Monday, July 14, 2008

Scale tool

  • Scale Tool
    Use the Scale Tool to resize and stretch portions of geometry relative to other entities in your model. Activate the Scale Tool from the
    Tool Palette or the Tools menu.
    Keyboard Shortcut:S
    Note - A Global Scale is an operation whereby the entire model is scaled simultaneously by applying a desired dimension to the distance between two points. The Scale Tool is only intended to perform scaling operations on portions of your model (not the entire model). Use the
    Tape Measure Tool's Global Re-Scale functionality to perform global scaling operations.
    Scaling Geometry
    Select the Scale Tool. The cursor will change to a box within another box.
    Click on the entity. Scaling grips will appear around the selected geometry.
    Click on a scaling grip. The selected grip and the opposite scaling grip will highlight in red. Each scaling grip provides a different scaling operation. See
    Scaling Options section for further information.
    Move the cursor to scale the entity. The Value Control Box (VCB) displays relative size of the item as you scale the item. You can enter the desired scale dimensions after the scale operation is complete.
    Note - Press the Esc key at any point during the operation to start over.
    Click to finish scale operation.

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