Material & Component Tool: How to Use Push/Pull?
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Last Update 2 years ago
1. Select Push/Pull Tools.
2. Click on a modeling surface.
This modeling surface can be drawn by yourself with lines or rectangles, or it can be a surface on the existing modeling.
3. Select stretch direction or enter stretch length.
Notes:
When you input the exact distance in the lower left corner, the positive number means stretching in the direction of the mouse; the negative number means stretching in the opposite direction of the mouse.
Must know:
Q: Why can’t I push or pull some walls?
A: Only architectural surfaces can be modified in Material & Component. Structural surfaces cannot be modified.
Q: What are structural surfaces?
A: The walls, ceilings, and floors that are created automatically when you draw a floor plan. All surfaces that appear when you first enter Material & Component are structural surfaces.
Q: What are architectural surfaces？
A: The surfaces that you draw by using the Line (L), Rect (R), and Push/Pull tools.
The differences between an architectural surface and a structural surface are that you cannot push, pull, loft, move, or delete a structural surface. And you cannot set a structural surface as the loft path. However, these operations are supported for architectural surfaces.
Both architectural surfaces and structural surfaces support material paving and advanced material editing.
Note: You cannot modify floor plans or create holes for windows and doors in Material & Component.