AD : Transforming by percentage

[catlover]

Are there any plans to make transforming by percentage possible (e.g. enlarge/shrink) instead of by measurements ?

Or is this feature already implemented ? In that case, where can I find it ?

Thank you !

[JimGoshorn]

Go to the transform panel and enter the percentage in the width or height field (with the link activated if you want the whole object scaled)

[catlover]

Thank you, Jim

Tried it, the object jumps all over the place, changing position as well as size.

I tried with and without the link activated, anchor point in the center, as well on all 4 corners. result is the same:

Object changes size, but jumps all over.

What more can I do to prevent it from jumping every which way ?

[MEB]

Hi catlover,

Make sure the the top-left anchor is selected in the Transform panel.

Then write *50% (for example) after the existing value in the width input field to scale the object's width to half. The link icon must be disabled, so only the width is affected.

If you enable the link icon, both width and height dimensions will be affected.

[catlover]

Thank you very much for you quick response.

Now I see where I made the mistake : I assumed that "percentage" would be automatic when typing in the values.

sorry.

[catlover]

MEB, sorry to tell you, but it"s not working, even when I type in the % sign.

Here's the object I would like to shrink by 50% width & height

I simply can't figure out what I'm doing wrong...

 

[MEB]

It's working fine here.

Go to the width field and write *50% after the  44,2 mm value (ncluding the asterisk and the percent sign). Make sure the link icon is enabled and press Enter.

If you are referring to the with of the lines not being reduced proportionately, before doing the step above, select the object go to the stroke dropdown on the context toolbar and make sure Scale with object is selected. Then perform the first step.

Let me know if you still have trouble.

 

Here's a small clip.

[catlover]

Thank you so much : now it does work : it's the asterisk that did it.

Thanks for the clip !

[MEB]

No problem :)