Stretch

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Stretches entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar: stretch

alias: s

menu bar: Modify | Stretch

toolbar: Modify | Extend/Stretch |

: stretch

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon: (Pick a point, or enter C or CP.)

Opposite Corner: (Pick another point.)

This command works only with crossing selection modes.

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.)

Text cannot be stretched.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon	Selects the entities to stretch; 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: Crossing mode is indicated by a dashed selection rectangle. 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.

Related Commands

Lengthen - changes the length of open entities.

Extend - extends open entities.

Scale - changes the size of entities.

Properties - changes the geometry of entities.