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CAD Forums => CAD General => Dynamic Blocks => Topic started by: alanjt on May 29, 2008, 08:28:09 AM

Title: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: alanjt on May 29, 2008, 08:28:09 AM
i know you can do a stretch option for a dynamic block, but that only moves along the predefined direction by the already drawn line in the block. what i'm wondering is if there is a way to have a block with a line/polyline pertruding out from it that can be gripped or something and moved/stretched in all directions?

Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: mjfarrell on May 29, 2008, 09:47:15 AM
I think you do this with a polar stretch pair action.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: Guest on May 29, 2008, 10:02:21 AM
Kinda like this??

(saved as 2K7)
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: quamper on May 29, 2008, 10:20:32 AM
Any reason you would do it as a block and not a multileader (or rather a multileader that uses that block)? Assuming you are using a version of acad that supports multileaders
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: daron on May 29, 2008, 12:19:39 PM
ILO polar parameter, try point parameter.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: alanjt on May 29, 2008, 12:24:49 PM
Kinda like this??

(saved as 2K7)

that's actually exactly what i want. i'm curious, how do you get it to select the attributed text. everytime i select the objects for the flip parameter, it filters out my 2 attributes.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: mjfarrell on May 29, 2008, 12:27:44 PM
did you define your attributes as annotative?
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: Kate M on May 29, 2008, 01:01:15 PM
Make sure that in the attribute's properties, they're set to Position Locked.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: alanjt on May 29, 2008, 01:53:03 PM
ok, i have the attributes working. i have it to where i can flip the portion of the block i want, but i can't seem to get the polar stretch option to work. it will either work fine, but have an additional grip at the insertion of the block (which doesn't do anything but screw things up) or it will not stretch it properly, or i can't moved it based on the grip move point.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: mjfarrell on May 29, 2008, 02:17:31 PM
go back into the block editor and move the reaction/action grips FURTHER away from the objects and or each other, this will make choosing the correct action grip on the block far easier.
Title: Re: gripping a block for stretching, etc.
Post by: alanjt on June 02, 2008, 04:47:16 PM
this is what i have so far. this is so annoying.
matt, i'm wanting it to be just like your (just w/o the additional block options)
i just can't get the polar stretch to work properly.