Member Move/Stretch

Moves entire members that you select, or stretches the member end you select.
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1 . Preselect one or more Members to enable the Members contextual page and click the Member Move/Stretch icon found in the Modify section.

Method 2: Preselect one or more Member Ends to enable the Member Ends contextual page and click the Member Move/Stretch icon found in the Modify section.

Alternative: Invoke Member Move/Stretch using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . The status line prompts, "Locate a reference point". Locate - Pan - Return mouse bindings become active along with Locate options. Select the Locate icon you want and left-click (Locate) where you want the reference point.

Alternative 1: If you did not preselect a member or member end, the status line prompts you to "Select members". Left-click (Select) one or more members, or member ends, and press Enter or right-click (Menu) and select OK. Then follow step 2 above.

Alternative 2: If Z-filter is checked ( ), a Yes-No dialog opens. On it is the message, "Temporarily turn off Z-filtering?" Press Yes if you do not want Z-filtering to apply to this operation. Z-filtering will be turned back on after you complete or cancel the command. Press No if you do want Z-filtering to apply to member copies generated during this operation.

Alternative 3: Press Esc or right-click (Return) to end the command.

3 . The status line prompts, "Locate a second point". Left-click (Locate) where you want to move the member(s) or stretch the member end(s) with respect to the reference point located in step 2.

Alternative: Press Esc or right-click (Return) to end the command.

4 . The status line prompts, "Confirm move", and Yes - No mouse bindings become active. Left-click (Yes) to move the member(s) or stretch the member end(s).

Alternative 1: If the moved member(s) overlap another member line, an alert window appears with the message, "WARNING: This move will destroy members! Member(s) overlap". Click OK and follow step 4 above with consideration to this warning.

Alternative 2: Right-click (No) to end the command without moving/stretching member(s).

  • A member's end is identified with a cube ( ). When only one end of a member is selected, the member is stretched, skewed or compacted. When both ends are selected (or the entire member is selected), the entire member is moved.
  • In an elevation view, you can use Member Move/Stretch to raise or lower the elevation of an entire floor. In a plan view, you can use Member Move/Stretch to move a wall. If you properly set depth checking and use DXDY, you can also raise or lower the elevation of a floor in a plan view.
  • If you are stretching one end of a member and want graphical material attached to that end to be moved along with the end, then use Member Move/Stretch Include Material. If you want the material to not move with the member end, then use this tool.