Scale Selection to known Dimension

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Helipil0t
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Scale Selection to known Dimension

Post by Helipil0t » Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:27 pm

QCAD Version: 3.26.4
OS: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

So in Autocad I was about to highlight a selection that I would like to scale, then select two points between a known measurement and indicate the dimension. Then Autocad would scale my selection appropriately. No math required. Is this possible in QCAD? All I see is the Scale command where I need to input the ratio manually. Would be nice to say, this line in this selection needs to be 4 feet. Then let QCAD work out the ratio automatically.
Am I missing an option somewhere?

Thanks!

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andrew
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Re: Scale Selection to known Dimension

Post by andrew » Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:55 pm

Modify > Align Reference Points (with the scaling option enabled) should do the trick:
https://qcad.org/doc/qcad/latest/refere ... encePoints

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