Scaling Subdivisions by Specifying a Distance

You can scale a subdivision body uniformly or non-uniformly using Scale By Distance.

Note: Press Esc to exit the command at any time.

This task shows you how to:

  1. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, create a 2D or 3D subdivision object.

    Note: A 3D Subdivision box is used in this procedure.

  2. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, click Scale by Distance .
    The Scale By Distance dialog box appears.
  3. In the Scale By Distance dialog box, click the following:
    OptionDescription
    By Vector. Scales the subdivision body by a known distance using a vector.
    By Bounding Box. Scales the subdivision body using the bounding box distances.
  4. Click Scale Non-uniform to scale the subdivision body non-uniformly. It is turned off by default.
  5. Click to complete the subdivision scaling and close the dialog box.
  6. Click .

Scaling Subdivision Using By Vector

You can scale a subdivision uniformly or non-uniformly by a known distance using a vector.

  1. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, create a 2D or 3D subdivision object.

    Note: A 3D Subdivision box is used in this procedure.

  2. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, click Scale by Distance .
    The Scale By Distance dialog box appears.
  3. In the Scale By Distance dialog box, click By Vector to scale the subdivision body by a known distance using a vector.

  4. Optional: Drag the scale point and place it where you want the subdivision to be scaled about.
  5. To specify the scale options, do one of the following:
    1. Drag the scale line end points to reference a distance in the work area.

      Note: Scale line end points can inference with edges in the subdivision.

    2. Type the dimension reference value in the callout and press Enter.
    The subdivision is scaled uniformly to achieve the dimension you entered. The scale point remains fixed and the subdivision is scaled around it.
  6. Optional: Click Scale Non-uniform to scale the subdivision body non-uniformly and specify the value in the X Scale, Y Scale, and Z Scale callouts.
  7. Click to complete the subdivision scaling and close the dialog box.
  8. Click .

Scaling Subdivision Using By Bounding Box

You can scale a subdivision uniformly or non-uniformly using the bounding box distances.

  1. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, create a 2D or 3D subdivision object.

    Note: A 3D Subdivision box is used in this procedure.

  2. From the Subdivision section of the action bar, click Scale by Distance .
    The Scale By Distance dialog box appears.
  3. In the Scale By Distance dialog box, click By Bounding Box to scale the subdivision body using the bounding box distances.

    Note: By default, Scale Non-uniform is turned off and the subdivision is scaled uniformly.

  4. To scale the subdivision non-uniformly, click Scale Non-uniform.
  5. Specify the scaling value in the following boxes and press Enter:

    • Along X. Specifies the scaling value in the direction of X axis.
    • Along Y. Specifies the scaling value in the direction of Y axis.
    • Along Z. Specifies the scaling value in the direction of Z axis.


  6. Click to complete the subdivision scaling and close the dialog box.
  7. Click .