How to keep 1D shapes aspect ration

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:42:01 -0700, ???? <@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>After converting 2D shape to 1D shape the aspect ration protection stops
>functioning.
>I downloaded some staencils that have picture as 1D shape that this function
>remains.
>Any body know how to make it happend.

How can a 1D shape have an aspect ratio, it only exists in one
dimension.


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Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
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I just took a look to see how Altima keeps there shapes in the correct
aspect ratio. It's pretty much the same technique that WrapperDude was
discussing. In there case they have a 'scratch' section in the shapesheet
with the original height and width saved in the X and Y columns. They then
put formulas into the width and height cells of the Shape Transform section
to keep the correct aspect ratio.
Width=SQRT((EndX-BeginX)^2+(EndY-BeginY)^2)
Height=GUARD(Width*Scratch.Y1/Scratch.X1)
al


"WapperDude" <WapperDude RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F3AC460-DEE8-4D36-987E-B93BD8C0769D@microsoft.com...
> You have to force the aspect ratio. First, determine what it should be:
> height/width. Then, open the shapesheet. In the Shape Transform section,
> set the value cell for height to be Width*aspect ratio, where aspect ratio
> is
> the number you established above. This slaves the height to be a function
> of
> the Width.
>
> That should do it.
>
> (Technically, 1-D shapes don't have aspect ratios, but, technically, your
> shape isn't really 1-D, just behaves that way.)
>
> Hope this helps.
> Wapperdude
>
>
>
> "�הוד" wrote:
>
>> After converting 2D shape to 1D shape the aspect ration protection stops
>> functioning.
>> I downloaded some staencils that have picture as 1D shape that this
>> function
>> remains.
>> Any body know how to make it happend.