Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The crossing box must cut through the plate and column in order for the STRETCH
command to work (refer to Figure 3-12).
AutoCAD prompts you at the command line:
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 7 found
Select objects:
5. Press Enter to end object selection.
AutoCAD prompts you to specify the base point.
6. If they're not already on, turn on Snap Mode, Ortho Mode, and Object Snap by
clicking their respective buttons on the status bar until they appear highlighted.
7. Move your mouse pointer over the lower-right corner of the plate, and click
when you see a square box with an “Endpoint” tooltip.
This point serves as the base point for the stretch operation. Chapter 11 describes
base points and displacements in greater detail.
AutoCAD prompts you at the command line:
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>:
8. Move the crosshairs to the right until the tooltip shows a displacement of 6 [150]
units to the right, and then click in the drawing space (see Figure 3-13).
AutoCAD stretches the column and plate by the distance that you indicate and
moves the anchor bolts that were completely inside the crossing window rectangle,
as shown in Figure 3-13.
If your first stretch didn't work right, press Ctrl+Z and try again.
STRETCH is an immensely useful command — one that makes you wonder how
drafters used to do it all with erasers and pencils — but it does take some practice
to get the hang of those crossing boxes.
9. Press Ctrl+S to save the drawing.
