3. Changes the size of an object
You either expand or compress the
dimensions of the object
Achieved by multiplying the original
coordinates of the object with the
scaling factor
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5. three coordinates are used
original coordinates are (X, Y, Z)
scaling factors are (SX,SY,Sz) respectively
produced coordinates are (X’, Y’, Z’)
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7. Scaling about a fixed point P0 (x0,y0,z0) can
be accomplished by the following:
1. translating P0 to the origin
2. scaling the object
3. translating P0 back to original position
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