topic Re: resizing an embedded object in Libraries & objects

resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:35:14 GMT

Hello.
I downloaded and embedded an object. I am trying to resize it, but it wouldn't work. It shows the diminished dimensions in the info box, but in plan the object is the same.
What can I do?
Thank you.

Re: resizing an embedded object

David Maudlin — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:25:47 GMT

igreere:

The Object was probably scripted to be a single size. You can get around this by saving it as a new Object (File > Libraries and Objects > Save Selection as... > Object... command), which will add code to allow overall size changes in the X, Y and Z directions.

David

Re: resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:34:59 GMT

Thank you for the answer. I tried this way, but did not work.

Re: resizing an embedded object

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:01:19 GMT

Option to try is to convert the Object to Morph -> rescale the Morph -> and save as Object again if necessary.

Re: resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:42:15 GMT

Archicad doesn't let me scale the morph...

Re: resizing an embedded object

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:11:39 GMT

Edit-> Reshape ->Resize
is not working for you?

Re: resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:46:49 GMT

unfortunately not

Re: resizing an embedded object

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:08:41 GMT

What error is it giving if any? If none then it looks like you will need to re-install AC because that is not normal.

Just to be sure, the steps are:

1. Select Object
2. Right Click on object and select convert to morph
3. Select Object
4. Edit-> Reshape-> Resize
5. Select either Graphically or unselect it so that you can use a %
6. If graphically then click to establish the base point, then click to define the existing dimension, then click to choose the final size.
7. If by percentage then write the % and then click to apply.

Re: resizing an embedded object

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:09:13 GMT

Step 4

Re: resizing an embedded object

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:11:22 GMT

Step 5

Re: resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:32:03 GMT

Thank you a lot for the explanations, but it doesn't work. It doesn't give me any error, just the sound of one.

Re: resizing an embedded object

David Maudlin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:12:59 GMT

igreere wrote:
It doesn't give me any error, just the sound of one.

Make sure that you have Suspend Groups selected.

David

Re: resizing an embedded object

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:21:49 GMT

You can resize Morphs also by having the whole Morph selected and using the Box Stretch command of the Pet Palette.

Here is an ArchiCAD playlist on YouTube consisting of 9 short clips showing all aspects of Box Stretching Morphs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Qp0hqhbWk&list=PLC677186828CFCA2B

Re: resizing an embedded object

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:45:14 GMT

Thank you all for the answers. Resizing the object-morph finally worked after I restarted my computer.