Stretching or Shrinking Lines

To stretch/shrink a straight line with the menu command:

1.Select a line.

2.Choose the Edit > Reshape > Stretch command.

3.Click an endpoint of the selected line and move it.

4.Click again to either define the new endpoint as an extension (or reduction) of the previous length. The line is stretched or shrunk and, if needed, rotated according to the new endpoint. The other endpoint will remain at its original position.

Note: Multiple Lines with overlapping endpoints can all be stretched at the same time using the Stretch menu command or with the Marquee tool.

For more information, see Stretching with the Marquee Tool.

When using the pet palette:

1.Select a line.

2.Click one of the line’s endpoints. The pet palette appears. Choose the stretch icon:

https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/wp-content/uploads/archicad-25/070_documentation/2DStretchIcon.png 

3.Click to define the new endpoint.

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