You can adjust the size and scale of elements graphically or by entering a scale factor. You can resize multiple elements simultaneously.
The Scale tool is available for lines, walls, images, links, DWG and DXF imports, reference planes, and the position of dimensions.
Note: After using the Scale tool, user-specified settings are remembered for subsequent uses of the tool. See,
Save Modify Tool Settings.
When resizing elements, consider the following:
- You can resize elements in 2D views and 3D views.
- You cannot resize pinned elements. Unpin elements before resizing them.
- To resize elements, you define an origin, which is a fixed point from which the elements equally resize.
- All selected elements must lie in parallel planes. All walls in the selection must have the same base level.
- When you resize a wall, inserts (such as doors and windows) remain at a fixed distance from the wall’s midpoint.
- Resizing changes the position of dimensions but not their values. If you resize an element that a dimension references, the dimension value does change.
- Link symbols and import symbols have a read-only instance parameter called Instance Scale. It shows how much the instance size differs from the base symbol. You can change the instance scale by resizing the link symbol or the import symbol.
Resizing families
You cannot resize or scale a family in the project environment. To scale a family in the Family Editor, you can create and use a parameter that adjusts its size. For details, see
this Autodesk University online class.