Stretch – Bricsys Support and Help Center

Stretches entities.

Note: This command requires that you select entities with the Crossing or CPolygon methods.

Accessing the Command

command bar: stretch
alias: s
menu bar: Modify | Stretch
ribbon: Change | Modify | Stretch
toolbar: Modify |

: Stretch

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon: (Enter C or CP)

Opposite Corner: (Pick another point)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon: (Choose more entities, or press Enter to continue)

Base point of displacement: (Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates)

Second point of displacement: (Pick another point.)

This command does not stretch text, shapes, and 3D solids.

Option	Description
Select entities	Selects the entities to stretch; you must use Crossing or Crossing Polygon mode: C - crossing mode. CP - crossing polygon mode. When using the cursor, pick the second point to the left of the first: The selection rectangle (or polygon) determines how this command affects entities: Entities crossing the selection rectangle are stretched. Entities within the rectangle are moved. Entities outside the rectangle remain in place.
Base point of displacement	Specifies the starting point of the stretch.
Second point of displacement	Specifies the stretch distance by the distance between two points, base and second point.

Lengthen - changes the length of open entities.

Extend - extends open entities.

Scale - changes the size of entities.

Properties - changes the geometry of entities.