Scale in X/Y/BothXY/ Definied Direction

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I wonder if there is possibility to write lisp for "Select Objects to Scale them in X/ Y/ Both X and Y/ Definied Direction" (Direction would be definied by picking two Points)?

This is very necessary option, which is missing in AutoCad... To be able to do so, you have to write a Block, than you can scale in X/Y direction in Properties tool (Ctrl+1), but then you could explode this Block (only if you check "allow exploding" option when you wrote this Block).

But I want to have possibility to scale in X and Y direction without writing a Block.

This problem was touched here:

"Select Rectangles to change their Lenths and Widths at once."

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/select-rectangles-to-change-their-len...

and I would like to get answer which ends my uncertainty.

[Kent1Cooper]

I have seen several routines people have written [Search for them -- they're out there] to scale selections in X and Y directions separately, but all of them do it by making a temporary Block, Inserting that at different X and Y scale factors, and Exploding and Purging it.  I don't know of any other way to do it, but at least routines exist that automate the process for you.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for accurately explaining.