Scaling Elements

I am trying to scale a shared cell. I select it, then pick the Scale button from the Manipulate toolbox. I want to scale it down 0.25 from its present size. I leave the scale setting at Active Scale but when I try to change the XYZ scale factors to 0.25 it reverts to 0.00000. I can't get how I can simply select an object and scale it down by a scale factor that I specify. This has got to be very simple to do, so I must be overlooking something.

thanks,

david

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  • I don’t know, Lorys. I will test it now …
     
    Nope, I did a 3 point scale (my only way to scale) to one of two shared cells that have the same name and are identical, but only one changed.
     
    I am including a screen capture of what I see: I entered 0.25 into the X field, tabbed to the Y field, X changed itself to 0.000000. Z was already at 0.000001 when the dialog opened. I used a method to flatten Z values the other day where I scaled everything by 1,1,0.000001, so maybe it remembered me doing that, I do not know.
     
    I can’t wait till I master this dang software and I can quit bugging you good people. You’ve all been very helpful.
     
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    doesnt making changes to a specific  shared cell  automatically change all instances of said shared cell?

    .. if so I recommend you drop the shared cell back to ordinary cell first ......before you attempt any changes to a shared cell...

  • can you fence  say an area that has typical cell and key in FF=

    then you will be prompted for a file name and where to save  then upload this dgn here or email it to me offline

    I want to look at your dgn file as scaling cells ie no different to any other element..

    Also go to your design file settings and write down all the settings or screen capt and up load .. why because what you describe is just wrong cad doesnt work like this.. when you select scale tool does it look like this

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  • It sounds like the Scale Lock setting in the Design File Settings dialog  - under the Settings menu.

    Its a bit obscure, but I remember being caught out by it years ago.

    from Alice.

    Answer Verified By: David Renaud 

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