**CIGAL Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (Commands): scale**
===== Scale -- Scale a variable along the X, Y, and/or Z axes =====
**usage: scale pointer xfact yfact zfact**

SCALE transforms a variable by multiplying it XFACT, YFACT, and ZFACT
along the X, Y, and Z axes. The [[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:pointer|POINTER(3)]] is the data variable you wish to
SCALE.
For example,
             scale vecs 10 .10 1       ; scale variable VECS
Note: the effect of SCALE will not normally be seen until after you
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:redraw|REDRAW(2)]] the variable.

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter1:graphics|GRAPHICS(1)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:offset|OFFSET(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:pin|PIN(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:pointer|POINTER(3)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:redraw|REDRAW(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:rotate|ROTATE(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:transform|TRANSFORM(3)]]

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