# Movieclip behavior when dynamically resizing

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-behavior-when-dynamically-resizing/169795
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 19, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-behavior-when-dynamically-resizing/169795 "2005-11-19T15:43:15Z")
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### Author: ![veraxoxo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@veraxoxo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/veraxoxo)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-behavior-when-dynamically-resizing/169795/1 "2005-11-19T15:43:15Z")

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I have a simple movieclip (a short horizontal line). When I try to dynamically resize its width:

line.\_width += 100;

the line becomes fatter as well as longer. Why is this and how do I get around this problem?