Complex Profile Stretch

[Eduardo Bell]

Hello,
I can't get the center cut on this spandrel guardrail to remain constant while stretching the ends to fit varying column spacing. Any ideas how to achieve this?
Horizontal and vertical stretch lines are on in the manager, still the cut deforms while stretching the piece.
Thanks in advance.

Ed

[vfrontiers]

HI Dave! Good to "e" you again!

Method was to option click, then try to draw a line... It will ask if you want to UNLOCK that layer...

It was hit and miss whether this would work or not.. often, even if you option click on the stretchy line, it might make CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS (or whatever that other layers is) the default...

Voila!

[Dave Jochum]

Hmmm. Don't get it. OPT-CLK just brings up the syringe as in any other view, and like you say, makes the DRAFTING layer active. So the next line drawn is simply a drafting line rather than a stretchy line, which makes sense since there is a limit of one stretch zone per direction. I'm flummoxed. Why would the layer become locked in the first place?

[Dave Jochum]

And just so I'm completely frustrated, I also can't stretch the wall that is using the profile with stretch zones active.

[FuzzyWill]

I just wanted to thank Duane for his raising the issue of the Horizontal & Vertical Stretch layers being locked. And then for posting his solution.

That was seriously pissing me off why these were becoming inactive. That seems like a basic functionality issue. I don't see this getting a lot of action as a vote getter, but is there a bug list somewhere that we can add this item?

thanks!

Wm.