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5 Enter the endpoint of the mirror axis. TIP Use Lock Modifiers to help define correct points. For more information on using Lock Modifiers, refer to "Using Lock Modifiers" on page 114. Scaling an Entity Scaling resizes an entity by a scaling factor. Usually, you scale by resizing both the width and height proportionally. However, AutoSketch provides the flexibility to scale a selection set by different amounts in each direction. AutoSketch allows you to scale any entity except arcs and circles. For more information on converting entities, see the chapter titled "Converting & Exploding Entity Types," which begins on page 313. Dragging one of the corner selection handles is a fast way to visually scale an entity. The x- and y- scale factors appear on the edit bar as you drag the handle. You can scale the selection set by a specified factor using Transform, Scale on the Edit menu. When you do this, you have the option of scaling the entities about a point you enter, or you can scale markers, text, and symbols about their respective basepoints. If you need another copy of an existing entity in your drawing, pressing CTRL while scaling an entity specifies that AutoSketch leaves the original entity behind and scales a copy of the selection set to the new location. To scale an entity by dragging a selection handle 1 Select the entity or entities to scale. 2 (optional) Press and hold CTRL to scale a copy of the selection set and leave the original. 3 (optional) Press and hold SHIFT to unconstrain the x- and y- scale. 4 Drag one of the selection handles to scale the selection set. To scale entities by a known factor 1 Select the entity or entities to scale. 2 On the Edit menu, click Transform, Scale, or click the Scale button on the All-In-One toolbar. 3 (optional) Check the Scaling Factor check box, to uncheck it, on the edit bar to change the x- and y-scale of the selection independently. Scaling an Entity | 281