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# Transformations
*Transformations* apply individual changes to each scattered instance, so that compositions look more realistic, as nothing is perfectly aligned in nature.
## Random scale
**Random scale** randomly scales items in the specified range from `Min` to `Max`. Values are percentages.
By default, the **aspect Ratio** is locked so that items are scaled uniformly on the three axes. But you can click the 
icon to unlock the ratio to get different scaling on each axis.
## Random translation
**Random translation** translates scattered items away from their original insertion points. The distance is randomly defined within the specified range, from `Min` to `Max`.
## Random rotation
**Random rotation** lets you randomly rotate scattered items in the specified range from `Min` to `Max` along each axis. The rotation is counter-clockwise and the values are in degrees.
## 90/180/270° rotation
**90/180/270° Rotation** randomly rotates items either 0°, 90°, 180° or 270°. This is very useful for randomizing tiles.
## Horizontal and vertical mirroring
**Horizontal Mirroring** will randomly flip items along the X or Y axes, or both.
**Vertical Mirroring** will randomly flip items along the Z axis.
## Look at
Make all your instances point to a target position. It's also possible to aim at the sun's position as defined by SketchUp, which can come in very handy for plants.
Enable *Look-at*, then click on the *Pick Point* button and click on a position in the SketchUp viewport.
| Parameter | Description |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Target | Target that all the instances will be directed towards.
In Point mode, instances looks at a user-defined point.
In Sun mode, instances looks in the direction of SketchUp's sun (useful for flower fields).
|
| Look axis | Local axis of the scattered instances that points to the target |
| Keep horizontal | Instances will only rotate laterally, not up and down. |
## Pointing
The `Pointing` slider defines in which direction the Z axis of the scattered item is pointing. You can set the slider anywhere you want between pointing *Up* (actually, the projection axis) and pointing along the *Normal*.
