topic Re: Scale/Stretch Question in Dynamic Blocks Forum

Scale/Stretch Question

arkelec — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:14:04 GMT

I have a block for a square section (and rectangular) with a shaded fill as can be seen in the screen grab below:

I want to be able to vary the width & height (X & Y), so have set up two stretch actions. All good.

I can also stretch the shaded fill, but the ratio of fill area needs to match the increase in width & height.

For a width & height of 100, the distance to the point where the angled edges meet is 0.25 x length selected (from the top left corner).

If I use the stretch function only, the ratio is not maintained. Is there a way of achieving this?

I've had a look at some of the solutions on this sub forum, but none seem to solve this specific question.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Scale/Stretch Question

Libbya — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:21 GMT

Yes, if I understand you correctly it can be done easily. See the attached file. I added a chained gripless point/stretch at the knee of the hatch boundary. That point/stretch stretches the knee vertex. I added a stretch action to each linear parameter so that it stretches that point and edited the stretch actions' distance multiplier to be 0.75. I also adjusted the stretch windows of your prior stretch actions so that they did not include that knee vertex. Let me know if you have questions.

Re: Scale/Stretch Question

arkelec — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:14:32 GMT

Ah, that makes perfect sense & solves the problem perfectly.

Thank you so much.