Scale

 

Overview

IMG_C_ICON_DOT.gifScale up/down a node, element or mesh set with reference to a scale center.  

 

Methodology

 

Select the node, element or mesh set to scale up/down and specify the scale center. Apply a constant ratio with respect to the scale center or selectively apply a scale factor on the axial direction of the GCS.

Check the copy target option to use scale up/down and copy simultaneously

 

 

Scale type

[Uniform] : Scale up/down the selected target in all axial directions of the GCS uniformly.

[NonUniform] : The scale factor can be applied differently for each axial direction on the GCS.