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can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

(OP)
Hi Gang,
I have our company logo, i converted it to a dxf and inserted it into a SW drawing sheet.  Then i copied the sketch which consists of mostly splines into my part drawing.  However it's a whee bit too big.  How can i scale down my sketch.  It won't allow me to convert entities, or allow any sort of uniform scaling on the sketch or the feature alone.
 any ideas?

Gerry Bolda
www.scatmat.com

RE: can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

You can certainly scale sketches containing splines.  You cannot scale sketches with external references.  I would imagine you could not do it if you had converted the entities either (or had any type of relationships to anything else outside the sketch itself - like even in the same part file).  Scaling the sketch is not a separate feature, it just ocurrs inside the sketch (even if you close the sketch, highlight it in the tree and then scale........ Hmmmm......)  That is why I don't think you could have any relationships to anything (well, hardly any)outside the sketch.  You might try deleting all relationships in the sketch and then scaling it, then fixing everything.

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RE: can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

I run into that kind  of problem frequently. There are a set of icons in the Sketch tool bar that allow you to scale, rotate and move entire sketches.
Tools->Customize->and a pop up window comes up.
Go to sketch toolbar in the scrolling menu and in the window right next to this list all the sketcher commands come up, with a description of the command button when you click on it. The scale sketch command looks like two boxes diagonally opposite each other with an arrow/line? connecting them. Drag and drop this button into the sketch toolbar. This is a very helpful tool for logos.
I hope that this helps.

RE: can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

When you import DXF into SW drawing, there is an option to change the scaling of the geometry as you bring it in.

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RE: can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

-OR-

put the geometry into a block and scale it.

To make a block: select the geometry (and text) you want, and then pick "Tools --> Block --> Make".  Then, the block can be scaled.

The block can also be saved to a file for future use.

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RE: can a sketch consisting of splines be scaled?

Yup, like PlasticFantastic and SBaugh said, but I think the restrictions I noted will logically apply.  Sorry, I assumed you already knew where the sketch scaling tools where.  There I go again, making an ASS out of U and Me (well, mostly me!!).

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