Stretching Mode

The stretching mode (enabled using the TAB key) does not allow you to insert, delete, or move polygon points, but you can modify the size of the entire object by stretching or squeezing it (see Change Dimensions further below in this chapter).

Selected polygon in stretching mode. The object is marked by an invisible rectangle. By dragging the markers of this rectangle with the mouse button held down, the size of the object as a whole is modified.