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    Registered: ‎02-05-2013

    How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

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    02-05-2013 03:12 PM

    Is there a command where I can stretch an object and keep its Area. Like a baseball when hit turns into an oval however keeps its same mass.

     

    Not like the Stretch command that infinitely stretchs an object.

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    imadhabash
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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-05-2013 09:35 PM in reply to: Steps2Light

    Salam,

     

    Try in PARAMETRIC tab .

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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-05-2013 11:52 PM in reply to: Steps2Light

    Hi,

     

    Sorry no, you can't (with AutoCAD), especially the situation with the ball means you have to convert a circle to a ellipse (and even that is not true).

    A similar question was >>>here<<<, it's no solution but hopefully a food for thought.

     

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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-07-2013 02:11 PM in reply to: imadhabash

    Parametric is an unknown command

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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-07-2013 06:46 PM in reply to: Steps2Light

    Hi,

     

    >> Parametric is an unknown command

    I guess you have a ribbon called "Parametric", plus: >>>overview from the help<<<

     

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    3wood
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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-11-2013 06:36 PM in reply to: Steps2Light

    One of the solution I can imagine is a routine/procedure which scales the streched/transformed object to its original area.

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    JGerth
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    Re: How to Manipulate an object and still keep its Area?

    02-12-2013 01:01 PM in reply to: 3wood

    well, maybe.  just keep in mind that AREA is not a property, it's a result of the object dimensions and geometry.

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