Scale an element

  1. Select one or more elements.

  2. Choose the Scale command .

  3. If you want to copy the scaled elements, click the Copy button on the command bar.

  4. Click where you want the scale origin to be (A). The software displays a crosshair at the scale origin, and dynamically displays a line between the scale origin and the cursor.

  5. Move the cursor until the elements are the size you want (B, C), then click.

Tip:

  • You cannot use the Scale command to scale or scale and copy elements in a drawing view because a scale factor has already been applied to the drawing view.

  • Relationships within the selection set are maintained if the relationships are still applicable after the elements have been scaled.

  • You can click the Scale command before you select elements to scale.

  • Instead of clicking to define the new scale, you can use the Scale Factor box on the command bar.

  • Instead of using the Copy button on the command bar to scale and copy, you can hold the Ctrl key while you click to define the new scale.

  • You can use IntelliSketch with this command.

  • You can use the Step box on the command bar to make the Scale Factor increase or decrease incrementally as you move the mouse.

  • You can use the Reference box on the command bar to change how the command dynamics correspond to the Scale Factor.

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