Moving a shape joined to another
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Hi,
I've just drawn a rectangle and then a triangle so that faces onto one of the rectangle sides. I've resized both using the scale tool and now want to move the triangle so that it matches up all along on side of the rectange. Even though I select the triangle, when I move it, the two shapes distort rather than the triangle independently moving - any ideas?
Best,
redstevo -
If you need to move the shapes independently then you should group them before they connect. SU will automatically connect ungrouped faces/lines/shapes.
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Geometry [edges/faces] in the same 'context' always 'sticks together'.
This has the advantage that moving one part drags other associated parts after it too.However, as in your case, there are times when you don't want that to happen.
Groups and Components separate geometry so it is no longer 'stuck' to its neighbors.
So to Move the triangle without distorting the attached rectangle...
Select the triangle's geometry and right-click context-menu [or Edit menu] Make Group.
Now Select and Move that group to where you want the triangle to be.
IF you'd like the triangle to re-stick to geometry at its current location then Explode that group to merge the geometries back together.If you want to add more geometry with the triangle then double-click the group to edit it and draw geometry inside the group, it will stick to other attached geometry within the group, but not to adjacent geometry outside.
There are other ways to manipulate geometry like Edit>Copy or Edit>Cut, and Edit>Paste or Edit>PasteInPlace to move inside a group etc, but the Group method is probably best for you in the scenario you've described: a Copy leaves the original in place [which you might not want], a Cut removes it to the clipboard for later Pasting, but if a Cut edge is needed by a non-selected face then that face is destroyed as the edge disappears when it's Cut; whereas making a Group moves the Selected face/edges into the new group but it's clever enough to leave a clone of any edges that are needed by other faces that will remain outside of the Group, thereby ensuring no faces are lost in the process...
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Its two faces I've made I guess. I drew them adjoined in the first place. I'll look at the group options .. thanks for replying.
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Reselect one, edit-make group, now move
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Done - brilliant help - many thanks!
Redstevo
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