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add a command similar to the "stretch" command of acad -
this would save a lot of time in revising drawings......

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steven wrote:add a command similar to the "stretch" command of acad -
this would save a lot of time in revising drawings......
agree!

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this would be a nice feature for the professional edition. i'm presuming the professional edition is mostly used by people who make a living with drafting. revising drawings is an ongoing through the design process.....

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I agree!
Absence of a stretch command is my biggest frustration in thats fantastic software.

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let's try to get as many comments as possible from HD users to get the stretch command added!!!!!!

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another vote for stretch

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one more vote from me!

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steven wrote:let's try to get as many comments as possible from HD users to get the stretch command added!!!!!!
Well add me then too! The only reason that I didn't before is because there was another thread about this...

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biggest thread

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well...... every other MAJOR CAD SOFTWARE has a stretch command -
keep the comments coming -

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What does 'Stretch' do? ........ it sounds like a hot feature that I could probably use too

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Peatle, it's the concept of moving nodes, or stretching items a given length. Here's my original post that stirred up the pot over in the user forum:
Is there a way to move nodes of a line/wall/polygon/etc? For instance, my client decided to extend the length of his house by 4'. I'd love to select all the nodes in the back end of the house & move them 4', thus extending all of the walls and line endpoints that are captured in the selection rectangle. Hopefully I am explaining this well.

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I see ..... so you take a block of elements of the drawing and move them, then all dimensions adjust is that right ? I can see this being very desirable in the Architectural field particularly.

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Post by kohledfusion »

Well, sort of. Imagine this scenario. You have a box made of 4 lines, filled with a hatch. You then decide that you want it to be a rectangle instead. Stretch would let you select one side of the square to stretch, say 2 feet. Stretch would lengthen the lines that were attached to the line you 'moved' as well as extend the hatch, all in one command. Right now, you have to move the line, then extend the 2 perpendicular lines to the line you moved, then edit the corners of the hatch. And that's just for *one* item you want to edit.

In my case, my client got into the final design phase, then decided to extend the house depth by 4'. I had to manually lenthen *every* wall, line and dimension by 4'. It took a loooong time.

If dimensions followed moved 'nodes' that sure would be great. I thought I read that the HD team was working on that? I may have imagined it though.

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Post by peatle »

Good explanation ..... you put into words exactly what I thought you meant, thanks.

I could use 'Stretch' ........ I'd like to see it in HD.

Peter

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Its no Stretch to want one!
fat guy in a little coat

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Roger that! Stretch tool. :wink:

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