How do I change object length without changing width ?

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Rochus
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How do I change object length without changing width ?

Post by Rochus » Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:08 pm

Hello,

Let's say I have already a rectangle 2 cm x 10 cm, can I just change the current length to 15 cm without changing the width and redrawing completly my rectangle ?

Thanks.

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andrew
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Re: How do I change object length without changing width ?

Post by andrew » Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:17 pm

Note that a rectangle object does not exist in QCAD / CAD in general.

A visual rectangle in your drawing may consist of
- four loose lines
- a single polyline with four segments
- a block reference containing the four lines or the polyline

In the first two cases, you can extend the length of the rectangle using the stretch tool:
http://qcad.org/doc/qcad/latest/referen ... oc/Stretch

In the last case (block reference), you might be able to use the block scale factors (block reference properties), depending on your exact block definition.

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