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Date/Time: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:45:18 +0000



Is there a way to drag or resize a without changing height

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[2026-06-17 12:12:05]
User92573 - Posts: 608
Dear Support

I've never found an way to lock the height before dragging or resizing a rectangle to change its width (length) without the current method in most cases changing its height at the same time.

On platforms I used many years back there was often a lock feature such as shift then select object etc.

Is there a similar method I've missed?

Many thanks.
[2026-06-17 15:37:36]
John - SC Support - Posts: 47426
There is not a way to do this. When you modify a drawing, you are selecting one of the Anchor points, and for a rectangle, these are are the corners, so you are moving in both directions.

We have noted this as a Feature Request, to have some way to modify a rectangle without changing the height.

We can not say when we would get to any particular request.
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[2026-06-17 17:02:31]
User708541 - Posts: 205
See the attached image for how to size a rectangle without changing the height.
imageClick here for rectangle sizing.jpg / V - Attached On 2026-06-17 17:02:21 UTC - Size: 48.39 KB - 54 views
[2026-06-17 17:26:38]
John - SC Support - Posts: 47426
What User708541 states will work. We had forgotten that you can select the rectangle and select those points. You do have to have your Drawing Tool set to "Pointer", "Crosshair" or "Hand", and first left-click in the rectangle on the left 1/3 or right 1/3, then you can grab an edge and drag it.
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