In CorelDraw X7, is it possible to specify the length of a part of an object? For example in the object below, can I make the length of the RED rectangle be X and as a result resize the whole object keeping the original proportions.
Thanks!
One approach would be to "measure" the current length of that part of the object by drawing a 2-node line and then seeing what the length is. From that, and from knowing the length you want it to be, you could calculate the scaling factor to use.A lot of that work can be automated using a VBA macro: #25 - Macro - "Match Vectors".
Here's a video where I demonstrate that sort of resize operation:
Draw does that by default in the property bar.
If the only thing you want to resize is the rectangle, then David is correct. You can simply change the width, with the ratio locked so that the change is applied proportionately.
Size the one you want to have as an exact size using the property bar, note the percentage. Undo that scaling, select all the objects you want to size and set the percentage in the property bar. It takes 3 or 4 seconds.
David Milisock said:Size the one you want to have as an exact size using the property bar, note the percentage. Undo that scaling, select all the objects you want to size and set the percentage in the property bar.
That approach works great if the "one object" being used for a reference was 100% before resizing it to the new target size.
If an object has been resized after originally being created, then it won't necessarily be 100%.