# SCALE Command
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## Function Description:
This command is used to zoom in or zoom out the selected objects and keep the
proportions the same during the operation.
Users can specify a scale base point and a scale factor to zoom. The base point
is the scaling center that keeps still. The selected object becomes larger when
the scale factor is greater than 1 and it is smaller when the value is between 0 and 1\.
The base point will keep still, although the selected object has changed its size.
**Note:** On the annotative objects, the SCALE command can scale them relative to
the base point, but the dimension of objects is not change.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:**
> 
> **Menu:** Modify \> Scale
> **Ribbon:** Home \> Modify \> Scale
> **Toolbar:** Modify \> Scale
> **Command:** SCALE
> **Alias:** SC
> **Shortcut:** Select the object and right-click, and then click
> Scale
## Command Prompts:
Select object:
Select base point:
Specify scale factor or \[Copy/Reference\] \<1.0000\>:
## **Scale factor**
Scales the selected objects by a specified scale factor. The selected objects
become larger when the value of scale factor is greater than 1 and it is smaller
when the value is between 0 and 1\. Users can also scale objects by dragging the cursor.
## **Copy**
Creates a copy of the selected objects for scaling.
## **Reference**
Scales the selected objects by a reference length and a specified new length.