2024-04-19 06:39 PM
read most if not all of the posts i could find on stretching and have not been able to solve? i have a beam that simply needs to be stretched 12' on either end. seems yesterday stretching elements was not a problem. for some reason when i try to key in 12' it gives me either a stretch down near the origin of 0,0 or it gives me a beam that is exactly 12' long or it moves it to the left of the end point of the beam itself? i have gone bonkers selecting/deselecting switches in the tracker and work environments to the point i have no clue what is what anymore. any suggestions?
Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon Sonoma 14.4.1
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2024-04-24 08:22 PM
hey buddy appreciate all your help, but i give up!. my tracker changes from 3 lines (distance, angle to z) and sometimes it shows (distance, angle, x, y, z). tried to use "-" and still get the same inconsistencies. resorting to guidelines...
2024-04-25 01:43 PM - edited 2024-04-25 01:46 PM
Hi @Zdenko,
In addition to all explained above by Barry I tried to show stretching technique in a short video, it may help more.
* I could stretch the wall by 2 ways, either typing the total desired length in Distance area or putting the distance I need to add to or subtract from the wall.
- For example, I need to stretch a wall = 2-meter length,
1) Select the wall, to see the reference line location.
2) Click on the black dot at the wall end, don't move or press shift.
3A) Type 3 in Distance area then it'll be 3-meter length, or type 1 to be 1-meter length.
OR
3B) If you type 0.43+ in distance area you get it 2.43-meter length, and if you type 0.43- you get it 1.57-meter length.
* As you see sometimes you need Archicad to calculate it for you.
** All this should be applied provided that you activated the Relative coordinates in tracker as Barry explained above.
*** Sorry if + & - are not shown in the window background but I hope you guess their positions correctly.
**** Pls watch the attached video below while applying the above-mentioned steps.
2024-04-25 04:43 PM
hi Mahmoud - generally speaking most of my stretching is related to increasing/decreasing the element by a specific distance as you have shown. looks like the "+" is working and understand but what am i doing wrong with the "-".
2024-04-25 05:17 PM - edited 2024-04-25 05:18 PM
@Zdenko, I see you're using Mac, right?
Sorry I'm using win. so, I think you should manage this minus operation, try to put minus before the number & see if it's going well.
2024-04-25 08:42 PM
no problem and appreciate the assistance Mahmoud.
2024-04-26 02:52 AM
@Zdenko wrote:
hi Mahmoud - generally speaking most of my stretching is related to increasing/decreasing the element by a specific distance as you have shown. looks like the "+" is working and understand but what am i doing wrong with the "-".
Because you are Imperial measurements, I think you may have to type '-' twice.
i.e. 2 - -
The first minus is a shortcut for feet I believe.
I am not 100% sure, as I do not use Imperial measurements.
Barry.
2024-04-26 03:08 PM
@Barry Kelly wrote:
@Zdenko wrote:
hi Mahmoud - generally speaking most of my stretching is related to increasing/decreasing the element by a specific distance as you have shown. looks like the "+" is working and understand but what am i doing wrong with the "-".
Because you are Imperial measurements, I think you may have to type '-' twice.
i.e. 2 - -
The first minus is a shortcut for feet I believe.
I am not 100% sure, as I do not use Imperial measurements.
Barry.
That is correct, need to type "-" twice.
David
2024-04-26 04:42 PM
thanks guys that was it.