freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/macros/miniscale/en.md

---
title: miniscale
---

The `miniscale` macro adds a mini _scale box_ to your pattern. This box allows
users to verify their pattern is printed to scale.

The `miniscale` macro is provided by the [scalebox plugin](/reference/plugins/scalebox).
It is the mini version of [the scalebox macro](/reference/macros/scalebox/).

## Signature

```js
macro('miniscale', {
  Point at,
  Number rotate,
})
```

## Example

<Example caption="An example of the miniscale macro">
```js
({ Point, macro, part }) => {

  macro('miniscale', {
    at: new Point(0,0),
  })

  return part
}
```
</Example>

## Configuration

| Property    | Default | Type                | Description |
|-------------|---------|---------------------|-------------|
| `at`        |         | [Point](/reference/api/point) | The point to anchor the _scale box_ on |
| `rotate`    | 0       | Number              | Rotation in degrees |

## Notes

If you inherit a part with a miniscale on it and you'd like to remove all
points and paths generated by the miniscale macro, you can do so by passing
`false` to the macro:

```js
macro('miniscale', false)
```