User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Scale

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Used to resize and stretch an element(s). Elements can be scaled individually, as a selected group, or within the fence. When About Element Center is turned on, selected elements are scaled about their (individual) center points.

Tool SettingEffect
Method

Sets the method.

  • Active Scale
    • — Scale by the active scale factors (X Scale, Y Scale, and Z Scale). If a scale factor is 0-1 (for example, 0.25), size in that direction is decreased; if a scale factor is greater than 1, size in that direction is increased.
  • 3 points
    • — Scale graphically, through the entry of three data points. The scale factors are computed by dividing the distance between the first and third points by the distance between the first and second points.
X Scale

Scale factor along view x-axis (horizontal), when Method is Active Scale.

Y Scale

Scale factor along view y-axis (vertical), when Method is Active Scale.

Z Scale

(3D only) Scale factor along view z-axis (depth), when Method is Active Scale.

Proportional

If on, the element(s) proportions are maintained, when Method is 3 points.

Copies

If on, the element(s) are copied and the copy(s) are scaled; the original(s) are not manipulated.

When copying and scaling an element with tags, only the element is scaled. If you want the tags also to be scaled, you must first select the tags along with the base element and then choose the Scale tool.

Scale Multi-line Offsets

If on, multi-line offsets are scaled (for example, to scale wall thickness when resizing a room).

Use Fence

If on, the fence contents are scaled. The option menu sets the Fence (Selection) Mode.

Stretch Cells

If on, the fence contents are scaled and stretched, when Fence (Selection) Mode is Stretch.

About Element Center

If on, in Extended Information section of tool settings, the selected element(s) is scaled about its center point instead of a selected point. Elements may be selected individually, or you can select multiple elements to scale in a selection set or using the fence. Where multiple elements are selected, they all will be scaled about their own center points.

To scale an element(s) by the active scale factors
  1. Select or fence the element(s).

  2. Select the Scale tool.

  3. In the Tool Settings window, set Method to Active Scale.

  4. Enter a data point to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled.

Alternative Method — To scale an element(s) by the active scale factors
  1. Select the Scale tool.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Method to Active Scale.

  3. Identify the element.

  4. Enter a data point to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled.

    Scale, with Method set to Active Scale. Illustrations show X Scale = 2.0, Y Scale = 0.5, and Make Copy on.

      

To scale an element(s) graphically
  1. Select or fence the element(s).

  2. Select the Scale tool.

  3. In the Tool Settings window, set Method to 3 points.

  4. Enter a data point to define the point to scale about.

  5. Enter a data point to define a known location or keypoint.

  6. Enter a data point to define scaling factors.

Alternative Method — To scale an element(s) graphically
  1. Select the Scale tool.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Method to 3 points.

  3. Identify the element.

  4. Enter a data point to define the point to scale about.

  5. Enter a data point to define a known location or keypoint.

  6. Enter a data point to define scaling factors.

    Scale, with Method set to 3 points.

      

To scale and stretch elements in a fence
  1. Using the Place Fence tool, place a fence around an element or group of elements.

  2. Select the Scale tool.
    The Scale settings window opens.

  3. From the Use Fence option menu, choose Stretch.
    The Use Fence check box activates and the Stretch Cells check box also activates.

  4. On the Method option menu, choose Active Scale and type values in the X, Y (Z) fields.

  5. Enter a data point to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled.
    The element(s) are stretched by the Active Scale.

    Scaling and stretching elements in a fence using the Scale tool. Enter a data point (1) to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled.

      

To graphically scale and stretch elements in a fence
  1. Using the Place Fence tool, place a fence around an element or group of elements.

  2. Select the Scale tool.
    The Scale settings window opens.

  3. From the Use Fence option menu, choose Stretch.
    The Use Fence check box activates and the Stretch Cells check box also activates.

  4. On the Method option menu, choose 3 points.

  5. Enter a data point to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled.

  6. Enter a data point to define a known location or keypoint.

  7. Enter a data point to define scaling factors.
    The element(s) are graphically scaled and stretched.

    Enter a data point (1) to define the point about which the element(s) are scaled. Enter a data point (2) to define a reference point for the scaling. Enter a data point (3) to define the amount of scaling.

      

To scale elements, in a fence, about their centers (by a scale factor)
  1. Use the Place Fence tool to place a fence around the elements.

  2. Select the Scale tool.
    The Scale settings window opens.

  3. Set Method to Active Scale and set the scale factor.

  4. Turn on About Element Center (in the Extended Information section of the tool settings).

  5. Enter a data point to accept the scaled elements.

    Left: Selecting the elements to scale with a fence.

    Right: After scaling the elements with About Element Center turned on (originals shown dashed).

      

Key-in: SCALE ICON


or

Key-in: [FENCE] SCALE [POINTS] [COPY | ORIGINAL]