Performing Multiple Reshapes

Instead of individually reshaping the vertices of objects, one at a time, several vertices and even several objects can be reshaped at one time. In addition, vertices and holes can be deleted from objects. Multiple reshaping can be performed on lines, polylines, walls, dimensions, and polygons. Polygons include all regular and irregular polygons, as well as objects drawn with the Freehand tool. For example, use this function to resize walls without moving any of the doors or windows placed inside them, or affecting intersections with other walls.

This function must be executed in Top/Plan view. This function does not work on objects drawn with the Rectangle, Oval, or Arc tools.

 

To resize objects with multiple reshape:

1.	Select the objects to resize.

2.	Click the 2D Reshape tool from the Basic palette, and select Move Polygon Handles from the Tool bar.

The cursor changes to a cross-hair.

3.	Click and drag to create a rectangular marquee around multiple vertices of the objects to be resized or deleted.

To create a lasso marquee, press the Option (Macintosh) or Alt (Windows) key when creating the marquee. Press the Command and Option (Macintosh) or Ctrl and Alt (Windows) keys for polygonal marquee selection mode.

4.	Change the location of the vertices by either clicking and dragging with the mouse or by using the Move command (see Editing Object Surfaces).

To use the mouse, click-drag on the vertices and move them to the desired location. A preview displays the current and future location of the object vertices.

Press the Delete key (Macintosh) or Delete or Backspace keys (Windows) to delete the vertices or holes.

Alternatively, enter an exact length in the Data bar. Press the Tab key while still pressing the mouse button until the L field is highlighted, enter a value for the length, and release the mouse button.

The walls are resized with the wall intersections, doors, or other symbols maintained in place. The marquee remains on the screen until another tool or command is selected.