uniformly scaling in specific axis

[An_pi]

Hi guys. Is there a way to scale mesh "uniformly" like we can do with the peak node, but choose the axis. An example could be a flat long box that we wanna scale "uniformly" in the X and Z axis but not in the Y axis.

[An_pi]

So I came up with this.

vector dir = normalize(-@P);
vector size = getbbox_size(0);
@P = (@P - (dir / size) * chf("distance"));

Don't know if there is a node to do this, but I couldn't find it.

 

Cheers

[anim]

not sure it's doing what you  think it's doing

but if you just want non-uniform scale (which is what uniform scale in certain axis sounds like) then use Transform SOP and scale just in X and Z for example

Edited March 25, 2020 by anim

[An_pi]

Hi @anim

I don't know what to think anymore

To be clear. I am trying to make a simple table with 6 legs. I am placing the legs by "shrinking" the underside of the table and using the side points to copy the legs on to.

The solution I posted before does not work, because I have two points in the middle of the table that will scale wrong, so I made a pretty ugly solution with a fit function. It seems to be a very simple task to do, so I am sure that there is a more elegant way?

Here's an example of my ugly solution.

 

table_example.hip

Edited March 26, 2020 by An_pi

[anim]

in this case you can use Polyextrude Inset

table_example_fix.hip

[An_pi]

Thank you Tomas