# Scale with reference points?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-with-reference-points/6652>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-with-reference-points/6652 "2020-02-12T03:33:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Wroughtenart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/wroughtenart/32/5278_2.png) [@Wroughtenart](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wroughtenart)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-with-reference-points/6652/1 "2020-02-12T03:33:23Z")

</div>

Is there a way to pick points on an imported image and set the distance to scale it to that dimension?

I have been doing this for years in other programs would love to do that here as well!

Thank you  
Travis

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-with-reference-points/6652/2 "2020-02-12T05:16:58Z")

</div>

@Wroughtenart  
You may be able to adapt your workflow but currently it works like this using **Transform \> Scale** :

 ![IMG_1181](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/67380335ef431dc67eee4d36d118f452d4f76535.jpeg)

 ![IMG_1182](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/a/a5dfd2dae707df16d5da11d91e5841cdd2be5f6b.jpeg)

Drag the Tool appropriately, click on the value and type in your desired Scale

 ![IMG_1183](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/8064099dedd1c270afef16cd8bb9b317105ace72.jpeg)

 ![IMG_1184](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/a/a16db59424cbe3e7edfd4a59f2f8986c383f95ce.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-with-reference-points/6652/3 "2020-02-12T13:29:19Z")

</div>

Hello Travis, it’s not possible currently - on our list (not with a high priority though). Currently, you can set the image’s height and width during import