Help with stretch command

Question

Hi 
 I currently have created a title block which is a 8.5"x11" at a scale of 1:1 (see dgn drawing). 
 I have been trying for awhile now to make this a 11"x17" landscape drawing at a scale of 1:1 using the stretch and scale and various commands to make this work but nothing is working. Can someone help me make this and explain to me how they did this so I can learn. 
 Any help would be appreciated.. 
 titleblockcreation2d.dgn

Andrew Bell · Answer

Looking at the design file you supplied and measuring the outer block of the "title block" it has a height of 8.5 feet and a width of 11 feet, true scale. Did you want to rescale this "title block" to have a height of 11 inches and width of 17 inches or would this be in feet? Maybe you could clarify the correct measurements and orientation so a solution could be supplied for your query. Did you also want to rescale the text in this "title block" or maybe alter the size after you have made the changes to the elements?

The following video shows how I would perform this using the Manipulate Fence Contents tool with the Scale option method by 3 Points.

Lorys · Answer

Unknown said: Hello, Thanks for your reply. My original attachment was in the wrong scale it should have been in inches. What you say is exactly the problem I had with the scale command the text was not legiable. After trying your suggestion a couple of times it never seems to work correctly. Can you create the 11"x17" and 24"x 36" dgn drawing for me.Thanks

The video MWlong has done for you exactly follows my description perfectly he used overlap fence method , I prefer the clip fence but either should work. 
 you should not have any issues copying how the video works it especially if you print out my description and follow together. 
 Essentially you stretch first in one direction then stretch in another direction and use the real size polygon as a reference so you know where to stop stretching. 
 Now if the text is meant to stay that size I'm not sure it should, you need to consult your standards to see if it needs to scale up or then use the scale tool on just the text to just scale up the text x & y the same factor to prevent distortion.