I have an object I made (attached STL file), and I want to expand it in all directions by 1mm. Is there an easy way to do this? I'm in ViaCAD 12.

I know I can use the Gripper to expand it, but the scale is relative to the current size. So it starts at 1.0. If I double it it's 2.0. Is the only way to do this to work out the math and enter it there? That's fine if so, but if there's a way to specify that I want it 1mm larger in X,Y, and Z, then that's what I'm looking for.

Thanks!

Edited by user Monday, January 29, 2024 12:51:39 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hmm. well, that kind of works. You do have to drag-select the whole object which means you have to isolate it from other objects first. But it also scales up all the features like chamfers which I don't necessarily want. See the attached image.

The one on the left is the original. The one in the middle uses the Thicken Solid tool, which is adding 1mm thickness to everything (so for me, I'd want it to be 0.5mm). The one on the right uses the grabber.

The end result of what the grabber does is what I want, scaling the whole thing but not affecting the edges like thickening does. The trick is that I have to do all the math ahead of time and enter that as the scale factor, which is an extra step. Not the end of the world, but an extra step

Edited by user Monday, January 29, 2024 2:20:52 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified