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Object Handling 113
Lock Aspect button
With the LOCK ASPECT button set, the width/height aspect ratio
remains constant as you scale the object.
In other words, the shape remains in the same proportions as the original. It’s
recommended that this button remains selected most of the time in order to ensure
that when you resize objects they do not become squashed.
With this button unset, you can change the aspect ratio as you scale the object, in
other words, you can stretch object one way or another when dragging a corner resize
handle or when entering a new size.
Scaling using the mouse
The SELECTOR TOOL must be in
scale mode (the selection
bounds handles are squares). If
necessary, click on the object to
change to scale mode.
Drag one of the corner handles. The object scales as you move the pointer diagonally.
The InfoBar shows the current scaling. The object will scale between the dragged
handle and the opposite one. To use any other point of the object as the fixed point
move the transformation center to it and use the InfoBar buttons to scale (on page
113).
Hold
"Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works
independently of the position of the transformation center.
"Ctrl + drag" scales the object in multiples of its original size (x2, x3, and so on).
To create a copy while scaling (leaving the original in place) right click, or press "+" on
the numeric keypad.
Dragging the side handles stretches or squashes the object. This is described in
Stretching and squashing objects (on page 143).
Scaling using the InfoBar
Type into the
SCALE TEXT boxes and press "".
• Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.
• Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.