topic Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead in Modeling

Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Robert Nichols — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:46:27 GMT

Why, when I have a slab selected and I reach for the pet palette, does my effort to stretch a slab (move one of the edges) cause the whole slab move instead? I try a couple of times, then it finally works correctly, but I can't discern a pattern.

This is v14, but I've seen the behavior in earlier versions as well.

Driving me nuts.

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:36:21 GMT

Are you selecting the correct option in the Pet Palette?

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I'll get my coat....

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Robert Nichols — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:42:21 GMT

Yes.

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:25:57 GMT

Do you have more than one element selected? I've noticed it tends to default to "move" rather than "offset" when multiple items selected.

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Barry Kelly — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:31:59 GMT

Is your grouping enabled or disabled?
Disable for stretching.
Barry.

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Erika Epstein — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:54:39 GMT

s2art wrote:

(A guy walks into a bar, and the barman says to him "Do you know you have a steering wheel sticking out of your trousers?". The guy replies "Yes, its driving me nuts").

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Robert Nichols — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:38:54 GMT

Grouping is already disabled. Checked that.

I also get it when using the same pet palette tool to adjust the edge of a drawings polygon on a layout sheet.

I guess the significant answer is that no one else seems to be seeing this behavior. Weird.

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:01:44 GMT

I have similar problem in that the entire wall is selected. furthermore, the Pet Palette is not displaying all the parameters.
what I am trying to accomplish is to create a 45 angle concrete buttress wall to a block wall. I am totally lost if the Pet Palette won't open all the way.
ArchiCAD 15

Re: Pet Palette - Stretching a Polygon moves slab instead

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:57:12 GMT

Sedona wrote:
I have similar problem in that the entire wall is selected. furthermore, the Pet Palette is not displaying all the parameters.
what I am trying to accomplish is to create a 45 angle concrete buttress wall to a block wall. I am totally lost if the Pet Palette won't open all the way.
ArchiCAD 15

The pet palette displays a different number of buttons depending on whether you click on an edge or a node. It may even vary depending on which node you click on! This is because some ways of modifying geometry are not applicable to all geometry types, so these buttons are hidden where not needed.

If you are looking for a button to try to adjust the height of the individual nodes on that wall - you wont find one as walls can't be adjusted like that! Instead place a single plane sloped roof over the top of the wall and use either 'Solid Element Operations' or the 'trim to roof' function to trim off the top.

Hope that helps!