Stretching Rectangles

I'm just learning AutoCAD LT 2004 and would appreciate some help

I can stretch a rectangle by grabbing one corner in ortho mode and dropping
it and then doing another corner, but there should be some way to grab a
side and pulling.......I would think??

The help function seems not too intuitive for newbies

Thanks

 

No. You have to use STRETCH and a crossing window.
As for the help....the application dates from a text-based operating system
and so is really text-oriented itself, as is the help.

Over the years the GUI with pull-downs
and buttons and dialogue boxes and grips have created multiple ways to
do many things, but I recommend getting to know the commands you need
to do your work. Keep an eye on the command line-it'll tell you a lot.

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.com

 

It sounds like you're using grips. You can also use the STRETCH command, and
when prompted to select objects, use a crossing window to select the entire
side you want to grab.
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Thanks, but I tried that

I think I've figured it out though. I need to ungroup the rectangle 1st,
then regroup it

 

Thanks, but I think I needed to ungroup the rectangle 1st

 

Ungroup? You mean EXPLODE?

 

Ungroup??

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Yes, but the right click menu refers to Group and ungroup

I was able to grab and stretch only after I selected ungroup, which I assume
is the same as the explode icon on the toolbar

Is this not necessary?

 

Select the object, right click.
Group/Ungroup are options

Is there another way?

 

You can only "ungroup" a GROUP. There's really no such thing as a
"rectangle".
The command "RECTANGLE" makes an orthogonal closed POLYLINE with
4 sides, but it's a POLYLINE or LWPOLYLINE. (LIST one for yourself.) It can
easily be made non-orthogonal. (I hate it when that happens!)

If you make a group out of LINES or POLYLINES,
you can EXPLODE it with the prompt under -GROUP, or just use the EXPLODE
command. If it was made of four lines, each will have a middle grip, that
you can use to move it, but it won't modify the other lines. To do that you
have to STRETCH.

See my comment below about trying not to lean on the GUI too much
while learning.....do yourself a favor: Follow the command prompt closely.

 

With ACAD these days, there's almost always another way,
that's one of the things that makes it so powerful ; )

Each has its benefits/costs.

 

Me or Paul?

This is the 1st drafting program I've used since a 1996 version of Floorplan
Plus 3D..........

 

Barry

Have you tried holding the shit and picking the 1st grip and then the 2nd
corner grip making both "HOT"

then with ortho on select on of the corners wou can then drag the rectangle
to stretch it.

David

 

I rather not.

 

That did it!
Thanks

--
Barry

 

hehe.....and I thought *I* was a ham-fisted typist.

 

Thanks for that tip David.
You never seem to find the bottom of this app.

 

Sorry for the type all.

Thanks for the good humored comments.
I have been the butt of jokes in the past for my typing .

I am trying to fix the typing trouble.

 

No problem. It added a little humor to the group.

 

I could not go out in pubic without a good spellchecker....