How do you scale a sketch in one dimension?

dimension in 2D dwg or 3D model?

3D Modeling in SW is done 1:1 scale, you adjust the model scale after it is completely modeled if needed..

This isn't AutoCad where you always need to mess with sketch line scale, again SolidWorks is 1:1 ratio

Are you sure that you were scaling the sketch?   Because I don't think that you can scale a sketch in only one dimension.

You can scale a body in one dimension though.

You can also "Stretch Entities" which is (kind of) like scaling in one direction.

When you use toolbox to create a part, the dimension appears to be big then you can resize it in the tools>options ... see below image

it's the only one I'm aware of

One workaround would be to make a surface from the sketch and scale the surface.

After that, you could export and re-import the surface so you could move it to the top of the feature tree and use it as a template for restructuring your original sketch.

What if instead of scaling the sketch just modify as needed parameters of the sketch (dimensions)?

Robert Schubert wrote:

 

I'm trying to scale a sketch.....

Are you using Sketch Blocks?

Can you attach an example file where this would be useful?