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Scale a body

Scale makes the selected bodies bigger or smaller by a factor, uniformly or along one axis at a time.

Tool: ScaleShortcut S4 steps · 4 pictures

  1. With Select, double-click the box to select it. Then pick Scale on the rail, or press S.

    With Select, double-click the box to select it. Then pick Scale on the rail, or press S.

  2. Scale works about the selection's centre while About centre is lit in the tray. Tap Ctrl, or click About centre, to switch it off: the point opposite the one you grab then stays fixed, so the box keeps its place on the ground.

    Scale works about the selection's centre while About centre is lit in the tray. Tap Ctrl, or click About centre, to switch it off: the point opposite the one you grab then stays fixed, so the box keeps its place on the ground.

  3. Click a point near the top front corner of the box and move the pointer away from the box. The preview grows with the pointer.

    Click a point near the top front corner of the box and move the pointer away from the box. The preview grows with the pointer.

  4. Type the factor, 1.5, and press Enter. The box grows to one and a half times its size — the Info section of the inspector reads 600 × 600 × 600 mm — and a Scale step joins the timeline.

    Type the factor, 1.5, and press Enter. The box grows to one and a half times its size — the Info section of the inspector reads 600 × 600 × 600 mm — and a Scale step joins the timeline.

Good to know

  • The tray's X, Y and Z factors stretch the selection along one axis only.
  • Shift toggles Uniform: with it off, the pointer scales each axis on its own.
  • With a selection, type factors in the tray's X, Y and Z fields and click Scale in the tray to scale it about its centre.

Related

ModelingMove (and copy) a bodyMove slides the selected bodies from one point to another, by a pointer gesture or an exact typed distance. Switch on Copy and it leaves the original where it was and places a copy instead. ModelingRotate a body by a typed angleRotate turns the selected bodies about an axis through a pivot you click. Set the angle by moving the pointer, or type it exactly.

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