To move Nodes with Scaling

The scaling menu helps you to stretch the parts.

To change the mesh of the red part to join it to the yellow part, use the Scaling menu.

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By defining a direction and a scale factor, the mesh can be modified:

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1.	Select the Scaling window () sub-window.

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2.	Define the Scaling Center by using the following:

•	Click and in the graphic window, pick one node.

•	Fill in the X, Y, and Z fields.

•	Enter a node ID in the Node Id field.

From this point, three different options are available to define the scaling direction and the scaling factor.

Enter a factor in the three directions:

1.	Click the Factor radio button to activate it.

2.	Fill in the X, Y, and Z fields with the Factor Value in each direction.

3.	Click Apply Scaling as many times as necessary to apply the defined displacement.

4.	If necessary, click the functions to undo or redo the displacement.

5.	Click Close to close the menu.

1.	Click the Dir./Factor radio button to activate it.

2.	Define a direction by using one of the following:

•	Click and in the graphic window, pick two nodes.

•	Fill in the X, Y, and Z fields for the Vector Coordinates

3.	Enter the scaling factor in the Factor field.

4.	Click Apply Scaling as many times as necessary to apply the defined displacement.

5.	If necessary, click the functions to undo or redo the displacement.

6.	Click Close to close the menu.

1.	Click the From/To radio button to activate it.

2.	Click and, in the graphic window, pick two nodes.

3.	Click Apply Scaling as many times as necessary to apply the defined displacement.

4.	If necessary, click on the functions to undo or redo the displacement.

5.	Click Close to close the menu.