topic Re: Stretch Tool in Documentation

Stretch Tool

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 13:15:36 GMT

I am trying to scale a group of lines in the x dimension only. This would be incredibly simple in any other vector based program and I'm sure it is in this case too but I can't work out how to do it in Archicad and none of my colleagues know of a way. Please share the method if you know.

Thanks
Craig

Re: Stretch Tool

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:26:16 GMT

Read the in the Help File or play with the options under the Edit Menu -> Reshape.You can also use the Marquee tool in combination with these commands.

Re: Stretch Tool

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:33:23 GMT

...Or the Adjust command if you want all the lines to extend / trim to a common line.

Re: Stretch Tool

Dwight — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:20:23 GMT

Methods vary depending on the orientation and complexity of the stretching shape.

A simple rectangle is stretched by the marquee.

BUT, if you have a complex shape that must be proportionally stretched, it IS NOT simple in Archicad. Like so many other things people think should be simple, including automatic quality rendering and skewing.

Here's how:

1: Copy the linework/fill/whatever into a new object -- 2D symbol -- and save the object. Specify: "Hotspots on Bounding Box" and "Fit size to 2D Symbol."

2: Place the object.

3: Stretch the object to the length you want.

4: Explode into primitives.

Re: Stretch Tool

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:28:26 GMT

What is the best way to stretch the the fill (see attach. pic)
I should have posted the element below in the above element.

Re: Stretch Tool

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:17:05 GMT

I don't exactly get from you image what you want to stretch and how, but you normally use the Marquee around all the nodes of an element and use the Stretch command.
You just have to make sure that all nodes of the element you want moved are within the Marquee.