[Inquiry] Scale up or down using Ruby Console

onzki

Hi everyone! I need help on scaling my newly exported objects (from Rhino*). The conventional method is to select all, then scale (i type in the number). But this can get problematic when model is huge- so can you direct me please how to input these in ruby console:

Select all
scale X .001

Thanks a lot!

*reason is the bug in Sketchup part when opening Rhino exported models (Rhino to Sketchup)- Sketchup will always read it like x1000. So I need to rescale down to .001 to bring it back to proper mm scale.

Pixero

Have you tried changing the scale of imported objects. from mm to m for example.
From experience I know that scaling imported geometry can lead to strange things later on so its best to get the import right from the beginning.
IF you import something at the wrong scale it can be good to use a script that scales the definition. (Can't remember the name of it but you'll probably find it by searching for scale definition.)
That resets the scale of the scaled-down object to 1.

onzki

@pixero said:

Have you tried changing the scale of imported objects. from mm to m for example.
From experience I know that scaling imported geometry can lead to strange things later on so its best to get the import right from the beginning.
IF you import something at the wrong scale it can be good to use a script that scales the definition. (Can't remember the name of it but you'll probably find it by searching for scale definition.)
That resets the scale of the scaled-down object to 1.

Thanks! I will look for and try those plugin you mentioned. Cheers!