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Stretch an Image

Eman
Contributor
Can I stretch an image in Archicad?
Eman / Draftsman
Works at an Architects Company using ArchiCad 21
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, 8.00 GB, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
If you place an image using the 'Figure' tool, you can stretch it around however you want.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11

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runxel
Legend
If you absolutely have to, place the image, select it and safe it as an object.
Then place it with the object tool – you now can stretch it.
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Eman
Contributor
Hi runxel,

I saved it as an object. then placed it with the object tool as you said but the object (the image that I saved as an object) that I place it is showing only white.
Eman / Draftsman
Works at an Architects Company using ArchiCad 21
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, 8.00 GB, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
runxel
Legend
Maybe the image is in a weird format?
Or it has transparency?
Lucas Becker | AC 27 on Mac | Graphisoft Insider Panelist | Author of Runxel's Archicad Wiki | Editor at SelfGDL | Developer of the GDL plugin for Sublime Text | My List of AC shortcomings & bugs | I Will Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again |

POSIWID – The Purpose Of a System Is What It Does /// «Furthermore, I consider that Carth... yearly releases must be destroyed»
Eman
Contributor
I tried 2 formats, jpeg and png files and with no transparency.
Eman / Draftsman
Works at an Architects Company using ArchiCad 21
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, 8.00 GB, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Solution
Barry Kelly
Moderator
If you place an image using the 'Figure' tool, you can stretch it around however you want.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
Eman
Contributor
Barry wrote:
If you place an image using the 'Figure' tool, you can stretch it around however you want.

Hi Barry, yes that works perfect.

Thanks very much.
Eman / Draftsman
Works at an Architects Company using ArchiCad 21
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, 8.00 GB, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
runxel
Legend
Barry wrote:
If you place an image using the 'Figure' tool, you can stretch it around however you want.
Hah, sometimes the good is just a click away. The figure tool is banned from my work environment, but it seems there is a reason to have it after all.
Lucas Becker | AC 27 on Mac | Graphisoft Insider Panelist | Author of Runxel's Archicad Wiki | Editor at SelfGDL | Developer of the GDL plugin for Sublime Text | My List of AC shortcomings & bugs | I Will Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again |

POSIWID – The Purpose Of a System Is What It Does /// «Furthermore, I consider that Carth... yearly releases must be destroyed»