Stretching Multipart Rectangles

You can stretch the edges and/or corners of a master rectangle of a multipart rectangle in the same way as you stretch regular rectangles: click an edge or a corner and then click at a new location. The system regenerates the arrays of subrectangles associated with the stretched master rectangle. How the subrectangles regenerate depends on the definition of the multipart rectangle. You cannot stretch a master rectangle separately from its associated arrays of subrectangles, nor can you stretch an array of subrectangles separately from its master rectangle.

To stretch an edge of a multipart rectangle:

1. In the layout window, choose Edit – Stretch.
   Stretch automatically changes to partial selection mode and prompts you to select the object you want to stretch.
2. Select the edge you want to stretch by clicking it:
   
   
   The selected edge is highlighted, as shown below.
   
   
   Stretch prompts you to point to the new location. In this example, the master rectangle is stretched to the right.
3. Point to a new location for the stretch and click on the canvas.
   
   

Related Topics

Multipart Rectangles

rodCreateRect

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