Does any one know how to scale an object different amounts in different directions, not a block. I have a bunch of poly lines that are in a group, the y scale needs to be different than the X, any suggestions without creating a block?
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Does any one know how to scale an object different amounts in different directions, not a block. I have a bunch of poly lines that are in a group, the y scale needs to be different than the X, any suggestions without creating a block?
Hi
Without going the Block route, take a look at...
_.CopyBase
_.PasteClip (Hint - Look at X & Y Scaling Options).
Have a good one, Mike
Thanks for changing the subject line, I was just about to come and try to do that.
when you say to look at the X & Y scaling options, do I need to be in paste as block? The only option I get with _.PasteClip is insertion point, I click and that is it.
HiOriginally Posted by ccowgill
No worries... A good, descriptive Thread Title is important to the functionality of the forums.
Have a good one, MikeCode:Command: _PasteClip Specify insertion point: _X Specify X scale factor: <Enter Required Value Here> Specify insertion point: _Y Specify Y scale factor: <Enter Required Value Here>
Ok, that makes sense, I suppose I could write a quick lisp routine to eliminate a lot of the key strokes,
thanks for the help
I noticed that when I started to write my simple lisp routine, after specifying the scale, 5 for x and 1 for y, when I inserted the paste clip, it scaled 5 both x and y, and upon further review, it appears that is what is happening even without the routine, any suggestions?
HiOriginally Posted by ccowgill
Nope! as it works fine for me at this end (as I showed above).
Maybe post the code you have.
Maybe post an example drawing file that contains the Objects you are trying to Scale differently in X & Y directions.
Have a good one, Mike
Attached are the drawing and the code I'll be out of the office tomorrow, so I probably wont be able to reply until Wednesday
HiOriginally Posted by ccowgill
Looks like I might have given you a little false information (above)...
Take a look at the following Technical Document on the Autodesk web site under the Knowledge Base section -
ID: TS58723 - Paste entities with non-uniform X and Y scale values
Have a good one, Mike
Dead thread resurrection!!! Now that it's been about 13 years, I need to do the same thing, but the solution above no longer works. We're running AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 and trying to scale linework with Object Data in the X and Y direction but not Z. The problem is when scaling a block in the X and Y direction, then exploding, the Object Data gets wiped out. Also it seems that AutoCAD has "fixed" the option to type "_X" during the pasteclip command, and this no longer works. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
Much appreciated!