Is it possible to scale a curve?

[potrero]

I know it's possible to Scale a Body, but is it possible to scale a curve?

An example where this would be useful is for foil sections. It is often convenient to model foils with a chord of 1 (pick a unit), and then scale by the desired chord length.

I've looked around for a way to do this in a manner similar to Insert>Offset/Scale>Scale Body, but without success so far. If someone has an idea for how to scale curves, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

[hudson888]

It has always been possible to scale a curve NON associatively.

If you really need to do it associatively then there are approximate ways to achieve usable results. You can always create sheet or solid geometry using the original curve which you may then scale. To then access the required curve you may use an edge, section associatively if the geometry is planar, or having created two sheets intersect them associatively.

Best Regards

Hudson

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[potrero]

Hudson,
You're right. I should have mentioned that I've tried the approach you suggest. (And I should have mentioned that I want the scaling to be done associatively.) It's just a little round-about, though workable and associative.

Still curious if there's a direct way to associatively scale curves.

Thanks.

 

[ewh]

I recently asked where the scale curve command went. The thread is here --> thread561-262424

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[cowski]

...but it is not associative.

 

[ewh]

No, but the OP didn't specify associativity, just similarity to scale body.

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - [small]Robert Hunter[/small]

 

[ewh]

... and that begs the question, why can't we scale curves associatively?

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - [small]Robert Hunter[/small]

 

[potrero]

I should have said in my OP that I want to scale curves associatively. There, I said it, again : )

 

[JohnRBaker]

Saying it again does not make it so. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Besides, you've been given an alternative, which you've already admitted is "workable", so until we do implement something a little more 'direct', I suggest you use what you have been given.

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