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Zone Stretch

Stretch or shrink only the part of an object between two limits — everything outside keeps its exact shape.

Memanjangkan atau memendekkan hanya bagian objek di antara dua batas — bagian di luar zona tetap utuh.

How-to video (60 s): choose a direction, place the limits, type the new length.
Video cara pakai (60 detik): pilih arah, pasang batas, ketik panjang baru.

1. Installation1. Instalasi

  1. Download ad_zone_stretch-1.4.0.rbz.
  2. SketchUp: Extensions › Extension Manager › Install Extension… and choose the file.
  3. Restart SketchUp. The Zone Stretch toolbar appears (otherwise View › Toolbars).
  1. Unduh ad_zone_stretch-1.4.0.rbz.
  2. Di SketchUp: Extensions › Extension Manager › Install Extension… lalu pilih file tersebut.
  3. Restart SketchUp. Toolbar Zone Stretch muncul (jika tidak: View › Toolbars).

2. Stretch step by step2. Langkah demi langkah

Zone Stretch Tool: direction planes and limits A and B
  1. Select one group or component — the object you want to change.
  2. Start Extensions › Zone Stretch › Zone Stretch Tool (or the toolbar button, or right-click).
  3. Choose the direction. Red, green and blue planes appear across the object. Hover one to highlight it and click: red = width, green = depth, blue = height. The arrow keys work too: → red, ← green, ↑ blue.
  4. Place limit A. The plane follows the cursor and snaps to points, edges and faces like the Move tool. Click where the zone should start.
  5. Place limit B. Click a second point, or type the exact distance from A and press Enter. The live distance is shown next to the planes and in the Measurements box.
  6. Set the new zone length — type it and press Enter, or move the mouse to preview and click. The tool closes when it is done.
  1. Pilih satu grup atau komponen — objek yang ingin diubah.
  2. Jalankan Extensions › Zone Stretch › Zone Stretch Tool (atau tombol toolbar, atau klik kanan).
  3. Pilih arah. Bidang merah, hijau dan biru muncul melintasi objek. Arahkan kursor untuk menyorot lalu klik: merah = lebar, hijau = kedalaman, biru = tinggi. Bisa juga dengan tombol panah: → merah, ← hijau, ↑ biru.
  4. Pasang batas A. Bidang mengikuti kursor dan snap ke titik, edge dan face seperti alat Move. Klik di awal zona.
  5. Pasang batas B. Klik titik kedua, atau ketik jarak tepat dari A lalu Enter. Jarak tampil di samping bidang dan di kotak Measurements.
  6. Tentukan panjang zona baru — ketik lalu Enter, atau gerakkan mouse untuk pratinjau lalu klik. Alat tertutup otomatis setelah selesai.
Tip: you never need to click the Measurements box — just type while the tool is active.
Tips: kotak Measurements tidak perlu diklik — langsung ketik saat alat aktif.

3. Three ways to type the length3. Tiga cara mengetik panjang

You typeKetikMeaningArtiGap 180 becomesCelah 180 menjadi
480New total length of the zonePanjang total zona yang baru480
+200Add to the gapTambah ke celah380
-100Shrink the gapKurangi celah80

Numbers use the model's units; you can also type a unit, e.g. 48cm or +2". If a shrink is larger than the gap (e.g. -200 on a 180 gap) you get a message and nothing changes.

Angka memakai satuan model; bisa juga dengan satuan, mis. 48cm atau +2". Jika pengurangan lebih besar dari celah (mis. -200 pada celah 180) muncul pesan dan tidak ada yang berubah.

Before and after: only the middle zone grew

4. Keys4. Tombol

→ ← ↑Direction red / green / blueArah merah / hijau / biru
TabWhich side stays fixed: lower, upper or centreSisi yang tetap: bawah, atas atau tengah
EscGo back one stepMundur satu langkah
Ctrl/Cmd+ZUndo the whole stretch in one stepBatalkan seluruh stretch dalam satu langkah

5. What happens to the model5. Apa yang terjadi pada model

  • Parts that cross the zone are stretched; parts beyond it only move; parts before it stay put — at any depth of nested groups and components, without exploding anything.
  • Copies of the same component that change the same way keep sharing one definition; copies outside the object are never touched.
  • Arcs, curves, smooth surfaces, materials and textures keep their shape outside the zone. Text, dimensions, guides, images and section planes move along.
  • The limit planes are drawn on screen only — nothing is added to the model.
  • Locked objects are refused (right-click › Unlock first).
  • Bagian yang melintasi zona ditarik; bagian di seberang zona hanya bergeser; bagian sebelum zona diam — pada grup/komponen bersarang sedalam apa pun, tanpa explode.
  • Salinan komponen yang berubah sama tetap berbagi satu definisi; salinan di luar objek tidak disentuh.
  • Busur, kurva, permukaan halus, material dan tekstur di luar zona tetap utuh. Teks, dimensi, guide, gambar dan section plane ikut bergeser.
  • Bidang batas hanya digambar di layar — tidak ada objek yang ditambahkan ke model.
  • Objek terkunci ditolak (klik kanan › Unlock dulu).
Tip: only the selected object stretches. To stretch a whole unit (frame, header, shelves…), group the parts first.
Tips: hanya objek terpilih yang ditarik. Untuk satu unit utuh (rangka, header, rak…), gabungkan dulu dalam satu grup.

6. Limit objects (alternative)6. Objek batas (alternatif)

You can also select the object plus two flat, parallel objects or faces as limits and run Extensions › Zone Stretch › Zone Stretch with Limit Objects….

Bisa juga memilih objek ditambah dua objek/face datar yang sejajar sebagai batas, lalu Extensions › Zone Stretch › Zone Stretch with Limit Objects….

7. Uninstall

Extensions › Extension Manager › Zone Stretch › Uninstall, then restart SketchUp.

Extensions › Extension Manager › Zone Stretch › Uninstall, lalu restart SketchUp.

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