Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1 - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 146

3. Start the SCALE command using the Scale button found on the
Home tab ➢ Modify panel or enter SC ↵ at the command line.
4. At the Select objects: prompt, select the bathroom door and swing
and press ↵
5. At the Specify base point: prompt, enter END ↵ and pick the hinge
point.
As you move the cursor, you can see the scaled version of the door
change size depending on how far the cursor is located from the base
point (see Figure 4.59).
FiGuRE 4.59 Using the Scale tool to resize the bathroom door
6. Enter 5/6 ↵ to scale the 36 ″ (915 mm) door down to 30 ″ (762 mm).
The rescaled door should look like Figure 4.60.
FiGuRE 4.60 The rescaled bathroom door
7. Save your drawing as 04A-FPLAY5.dwg .