How can I stretch a rectangle with curvature?

**Paul Bruneau** · 13 April 2022, 03:36 PM

Hi again, everybody.

I have a fancied-up rectangle that will need to be copied but stretched on several pages. The bad news is that the curvature applied to the original shape is never duplicated on subsequent copies.

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How can I preserve the shape through each copy? Can I do that?

**gwpriester** · 13 April 2022, 03:47 PM

How are you copying and stretching? Is this a live copy?

If you stretch by dragging the middle control handles to stretch the rectangle non-proportionately it will distort.

Best to create a new rectangle to the size needed then apply the curvature. Or stretch proportionally.

**Boy** · 13 April 2022, 03:49 PM

Have you tried to Quick Shape Tool with the Create Polygons and Curved Corner options selected?

**Acorn** · 13 April 2022, 04:30 PM

Paul, hold down the Alt key before dragging the middle controls.
If you must, toggle on Smart Transform.

https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...se-I-ve-Missed

Acorn

**Paul Bruneau** · 13 April 2022, 04:55 PM

Thanks Gary & Boy,

It looks like I need to think this over.
One of the things I wanted to do with that fancied-up rectangle was to apply fills and transparencies so that it looked as though the whole thing was made of jelly. (Highlights and all of that)
I think the curvature notion will have to go.

Thanks again
Paul

**Acorn** · 13 April 2022, 05:39 PM

Hello?

**Initiostar** · 13 April 2022, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Paul Bruneau

Thanks Gary & Boy,

It looks like I need to think this over.
One of the things I wanted to do with that fancied-up rectangle was to apply fills and transparencies so that it looked as though the whole thing was made of jelly. (Highlights and all of that)
I think the curvature notion will have to go.

Thanks again
Paul

The stretch works as I understand for any number of rectangles, fills and transparencies, but not I believe if grouped or converted to editable shapes.

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Gary

**Boy** · 14 April 2022, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Initiostar

Nice composition!

**wizard509** · 14 April 2022, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Boy

Nice composition!

I agree.

**Acorn** · 14 April 2022, 05:42 PM

Back to the original ask.

A Rectangle will keep its curves when Alt-Dragged (or with Smart transform).
Smart Shape > Rectangle 2 has curvature controls.
Any editable shape can have its controls points multi-selected with the Shape Tool and moved or dragged, keeping the curvature.

Acorn