On 1/16/2013 7:57 AM, Leon wrote:
Swingman wrote:
On 1/16/2013 7:34 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 1/15/2013 10:27 PM, wrote:

Ok, but can you scale with a factor of -1 in one dimension only?

Yes. Another handy scale feature is that you can hold down CTRL while
scaling and just scale from the center of the geometry.

Damn ... meant to add to the above before posting that if want to scale
"uniformly" (all parts maintain their relative size), hold down the SHIFT
key while using the scale tool.



Hummmmmmm I scale uniform often but I don't think I hold any thing down.
IIRC I just select the component, click scale, and type a number. I'll have
to revisit that.

Try that with a non-dynamic component, like a chair or table and you
will find that the parts, not on that axis, distort/don't scale
uniformly ... unless of course it is a mirror with the -1 scale factor.

With dynamic components, the programmer can hide the scaling arrows only
on the axis he wants to allow scaling, say in the width of a cabinet,
and then program all the components that make up the cabinet to scale
appropriately with whatever scale the user chooses.

If you have one of my kitchen cabinet dynamic components, try scaling
one and see.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...&pre vstart=0

In short, if you want a totally uniform scaling of an object, that is
not a dynamic component, and in all axis, hold the CTRL key down while
scaling and all parts will scale and end up the same relative size.

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