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Command:_STRETCH

Post a Comment Jun-27-2007 | Posted by Orhan Toker | Printable Version | Level |

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STRETCH is probably one of the most useful and frequently used AutoCAD commands.

Fig.1 STRETCH is probably the first command that you learned… 

When you click on a rectangle that you have drawn, then there will be red highlighted points on its corners. These points are called GRIP. If you pick any of the GRIPs and drag it, then you will have made your first STRETCH command. This dragging operation is only a beginning. You will start getting the real benefits as soon as you enter STRETCH command. Then, let’s immediately enter the command.

Command:_STRETCH
Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon…

After you execute the command, you will be promptd to select the entities that will be stretched by using either a CROSSING POLYGON or CROSSING WINDOW. As you may not be familiar with the selection methods, at this moment, it will be enough if you just learn how to use the “Crossing Window“method. If we make the selection of entities as shown in figure, by picking the 1 and 2 points, then we will obtain a rectangle bounded by dashed lines. This area is called “crossing window”.

Fig.3 Use CP when using STRECH command.

When you press ENTER to exit selection, then you will get the following question:

Specify base point or [Displacement] : (Pick point 1)
Specify second point or : (Pick three units on the right side)

Fig.4 You can stretch it as you like.

As you can see, STRETCH moves only the entities that are bounded completely by the crossing window.  In order to get use of this property a little more, then we can move the window shown in Fig.4 a little more on the right side. Please do this exercise by yourself.

Fig.5 In order to move the window to the right side, take care of the window that we use for selection.

Fig.6 Move it towards the right direction.

It is a simple but very useful command. Have a nice day…

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