Stretching Curved Elements

You can modify the circumference or radius of Curved Walls, Beams, Arcs and Circles with either the Stretch command or the pet palette icon.

Angular Stretch

  • Use the Angular Stretch icon to change the element’s arc length by dragging its endpoint (or reference line endpoint, in case of a curved wall) along the curve.

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  • Alternatively, transform an Arc into a full Circle or the other way around.

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    Note: A curved Wall stretched into a full circle will be transformed into two half-circular elements.

Radial Stretch/Copy

Use the Radial Stretch icon to increase or decrease the element’s radius by dragging its edge or reference line.


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  • Make a single copy of circles or ovals: Click Option (Mac) or Control (Windows) during radial stretch

Stretch Ellipse

You can modify the shape of a closed ellipse or full circle by stretching it.

  • Select the ellipse or circle.

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  • Click on a node to bring up the pet palette.
  • Choose the Stretch Ellipse icon.
  • Drag the cursor to stretch the ellipse along its axis or stretch the circle into an ellipse.

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  • Click to complete.