AutoCAD STRETCH Command: How to Stretch Part of a Drawing

Moves the endpoints inside a crossing selection to stretch or shorten objects.

Command

STRETCH

Aliases

S

English name

Stretch

The AutoCAD STRETCH command lengthens or shortens part of a drawing by moving the endpoints that fall inside a crossing window or crossing polygon. Start it with STRETCH or the alias S. It lets you change the length of a room or part without editing each connected line.

Objects partially inside the crossing window are stretched, while objects completely inside it are moved. Circles, blocks and text are not stretched; they move only if their center or insertion point is inside the window.

How to use it

1. Type STRETCH or S and press Enter.
2. Select the area to stretch with a right-to-left crossing window and press Enter.
3. Pick a base point.
4. Pick a second point, or point in a direction and type a distance, then press Enter.

Options

Crossing window / polygon

Select with a crossing window (C) or crossing polygon (CP) to define which endpoints are moved.

Base point

The starting point of the stretch; together with the second point it sets the distance and direction.

Displacement

Lets you enter an X,Y displacement instead of picking points.

Notes and tips

• Associative dimensions whose definition points are included in the window update to show the new value.
• Objects selected individually by clicking are moved, not stretched.
• With Ortho (F8) on, point in a direction and type a distance for an exact stretch.