Resize

Task area Edit

You can use this tool to resize elements.

To resize elements based on factors

1. Click Resize (How).
   

   Activate Resize in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Task area Edit

   • Menu bar: Edit More Tools
2. Click Factor in the Input Options.
3. Select the elements you want to resize.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a selection rectangle, hold down the left mouse button and open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select.
   • Some tools allow you to select all elements in the current document by clicking All in the input options or pressing CTRL+A.

   To get detailed information on all selection options provided by Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use filters, which allow you to filter by element type or property. For more information, see Using filters.

4. Place a fixed point.
5. Enter the resizing factor in one of the following ways:
   • Enter the factor in the dialog line and press Enter to confirm (factors < 1 reduce the elements while factors > 1 enlarge them).
   • Specify the factor using the mouse (from point, to point).

Example

To resize elements based on a reference length

1. Click Resize (How).
2. Click Ref length in the Input Options.
3. Select the elements you want to resize.
4. Place a fixed point.

   The next two steps involve defining the reference length and the new length.
   The program calculates the resizing factor based on the ratio of new length to reference length. All dimensions of the selected elements are multiplied by this factor.

5. Enter the reference length in one of the following ways:
   • Click the start and end point of the line.
   • Enter the reference length as a number in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.
6. Enter the new length in one of the following ways:
   • Click the start and end point of the line.
   • Enter the new length as a number in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.