scale

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I want to know if it's possible to scale something in freehand, but not in %.
Imagine that i have a rectangule with 3.5 and 2 cm. and i want one side with 5 cm... Scale uniform.

[Bill]

Unfortunately, you need to use an algebraic formula to 'scale uniform' in
Freehand.

The formula is "new_size"*100/"old_size", which in this case is 5*100/3.5

Type the formula into the Scale transform panel and it will scale to the
proper percentage (142.86% in this case).

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:23:21 +0000 (UTC), _________________
<webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

> I want to know if it's possible to scale something in freehand, but not
> in %.
> Imagine that i have a rectangule with 3.5 and 2 cm. and i want one side
> with 5 cm... Scale uniform.

--
Bill
FHMX/Win98/Athlon2100+/512M

[Gerard]

Bill wrote:

> Unfortunately, you need to use an algebraic formula to 'scale uniform'
> in Freehand.
>
> The formula is "new_size"*100/"old_size", which in this case is 5*100/3.5
>
> Type the formula into the Scale transform panel and it will scale to the
> proper percentage (142.86% in this case).
>
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:23:21 +0000 (UTC), _________________
> <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:
>

>> I want to know if it's possible to scale something in freehand, but
>> not in %.
>> Imagine that i have a rectangule with 3.5 and 2 cm. and i want one
>> side with 5 cm... Scale uniform.

>

Create two guides 5 cm apart.
Align the rectangule to one of them
Group the rectangule to permit uniform scale.
Shift-drag one corner to the other guide.
Ungroup

(Guides can be created fron a rectagle f.i. 5 cm wide)
mvg Gerard

[Flying Dutch]

Bill wrote:

>Type the formula into the Scale transform panel and it will scale to the
>proper percentage (142.86% in this case).

There is another way:

Create two guides 5 cm apart, snapto on.
Align the rectangle to one of them
Group the rectangle to permit uniform scale.
Shift-drag one corner to the other guide.
Ungroup

(Guides can be created from a rectagle f.i. 5 cm wide)
m.v.g. Gerard (flying dutch)

ps
Netscape's newsgroup-reader works alot faster then this webby forum