Transform > Scale

Tool Palettes > Transform palette >

Transform > Scale

Allows you to scale the picked objects uniformly along all axes.

Scaling changes the size of objects by changing their scale proportionally in all three dimensions. You can also apply scaling to an image plane’s two dimensions. You can type a value that applies to all dimensions equally or use different mouse buttons to apply to different dimensions.

TipTo scale in different amounts for different dimensions, use non-proportional scaling by selecting Transform > Non-p Scale

NoteYou cannot scale curve-on-surface elements, as they are projections onto a surface.

NoteIf you are transforming an image plane, a manipulator displays. See Move, scale, or rotate an image layer. For information on scale pivot points, see Change an object’s pivot point.

The effect of a scale operation depends the location of the scale pivot point of the object and the addressing mode, relative, or absolute.

For information about using absolute and relative addressing, see Absolute and relative addressing.

By default, all geometry has an initial scale factor of 1, meaning 100% of its size.

Relative scaling is based on the current original size of the object. For example, if you scale to 1.5 and then scale again to 2.0, the object is now three times as big as when you started.
Absolute scaling is based on the original size of the object. For example, if you scale to 1.5 and then scale again to 2.0, the object is now twice as big as when you started.