PARAMETRICSCALE command

Defines a parameter to be used by a scale operation on entities of a parametric block.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: PSCALE

Method

Allows you to scale entities in a block. The appearance of the block can be controlled by changing the value of the parameter associated with the scale operation.

The command can be launched from the Command line by typing PARAMETRICSCALE.

Another way to launch this command is from the ribbon in a Drafting workspace. Go to the 2D Parametric > OPERATIONS tab and click the Scale tool button.

Note: The command works similarly to the PARAMETRICSTRETCH command, whose workflow is described in the article 2D parametric blocks.

Options within the command

Base point of displacement
Allows you to select a location point for the origin of the scale vector.
Second point of displacement
Allows you to select a location point for the head of the scale vector.
Select/deselect entities which can be affected by the operation
Allows you to edit the selection of entities to be affected by the scale operation. All selected entities will be highlighted.
change Linked behavior
Allows you to decide whether the entities will follow operation definition points when adjusted by other operation.
Note: Scale operations can affect and can be affected by any type of other operations.
Enter name for the operation parameter
Allows you to give a name to the scale parameter. The default name is Scale.

The block entities that were selected will have their dimension adjusted according to the new value of the scale parameter.