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Default: SCALE 1 Define multiplicative scale factors which are to be applied to all subsequent relative coordinates and character heights. Absolute coordinates are not affected. If fewer than three values are given, the omitted ones default to the same value as the last one. For the scaling of character heights, the y scale factor is used, even if the character up direction is not the y direction. This facility is primarily useful in conjunction with an INCLUDE file defining an object in relative coordinates. For example, SCALE 0.5 followed by INCLUDE WINDOW followed by SCALE 1.0 could be used to draw a half-size window at the current point in an architectural application, assuming that the file WINDOW contained commands for drawing a window in relative coordinates. Negative scale factors are perfectly acceptable, and provided relative coordinates are used, can be effectively used to create mirror images or inverted objects. A zero scale factor will compress an object to a point. Each SCALE command resets the scale factors to the specified values; they are NOT multiplied by the previous scale factors.