Is there a way to resize an angled object without distortion?

destrecht
4 months ago

This is an issue I've had for years. Never really tried to find an answer before. 

Lets say you made a square- then you angled it. After you angle it you want to adjust it one way. So you try to adjust it. aaand it distorts. this serves no purpose at all. Is there a setting that will make it work in a sane manner?  CAD programs do it correctly, why not Corel?

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  • 0 4 months ago

    If the shape is not a "Rectangle" but has been converted to be a Curve shape, then you could:

    1. Enable Dynamic Guides.
    2. Enable the "Extend along segment" setting for Dynamic Guides.
    3. Select two nodes of the Curve with the Shape tool and then drag, with Dynamic Guides constraining the drag so that it makes the "rectangle" longer or shorter, but does not skew it.

    That allows freehand adjustments, but not precise dimensions. For that, see Ronny's comment about the Coordinates docker.

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