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This task shows you how to
transform geometry by means of a scaling operation.
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![aprereq.gif (1231 bytes)](../icons_C2/common/aprereq.gif) |
Open the Transform1.CATPart document.
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Click the Scaling icon .
The Scaling Definition dialog
box appears.
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Select the element to be
transformed by scaling.
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Select the scaling reference point,
plane or planar surface.
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Specify the scaling ratio by entering a value or using the Drag manipulator.
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The figure below illustrates the resulting scaled element
when the plane is used as reference element (ratio = 2). |
The figure below illustrates the resulting scaled element
when the point is used as reference element (ratio = 2). |
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![](images/scaling02.gif) |
![](images/scaling01.gif)
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Click OK to create the scaled
element.
The element (identified as Scaling.xxx) is added to the
specification tree. |
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![](_themes/v5r5/ul1.gif) | The original element is
unchanged. |
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![](_themes/v5r5/ul1.gif) | Use the Repeat object after OK
checkbox to create several scaled surfaces, each separated from the
initial surface by a multiple of the initial Ratio value.
Simply indicate in the Object Repetition dialog box the number of
instances that should be created and click OK. |
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![](images/scaling03.gif)
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![](_themes/v5r5/ul1.gif) | You can perform a scaling operation on several elements at
a time. In this case, refer to Editing a List of
Elements
to find out how to display and manage the list of selected
elements. |
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