Chapter 7: Scaling Shapes
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Chapter 7: Scaling Shapes
Understanding Scaled Coordinate Systems
Figure 7.1
A scaled vs. unscaled coordinate system.
Figure 7.2
An airplane at its original size and scaled down to half size.
Figure 7.3
An airplane scaled down in X only, scaled down in Y only, and scaled down in Z only.
Translating, Rotating, and Scaling
Using a Scale Orientation
The Transform Node Syntax
Experimenting with Scaling
Scaling in Different Directions
Figure 7.4b
Scaling up by 2.0 in the X-axis direction and building a sphere.
Figure 7.5b
Scaling down by 0.5 in the X-axis direction and building a sphere.
Figure 7.6b
Scaling up by 2.0 in the Y-axis direction and building a sphere.
Figure 7.7b
Scaling down by 0.5 in the Z-axis direction and building a sphere.
Figure 7.8b
Scaling up by 2.0 in the X direction, scaling down by 0.5 in the Y direction, scaling up by 4.0 in the Z direction, and building a cylinder.
Constructing Multiple Scaled Coordinate Systems
Figure 7.9
A simple spaceship built with a cylinder and a sphere, each scaled within its own coordinate system.
Nesting Scaled Coordinate Systems
Figure 7.10
A simple spaceship built with shapes in scaled coordinate systems.
Translating and Scaling Coordinate Systems
Figure 7.11
An archway with smaller archways on each side created in translated, scaled coordinate systems.
Scaling About a Center Point
Figure 7.12a
A tree at its original size. Compare with Figure 7.12b.
Figure 7.12b
A tree scaled up about a center point set at the base of the tree trunk. Compare with Figure 7.12a.
Using a Scale Orientation
Figure 7.13
A tree scaled along a diagonal axis using scale orientation.