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Scale PropertyManager

Scale and make copies of entities by selecting a Base point select_point.png, a Scale Factor scale_entities.png, and optionally, the number of copies.

To open this PropertyManager:

Click Scale Entities Tool_Scale_Entities_Sketch.gif (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Scale.

Entities to Scale

PM_entities_to_scale.gif Sketch items or annotations  

Parameters

  Scale about Sets a Base point select_point.png as the point to scale about.
scale_entities.png Scale Factor For example, specify 2 for double size, 0.5 for half size, and so on.
  Copy Creates one or more copies of the scaled entities.
To keep the original and create scaled entities, select Copy.

Copy cleared:
scale_entities_nocopy.gif

Copy selected with Number of Copies set to 1:
scale_entities_copyone.gif

PM_number of_instances_ln.gif Number of Copies  


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