Edit shapes in the drawing - CADWorx - Help

You can extend a structure shape by doing the following:

• Click the plus grip at either end of the structure shape, and then type the value you want to extend the shape, such as 50".

  The shape extends by adding 50" to the original length.

You can stretch the length of the shape by doing the following:

1. Click the square grip on either end of the structure shape.

   

2. Then drag in the direction you want to shorten or lengthen the structural member. In the example below, we drag the structural member down to connect to the beams below it.

   

3. You can then type the exact length of the member or snap to a point on another member.

   The member resizes.

   

You can change the shape to another available size by doing the following:

1. Select a member in the drawing.

   

2. Click the plus grip at the center of the shape.

   The list of additional sizes and the Rotation options display.

3. Select a size.

   

   The structural member resizes.

   

You can change the member shape by doing the following:

1. Double-click a structural member.

   The Modify Shapes palette displays.

2. Select a Section Type, Section Data Table, and Member Size, and then click Apply.

   The structural member changes shape in the 3D model space.

   

You can rotate the shape by doing the following:

1. Double-click a structural member.

   The Modify Shapes palette displays.

2. Type the degree of Angle, and then click Apply.

   

   The structural member changes angle in the 3D model space.

   

   OR

3. Select a member in the drawing.

   

4. Click the plus grip at the center of the shape.

   The list of additional sizes and Rotation options display.

   

5. Click Rotation.

6. Type a rotation value of 0 to 359 on the command line, and then press ENTER.

   The member rotates based on the rotation value you enter.