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    • TIGT Offline
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      Draw a the desired face shape [it can be any size], select that face and then activate the tool.
      The face's initial area is reported in a dialog, type in the desired target area, then OK - the face is then rescaled to have the desired target area...

      TIG

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      • B Offline
        Ben Ritter
        last edited by

        TIG, thanks so much.

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        • B Offline
          Ben Ritter
          last edited by

          TIG, tried it and it doesn't scale properly. Working in sq. ft. units.

          Thanks. Ben

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Bum !
            I'll look at it asap...

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              I just checked it out... and in m² and ft² it works just fine for me ??

              What units/precision do you have set for your Model Info > Units > Area ?

              Can you attach a simple SKP that's causing you issues ?

              TIG

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              • B Offline
                Ben Ritter
                last edited by

                Architectural Units, accuracy at 1/16".

                Attached is the file. Original circle about 78sf. Larger Circle was supposed to be 100 sf.


                Scale Test.skp

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                • B Offline
                  Ben Ritter
                  last edited by

                  Perhaps it's the way the units are entered?

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    When I try your SKP I get the wrong result too !
                    When I test it myself it was OK...

                    BUT now if I test it with a circle around the face it does scale oddly.

                    If I explode the circle first it works OK...
                    So something is adrift...

                    It's because the scaling transformation affects the face's vertices, and when it's a simple outline they get process individually, but when it's a circle they get processed repeatedly and so the scaling is then way off !

                    Leave it with me for a while why I invent another transformation method !!
                    😲

                    TIG

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                    • B Offline
                      Ben Ritter
                      last edited by

                      TIG,

                      OK, thanks.

                      I get the same result if I explode the curve or polygon. Simple non-curve lines around a face work fine.

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Here's v2.0
                        https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_scale_face
                        I've fixed it to cope with all face perimeters - i.e. circles etc...
                        Download the RBZ and install...
                        Please test it and report back...

                        TIG

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                        • B Offline
                          Ben Ritter
                          last edited by

                          TIG, Great. No problems. Thanks so much for your work on the extension. 👍 👍

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