Am I just not looking in the right place in TinkerCAD, or is there no option to scale a part - or set of combined parts - by percentage instead of by absolute values? Calculating three sets of scaled values, one for each dimension, is a real pain. It seems like a really easy and useful feature. Am I missing something?
cheers!
Mxx
Try it now! You can click into any field and type a specific percentage, say 30% and hit enter.
For Global (3 axis) scaling you need to preset the shape/group by selecting a handle (and Shift/Option keys). Drag a bit to enter global scale mode and drag back to the original size. Let go of the handle and type (30%) in the field. Hit Enter/Return.
FYI- you cannot use global scaling while the Ruler is in the Workspace
***Update- We're realizing that accessing the Proportional (global) scaling is pretty tough so we're going to make some tweaks to make it easier. Its so great to have this available now in the editor.***
I'll second this feature request! Scale by % would be handy
Me 3
Me 4! Weird that this very basic functionality is not implement.
I would love to see this, too. But I'm not holding my breath. I think Autodesk would like you to use their higher end products so Tinkercad is limited.
Its in the works...
Great news. Thanks!
Here's a cheat I use to scale by percentage:
Drop a basic box on whatever you want to scale
Boxes default to 20mm x 20mm x 20mm, I resize to 10 x 10 x 10 if the object will still fit in the box.
Adjust accordingly for your item as long s it is entirely inside the box and an easy multiple of 10
now group the box and your item
change each dimension of the grouped box to your desired scale
ie. 10% up change to 11 x 11 x 11, 20% down change to 8 x 8 x 8
ungroup and delete the box, your object(s) are scaled accordingly ;-)
Keep an eye out for our release this week. ;)
Edabrams14
That's exactly the method I've been using until now! Until the new scale by percentage featuire - which is excellent, guys! Good job! (Although being able to tab-tab-tab through all three dimension values - instead of just the x and y - would be the cherry on the top of the cake!!)
Since Wayne's message doesn't seem to have shown up yet, here's a copy'n'paste from the email I got:
Try it now! You can click into any field and type a specific percentage, say 30% and hit enter.
For Global (3 axis) scaling you need to preset the shape/group by selecting a handle (and Shift/Option keys). Drag a bit to enter global scale mode and drag back to the original size. Let go of the handle and type (30%) in the field. Hit Enter/Return.
FYI- you cannot use global scaling while the Ruler is in the Workspace
Wayne Losey
Thanks guys - really nice to see that user feedback is listened to and, more importantly, acted on. Time for me to go and write a list of other little tweaks that would be cool :)
Mxx
Thank you Wayne! It works. I got your comment in email, but it seems to have disappeared from here. I look forward to you re-adding your comment here for all to see. FYI, in Windows Shift/Option is Shift/Alt.
Joe