Resizing an object from the center?

[mikes02]

I want to resize an object, but I want it to resize it to where the center point stays in the same spot but it resizes outward. Right now it does this:

start
http://moose.cc/uploaded/resize_ball_1.jpg
after resizing
http://moose.cc/uploaded/resize_ball_2.jpg

You can see that the tops are still aligned, but on the resized one it resized downward, I don't want that, I want to keep the center point the same and expand its size outward.

How can this be done?

[Noct]

Well, it depends on how you are resizing it for one thing. Are you doing this with script or physically in the IDE?

If you are doing it physically, are you using the property bar to input new values or are you simply grabbing an edge of the object and dragging it out using the free transform tool?

If you are using the free-transform, you can just hold down the Alt key while dragging, that will make it resize from the center outward.

If you are resizing using the property bar if will always work from the registration point of the object. So, if you want it to resize from the center, open the clip and center align the object in it's own timeline.

Similarly with scripting it, it will resize from it's registration point.

[mikes02]

holding alt gave me exactly what i was looking for, thank you!