Resize

You can use the Resize tool to resize elements.

To resize elements based on factors

1. Click Resize (How).
   

   Activate Resize in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit More Tools

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Edit flyout
2. Click Factor in the Input options.
3. Select the elements you want to resize.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

4. Place a fixed point.
5. Enter the resizing factor in one of the following ways:
   • Enter the factor in the dialog line and press Enter to confirm (factors < 1 reduce the elements while factors > 1 enlarge them).
   • Specify the factor using the mouse (from point, to point).

Example

To resize elements based on a reference length

1. Click Resize (How).
2. Click Ref length in the Input options.
3. Select the elements you want to resize.
4. Place a fixed point.
5. Enter the reference length in one of the following ways:
   • Click the start and end point of the line.
   • Enter the reference length as a number in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.
6. Enter the new length in one of the following ways:
   • Click the start and end point of the line.
   • Enter the new length as a number in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.

     The program calculates the resizing factor based on the ratio of new length to reference length. All dimensions of the selected elements are multiplied by this factor.