Xform Stretch

[KEVCAM]

In version 9 I could xform stretch geometry. Worked real good.

But how do I do that in V10.????

[Mgrenier]

Kevin,

 

I never used this command before but the McamX documentation I got tells me that this command is now in the Xform, Drag menu.

 

Hope that helps,

[Trevor Bailey]

you may want to look at scale and not drag

[Karlo Apro]

Strech is under Transform in X. Please read the online help and follow the steps exactly in the order described.

 

Do not pre-select.

[PROG_MAN_DO]

Where exactly are the exact steps. I have tried and tried and can't get it to work consistently. It worked once yesterday, but not since. From what I have seen the instructions are unclear, but, it could just be me..In the V92x functions.pdf it tells you to use Drag, and it doesn't work for me..Please advise..

 

guess what?..

 

Just as i sent me post, I saw the last line of the previous post that said not to pre-select, and who'd of guessed it works..My bad!! As I have stated before, I'm not retarded, just slow..

[PROG_MAN_DO]

none the less, the mastercam help is wrong me thinks..

[Karlo Apro]

Here is a quote from help:

"To access the Stretch function, open the Translate dialog box. Set the Window mode on the General Selection ribbon bar to In+. Draw a window around the geometry you want to stretch and end the geometry selection by pressing [Enter] or clicking the green End Selection button on the ribbon bar. The Stretch check box on the Translate dialog box is now available."

 

The easiest way to get there is to click on the Translate icon and then Help (questionmark) on that dialogbox.

 

And YES do not preselect!

[PROG_MAN_DO]

I can't find that in my help file..since I don't know how to paste screen shots in the forum here, I have emailed you what my help file looks like..

[Karlo Apro]

Go to Help and search for 'Stretch' then Translate . . .

[Bill Craven]

The other critical piece of that puzzle that most people miss is the: INSIDE AND INTERSECTING (In+) selection for your window. If you do not have that turned on, the stretch checkbox will not be enabled

[KEVCAM]

Russel,

 

I do agree, stretch doesn't seem to work as well in X. I can select geom ok, but to actually stretch in the direction you want is like impossible for me. In V9 all you has to do is window (intersect) the geom, then hit x-.25 or y.1 etc and the geom would stretch relative to th c-plane you were currently in. V 10 is frustrating in that regard .

 

I simply want to do what was so simple in V9.

[YPitou]

Hi,

 

Same problem when working in millimeter .

 

How enter a X5 relative value to add 5mm to the length of a rectangle ?

 

Regards

[YPitou]

(Good or wrong) ideas :

 

- When using the Xform Stretch function it could be great to have the window selection automatically set to "In+".

 

- And to have the setting back to the previous value as soon as we leave the XF Stretch function.

[P_Scott]

YPitou,

 

quote:

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How enter a X5 relative value to add 5mm to the length of a rectangle ?

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When Stretch is activated using Xform-Translate and selecting the geometry by an In+ window, simply type in the value you'd like to stretch in the proper field. If you want to type in a Relative distance, right-click within the field to use DES (Data Entry Shortcuts) to help find the distance and then just add (+) the value you want to the end of the value found. HTH

[YPitou]

thanks for your help Peter.

[VPatuzzi]

To use Stretch you have to do a certain procedure. make sure you have IN+ selected then hit the xform without any geometry selected. Select the Geometry now then hit enter and the stretch box in Xform should be able to be checked.

[YPitou]

Thanks for your help VPatuzzi.

 

But which checkbox are you talking here ?

 

As soon as i hit enter i only get the question "Select the starting point".

[VPatuzzi]

Make sure you are not in another command, smack the Esc key several times. Did you hit the Xform Translate command before selecting the geometry to stretch?

 

In the Xform Translate screen there is a checkbox labeled "Stretch" just above the preview items. Make sure you are in Move and have the Stretch checkbox checked.

[YPitou]

VPatuzzi and Peter,

 

I succeessed !!!

 

With your help i'm more intelligent this evening.

 

Thanks to support my old brain.

 

Regard