scaling in one direction

I want to scale a cube in one direction only, along the Z axis.
Normally when you scale something it scales in the positive and negative directions along the axis.
If I could put the pivot of a cube at one end of the cube it would work,
OR if I could create a cube in a 3D art package (wings 3D) and make it exactly 1 blitz unit long.

Either would do TA!

Try to do iy by picking the face vertices and move it towards the direction you want, you can use the Blitz surfaces commands to perform this..

difficult laddie, it would be easier to do it the WIngs3D way,I have no experience with those commands

ok

Wouldnt FitMesh do the job?

Yeah, fitmesh seems to fit the bill :)

I think it is positionmesh you are after:

Graphics3D 640,480

cam=CreateCamera()
PositionEntity cam,4,4,-4

cube=CreateCube()
PositionMesh cube,0,0,1

PointEntity cam,cube

sc#=1

Repeat
	
	ScaleEntity cube,1,1,sc
	sc=sc+0.01
	
	RenderWorld
	
	Flip
	
Until KeyDown(1)
End

ah yeh thats the same as doing it in Wings3d but better, thanks!