Thanks Kurt, that's a helpful alternative.

Just curious, if one is using Maya to create something with a lot of hard edges and exact alignment, such as a building does one refer to the scale tool? Perhaps, it is in the way I'm using it, but it seems I sort of eyeball it...meaning that it appears straight but I have no coordinate menu to verify it. Or do I?

In the case of a building, wouldn't that be necessary?

Your ( or anyone's ) thought's are appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan