Scale by measurement
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Im trying to scale something to a specific height and it only works on percentages, is there a way to maybe scal to a specific measurement or is there a plugin to help or maybe a workaround...
thanks in advance...
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First of all you'll need to put the stuff you want to scale in a group. You can then enter the group, select the tape measure tool, measure the height you want to change, type the new height and press enter. A little dialogue will pop up, just press 'ok'.
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- Open the group/component you want to scale
- Use the measurement tool and measure a length which you want to scale to a specific length
- Immediately after measuring, type in the desired length, and SU will prompt you to scale the active group/component
meh, Remus beat me to it. (...and my oredered list doesn't work... ? )
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i already changed that but it scaled the rest of it also and the one i wanted changed didnt actually change, it actually changed the parent component....
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You can also type in a length when using the regular scale tool.
If you have a box at 1000x1000x1000mm and you grab one of the scale handles to scale it in one direction ly and then type in "2000mm" you'll end up with a box of 1000x2000x1000mm.
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@lucifer1101 said:
i already changed that but it scaled the rest of it also and the one i wanted changed didnt actually change, it actually changed the parent component....
Did you open up the group/component? It not enough to select it, you have to open it.
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thanks for that never new that was like that...
EDIT1: yes i did open it thankyou..
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Yup, when using the Scale tool without the units it scales by proportion but if you also type the units, it will scale to the size you typed in.
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Hi folks.
The Tape Measure Tool will scale along all the directions at once and yes, if you dont want to rescale the whole model but only a part of it, it must be used in the context of a group or a component.
However, to rescale only in one direction, the tool to use is either the Move Tool, used with a carefull selection, or the Scale Tool.
When using the Scale Tool, if you use a pure number, the number will be used as a scale factor.
If you follow the number by a unit suffix like mm (for millimeters), for example, the real dimension will be used. Thus, even if you want to use your default unit, you must enter it after a number if you dont want the Scale Tool to consider the inputted number as a scale factor.
And lastly, if you use the Move Tool or the Scale Tool, the object do not need to be in a group or a component.
Just ideas.
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