Apply scale to bezier circle modifies shape

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Hello,

I thought apply scale would not alter the appearance of the object. Maybe I got something wrong here or I found a bug (2.65a). I have a bezier circle; when I apply the scale (Ctrl-A, scale), the object will look different.

I attach the blend file and a screenshot. Please note, that I changed the Scene Units to be Metric with a Scale of 0.01.

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong / Can anybody reproduce this behaviour? Any comments and hints are highly appreciated.

Regards,
blackno666

ApplyScaleError.blend (446 KB)

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Select all the handles and set the handle type to Free before applying scale. Do this either from the options in the Toolshelf or shortcut V

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Thanks a lot. This does the trick.