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How do I scale from one side side only?

I want to keep the left side of a object in place, but scale it smaller from the right.

See this screen shot:

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I want it to end up like this:

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But I had to scale and move to get that.

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Set the Pivot Point to 3D Cursor and the 3D Cursor to the end that should not move while scaling.

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For an exact position you may want to snap the 3D Cursor to the selection (Mesh -> Snap -> Cursor to Selection).

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Another option is to try vertex slide in edit mode. Select the vertices you want to move and press GG.

Note: this is specific to mesh edit-mode and assumed you have topology which can slide.

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  1. Use the "Edit Mode"
  2. If what I can see is a rectangle, then select both the vertices (First select one vertex, then also select the other vertex, by holding down the shift key.) If it is a cuboid, then you need to select four vertices. enter image description here
  3. Use the red arrow to move on only one side.
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In Blender 4.1, a different approach for a more complicated mesh: use Scale Cage tool in Edit mode. Scale cage

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