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    Is there a way to include any kind of scale factor in a scale action?

    Suppose you wanted something to scale .5 in the y direction while you stretched 1 in the x direction. Is this possible? Can you include some kind of formula in the distance? Like half the linear parameter?

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    Default Re: Scale factors and formulas

    Quote Originally Posted by whdjr
    Is there a way to include any kind of scale factor in a scale action?

    Suppose you wanted something to scale .5 in the y direction while you stretched 1 in the x direction. Is this possible? Can you include some kind of formula in the distance? Like half the linear parameter?
    without an example to follow, the simple answer is 'yes'. you can do that with another stretch action rotated 90 degrees to 'x direction' parameter, and with a distance multiplier of '0.5' again, simple trick of 2 actions on 1 parameter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris.N
    without an example to follow, the simple answer is 'yes'. you can do that with another stretch action rotated 90 degrees to 'x direction' parameter, and with a distance multiplier of '0.5' again, simple trick of 2 actions on 1 parameter.
    But something like that would not work when using it with arcs .... the arc ends up being stretched at its ends only and the centre point is not scaled or anything ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by max.sabre
    But something like that would not work when using it with arcs .... the arc ends up being stretched at its ends only and the centre point is not scaled or anything ....
    that's true, and also applies to trimmed elipses.
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    Default Re: Scale factors and formulas

    Quote Originally Posted by whdjr
    Is there a way to include any kind of scale factor in a scale action?

    Suppose you wanted something to scale .5 in the y direction while you stretched 1 in the x direction. Is this possible? Can you include some kind of formula in the distance? Like half the linear parameter?
    Hi Will,

    Maybe I didn't understand correctly what you are asking for, but from what I understood, there is a command called BSCALE in Express Tools that gives you the option to scale objects using different scale factors for x,y and z.

    Thanks,

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    there is a command called BSCALE in Express Tools that gives you the option to scale objects using different scale factors for x,y and z. or we made a block & insert the block in not uniform scale we put the value of x ,y,z in different factors.

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    sorry guys, but i think he's looking for a way to un-evenly scale/stretch items within a Dblock, not the block itself. (please let me be correct on this...)
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    You are correct on this Chris.

    An example would be batt insulation. Because of the arcs and lines on an angle it doesn't work too well. I took a section of a batt and put in a horizontal array and then a vertical linear scale. It didn't work correctly but I've got some ideas.

    Thanks guys,

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    Default Re: Scale factors and formulas

    Quote Originally Posted by whdjr
    You are correct on this Chris.

    An example would be batt insulation. Because of the arcs and lines on an angle it doesn't work too well. I took a section of a batt and put in a horizontal array and then a vertical linear scale. It didn't work correctly but I've got some ideas.

    Thanks guys,
    check out the 'Sharing' thread at top, i think Max already did this one... (at beginning, i think)
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    Default Re: Scale factors and formulas

    Yes he did but it doesn't have any size functionality.

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