Remove gap between objects

[MeTheMachine]

Is there a simple way to remove space between selected objects?

 

For instance:

 

3 Objects 

 

Select them and perform action to get this result... Desired result

 

I seem to remember doing this in the past but I can't remember if it was Vectorworks or not.

 

Thanks for any help. 

 

[Benson Shaw]

This is a really interesting question.

 

Align tool can almost do it, but kludgy answer.  Step 4 requires manual moves downward to get everything in the box and top object at top of box - only a few of the objects were outside the desired extents in this example, but about same as manually moving all objects. Step 5 sorts them all to zero space, but objects can reorder if Step 4 changes order of the tops of objects.

 

Associated dimensions can sort of help.  But lots of manual work there, too.

 

Sounds like a job for Marionette!

Or other?

 

-B

[bcd]

sounds like a job for the new Collapse/Explode command in 2018 (just kidding!)

 

[MeTheMachine]

I could have sworn I've done this in the past, but maybe it was another program.

 

Regardless, thank you for your detailed explanation.