Scale
Command
Scale
Shortcut
S
Button
In Command Bar
Scale objects using Scale Gizmo. Options for single-axis constraints or freestyle scale are available. The pivot is also adjustable.
Basic Usage
- Select the objects you want to scale.
- Press S.
- Use the displayed Scale Gizmo to resize.
- Set the options in the Command Dialog and Keyboard Shortcuts.
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Command Dialog
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XYZ: Specify the scale of the X, Y, and Z axes.
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Orientation: Set the orientation of the scale gizmo.
- Normal: Sets the orientation to align with the object's surface normal.
- Pivot: Sets the orientation to match the previously defined pivot orientation.
- Construction Plane: Sets the orientation to align with the active construction plane.
- World: Sets the orientation to align with the global (world) axis.
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Pivot: Set the position of the pivot point.
- Bbox: Positions the pivot at the center of the bounding box enclosing the selected objects.
- Median: Positions the pivot at the average location of the pivots of the selected objects.
- Active: Positions the pivot at the last selected (active) object's pivot.
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- 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.
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Command Dialog
- Confirm with OK in the Command Dialog or right-click.
Freestyle Scale
This command is equivalent to the F option of the Scale command.
- Select the objects you want to scale.
- Use the Freestyle Scale command in the Command Palette.
- Specify the scaling axis by clicking on the starting and ending points.
- Move the cursor to scale the object, and then click the desired scaling ratio.
- Set the options in the Command Dialog and Keyboard Shortcuts.
- The option is the same as the Scale command.
- Confirm with OK in the Command Dialog or right-click.