You are prompted to:

Indicate start position of polyline / box

  1. Position the cursor near the point in the drawing to stretch and press [Enter] or click.

Selecting a Rectangle

  1. You are prompted to:

Indicate position of next point in polyline / end position of box (Right-click to end)

  1. You can drag the rectangle to enclose the area, and then click or press [Enter] on the next position as shown below.

  1. Right-click and select Finish.

  1. The rectangle is positioned.

Selecting a Polygon

You can also enter the polylines to enclose the portion to be stretched by clicking or pressing enter on the required positions.

  1.  Enter the first two points and you are prompted to:

Indicate position of next point in polyline (Right-click to end)

  1. The polylines are joined so you can enter the shape you require.

  1. Continue to enter until you have enclosed the area to be stretched.

  1. Right-click and select Finish.

  1. The polygon is defined.

Indicate Source and Destination Points

  1. You are prompted to:

Indicate source point for stretching

  1.  Select the point to be stretched by pressing [Enter] or clicking in the position.

  1. You are prompted to:

Indicate destination point for stretching

  1. Use the Snaps, Jumps, direction arrows or simply drag the point to the correct position or coordinate. Press [Enter] or click on the desired position to enter the point.

  2. The elements remain selected.

  1. Press [Esc] to deselect the entities.