Scale is not scaling from all directions

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Hi all,

I searched the forum and couldn’t find a resolution to this. Usually when I scale the four sides of a cube for instance it scales in every direction. But now it seems that its only letting me scale on one axis. Why is this? thanks for any help.

EDIT:

Also, after modeling for a while, whenever I add an object like a plane or circle It always appears far away from the middle of the grid. can I fix this?

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sounds like you locked it on the other axis. what version of blender are you using?
in 2.49: press “n” click the lock icons that are in the locked position.

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I have 2.49 b. Thanks. I looked and none of them are locked.

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can you post the blend file?

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by the way, to make the new objects appear on the grid, reposition the 3d cursor: Shift-C. this snaps the cursor to the center of the grid.