Common
Scale

Scale

Command
Scale
Shortcut
S
Button
In Command Bar button-scale

Scale objects using Scale Gizmo. Options for single-axis constraints or freestyle scale are available. The pivot is also adjustable.

Basic Usage

  1. Select the objects you want to scale.
  2. Press S.
  3. Use the displayed Scale Gizmo to resize.
  4. Set the options in the Command Dialog and Keyboard Shortcuts.
    • Command Dialog

      • XYZ: Specify the scale of the X, Y, and Z axes.

      • Orientation: Set the orientation of the scale gizmo.

        • button-normal Normal: Sets the orientation to align with the object's surface normal.
        • button-pivot Pivot: Sets the orientation to match the previously defined pivot orientation.
        • button-construction-plane Construction Plane: Sets the orientation to align with the active construction plane.
        • button-world World: Sets the orientation to align with the global (world) axis.

      • Pivot: Set the position of the pivot point.

        • button-bbox Bbox: Positions the pivot at the center of the bounding box enclosing the selected objects.
        • button-median Median: Positions the pivot at the average location of the pivots of the selected objects.
        • button-active Active: Positions the pivot at the last selected (active) object's pivot.

        Pivot Demonstration

    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • X/ Y/Z X/Y/Z-axis: Constrain to the X, Y, or Z-axis.
    • Shift + X/ Shift + Y/Shift + Z X, Y, Z plane: Constrain to the X, Y, or Z-plane.
    • S Uniform: Scales uniformly in the X, Y, and Z directions.
    • F Freestyle: Specify the scaling axis by clicking on the starting and ending points, and then click with the desired scaling ratio.
    • V Pivot: Click to specify the position of the Gizmo.
    • W Worldspace: Change the Gizmo's coordinate axis to world coordinates.
  5. Confirm with OK in the Command Dialog or right-click.

Freestyle Scale

This command is equivalent to the F option of the Scale command.

  1. Select the objects you want to scale.
  2. Use the Freestyle Scale command in the Command Palette.
  3. Specify the scaling axis by clicking on the starting and ending points.
  4. Move the cursor to scale the object, and then click the desired scaling ratio.
  5. Set the options in the Command Dialog and Keyboard Shortcuts.
    • The option is the same as the Scale command.
  6. Confirm with OK in the Command Dialog or right-click.

See also

RotateSection Analysis