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Synopsis

scale [-absolute] [-centerPivot] [-distanceOnly] [-objectCenterPivot] [-pivot double double double] [-reflection] [-reflectionAboutBBox] [-reflectionAboutOrigin] [-reflectionAboutX] [-reflectionAboutY] [-reflectionAboutZ] [-reflectionTolerance float] [-relative] [-scaleX] [-scaleXY] [-scaleXYZ] [-scaleXZ] [-scaleY] [-scaleYZ] [-scaleZ] x y z [object 1] [object 2] ...

scale is undoable, queryable, and editable.

The scale command is used to change the sizes of geometric objects.

The default behaviour, when no objects or flags are passed, is to do a relative scale on each currently selected object object using each object's existing scale pivot point.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Related

move, rotate, xform

Flags

absolute, centerPivot, distanceOnly, objectCenterPivot, pivot, reflection, reflectionAboutBBox, reflectionAboutOrigin, reflectionAboutX, reflectionAboutY, reflectionAboutZ, reflectionTolerance, relative, scaleX, scaleXY, scaleXYZ, scaleXZ, scaleY, scaleYZ, scaleZ
Long name (short name) argument types Properties
-absolute(-a) create
Perform an absolute operation.
-relative(-r) create
Perform a operation relative to the object's current position
-reflection(-rfl) create
To move the corresponding symmetric components also.
-reflectionAboutOrigin(-rao) create
Sets the position of the reflection axis at the origin
-reflectionAboutBBox(-rab) create
Sets the position of the reflection axis at the geometry bounding box
-reflectionAboutX(-rax) create
Specifies the X=0 as reflection plane
-reflectionAboutY(-ray) create
Specifies the Y=0 as reflection plane
-reflectionAboutZ(-raz) create
Specifies the Z=0 as reflection plane
-reflectionTolerance(-rft) float create
Specifies the tolerance to findout the corresponding reflected components
-centerPivot(-cp) create
Let the pivot be the center of the bounding box of all objects
-objectCenterPivot(-ocp) create
Let the pivot be the center of the bounding box of each object
-pivot(-p) double double double create
Define the pivot point for the transformation
-distanceOnly(-dso) create
Scale only the distance between the objects.
-scaleX(-x) create
Scale in X direction
-scaleY(-y) create
Scale in Y direction
-scaleZ(-z) create
Scale in Z direction
-scaleXY(-xy) create
Scale in X and Y direction
-scaleXZ(-xz) create
Scale in X and Z direction
-scaleYZ(-yz) create
Scale in Y and Z direction
-scaleXYZ(-xyz) create
Scale in all directions (default)
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command

MEL examples

scale 1 1 1;
scale -pivot 1 0 0 -abs 3 3 3 curve1;