OpenSCAD ScaleMeshFeature

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OpenSCAD

Menu location
OpenSCAD ScaleMeshFeature
OpenSCAD → Scale Mesh Feature
Workbenches
OpenSCAD
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Mesh Scale

Description

Creates a new scaled mesh object with independent scaling for each axis.

Usage

Select the mesh object to be scaled.
Click the OpenSCAD → Scale Mesh Feature... menu.
Select the desired axis in the dialog, or enter your own custom axis to use and click OK.

A new mesh object is created and scaled, the original object is rendered hidden.

Limitations

The new mesh object is not parametric to the original mesh object, which means any changes to the original object do not get reflected in the new scaled object.

Notes

The function does not modify the existing mesh, but returns a new mesh.
The function can be accessed via Python:

import OpenSCADUtils
import Mesh
#this assumes an existing object in the document named "Mesh" that you wish to scale
original_mesh = App.ActiveDocument.Mesh
scaled_mesh = OpenSCADUtils.scalemesh(original_mesh.Mesh, FreeCAD.Base.Vector(1,0,0))
Mesh.show(scaled_mesh)