Scaling Elements

You can resize the entire profile to the dimensions you specify using the Scale command.

Before you begin: Create the required 2D elements and internal and external constraints on them.
  1. From the Sketch section of the action bar, click Scale .

    You can first select either the geometry or the command. If you select the command first, you cannot multi-select elements.

    By default, the Duplicate check box is selected which means that the 2D elements you select are copied.

    Note: Apart from the Duplicate check box, the Keep internal constraints and Keep external constraints check boxes are cleared, by default.

    However, after you execute this command, your preferences are stored and saved for the next usage.

  2. Under Keep constraints, select the appropriate check boxes to indicate the types of constraints to be preserved in the translated geometry.

    Following check boxes are available under Keep constraints:

    • Internal
    • External
    • Mode
    Note: The Mode option preserves the original constraints applied to the selected elements.

  3. Select the elements to be scaled.


  4. Click to indicate the center point on the geometry.

    You can define the center point from its coordinates in the Tools Palette boxes.



  5. In the Scale box, specify the scaling ratio.

    If required, you can select the Step mode option which controls the increments by which the scale value changes.

  6. Click OK to confirm.