The Scale command

This command lets you scale a drawing up or down or, in other words, you can use the Scale command to make a drawing larger or smaller. You can select the Scale command from the Modify panel, as in the following screenshot, or you can also use its command alias, SC:

Figure 3.67: The Scale command in the Modify panel

For the Scale command, I will use this window symbol, where the length of the AB line is 10 units:

Figure 3.68: A sample drawing for the Scale command where the AB line is 10 units in length

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