stretching with a fence

[speet01]

am i doing something wrong? when i attemp to use a fence to stretch many different points at once, the fence only grabs a few points within, does 2007 adt do this command?
thanks

[irneb]

Not entirely sure what you mean. If I use fence selection with the stretch command, it actually performs a move. Are you trying to get the fence on the exact end-point? It's still going to just move the entities.

The thing about stretch is you need a closed crossing selection - every point inside the selection is stretched, while every entity falling totally inside (or selected differently) is moved. The only 2 methods of selection which makes stretch behave properly is Crossing (the normal rectangle selection to the left) and CPolygon (which I think would work like you want), Fence doesn't close the selection "polyline" so there's no points "inside" the selection. So instead of typing F for fence, type CP for "Closed Polygon".

[Coolmo]

Fence doesn't close the selection "polyline" so there's no points "inside" the selection. So instead of typing F for fence, type CP for "Closed Polygon".

... and by "points" you mean everything that would have a grip if highlighted right?

[irneb]

... and by "points" you mean everything that would have a grip if highlighted right?

Yes, e.g. endpoints of lines / arcs. See the attached screen captures of what I mean.

[jaberwok]

Simply put - to Stretch, you must show acad that some control points will be affected and that others will not be affected - like one end of a line versus the other end. You can only do this with a closed selection that includes the points to be moved and excludes the other points - like IRNEB said. In separating the selected and not-selected points your selection method will naturally cross the objects involved.