Doc:Tutorials/Animation/BSoD/Character Animation/Scale

Select the cube mesh with RMB .
Press S to enter Scale Mode. The pink outline will turn white, indicating you are in a transform mode.
Move the mouse around to scale the mesh.
- Note: The closer your mouse cursor is to the center of the object, the more of an effect your mouse movements will have. To fine-tune, make sure your mouse is far away from the cube center.
LMB to confirm the move, RMB or ESC to cancel the move.

Scale Mode

See Manual/Scale for more detailed information, including constrained and precise scaling.

If you'd prefer, you can use the Transform Widget to Scale.

Make sure the Scale Widget is selected (blue square)

The Transform Widget, in Scale Mode.

Make sure the Widget is in Scale Mode by clicking the blue square in the buttons directly below the 3D Window, or with the hotkey Ctrl Alt S.
Select the cube mesh with RMB .
Hover the mouse over one of the colored boxes on the Transform Widget and click LMB .
Move the mouse.
- The cube only is scaled along a single axis. That axis is determined by which arrow you clicked on.
- You can see a dark gray circle/box where the object was before the move, and a light gray circle/box showing where the object is during the move.
As always, LMB to confirm, RMB or ESC to cancel.
If you want to scale the cube along all axes, click on the central white circle of the Transform Widget instead of a colored box.

Transform Widget Scale

Make sure the Scale Widget is selected from the buttons at the bottom of the 3D Window.
LMB on an arrow to scale the object along that dimension.
LMB on the white circle to scale the object in all dimensions.
LMB to confirm
RMB or ESC to cancel.

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