User manual

Scaling (resizing) objects
This is part of the Selector
Tool.
Scale Line Widths button
With the scale line widths
button set, scaling an object also scales its line widths.
With this button unset, line widths remain unchanged.
You can toggle this button during drags by clicking "/" on the numeric keypad.
When active, the X/Y width & height values in the InfoBar include the width of the outline or brush. It's
sometimes useful to be able to see and control the exact size of the shape ignoring the line thickness.
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. This
point of the object is kept in place, while every other move when scaling to the new size. To use any
other point of the object as fix point move the transformation center to it and using the InfoBar buttons to
scale
.
Hold "Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works always and independent
from 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
.
Scaling using the InfoBar
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