Why is the scale of the Bezier Bevel so massive on Curves? how can I scale effectively?

Question

I'm struggling to model with curves today. I can't seem to scale the curve without making the object curve so tiny I can't even see it?

To get the curve size I want, the target object is a speck on the screen.

Has this been updated since last I used it? 2020 How do I scale without having a speck on my screen?

Can you upload the blend file to https://blend-exchange.com/ ? — Benus, Jan 18 '22 at 14:48
Check the radius of your bevelled curve's control-points, in Edit Mode. — Robin Betts, Jan 18 '22 at 14:56
https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/58564/curve-bevel-function-scale/58567 — Duarte Farrajota Ramos, Jan 18 '22 at 17:45

jachym michal · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-18T22:22:01.223

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When you scale a curve, it also scales it's vertex radius.
And vertex radius affects bevel size.

Simply tab to edit mode and set Mean Radius back to 1.

edited Jan 18 '22 at 22:22

answered Jan 18 '22 at 15:03

jachym michal

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Excellent thanks @jachym, super helpful.... what a nice little place to hide that setting. – CromeX Jan 18 '22 at 16:06
no problem :). The first time i got stuck on this I also went here to get help :)) – jachym michal Jan 18 '22 at 17:03
Does anyone know how to do this with, say 150 curves at once? – Hector May 18 '23 at 16:55
Hi @Hector :). Consider asking this as a new question, you can link this one to provide context. People won't see your comment here, this is an older thread ;). – jachym michal May 19 '23 at 18:18

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