Bentley Descartes 2023

Local Scale tool settings



SettingDescription
Area

Use to select the area to scale.

  • Block: Using the pointer, select two data points to create a block to scale.

  • Oriented Block: Using the pointer, select two data points to create an oriented block to scale.

  • Element: Using the pointer, select an existing closed vector element to scale.

  • Shape: Using the pointer, draw a shape to scale.

  • Item: Identify the item whose external boundary will be taken as the image area to scale. For binary rasters only.

Method

Use to determine the Scale method.

  • Active Scale: Use the active scale.

  • 3 Points:

X Scale

Scale factor along view x-axis (horizontal), when Method is Active Scale.

Y Scale

Scale factor along view y-axis (vertical), when Method is Active Scale.

Proportional

(Method set to 3 points only) If on, the image area proportions are maintained.

About Center

If on, in Extended Information section of tool settings, the selected image area section is scaled about its center point instead of a selected point.

Make Copy

If on, the image area is copied instead of being cut.