diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.cpp
index 0e23b9bc9c..c50deffed9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ void FemPostPipeline::read(Base::FileInfo File) {
         throw Base::FileException("Unknown extension");
 }
 
+void FemPostPipeline::scale(double s)
+{
+    Data.scale(s);
+}
+
 void FemPostPipeline::onChanged(const Property* prop)
 {
     if (prop == &Filter || prop == &Mode) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.h
index 0f9ed8c095..01415cd2cf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipeline.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     //load data from files
     static bool canRead(Base::FileInfo file);
     void read(Base::FileInfo file);
+    void scale(double s);
 
     //load from results
     void load(FemResultObject* res);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePy.xml b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePy.xml
index 6bd3711093..fef97a33c9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePy.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
                 <UserDocu>Read in vtk file</UserDocu>
             </Documentation>
         </Methode>
+        <Methode Name="scale">
+            <Documentation>
+                <UserDocu>scale the points of a loaded vtk file</UserDocu>
+            </Documentation>
+        </Methode>
         <Methode Name="load">
             <Documentation>
                 <UserDocu>Load a result object</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePyImp.cpp
index d71c685b85..e21955258a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemPostPipelinePyImp.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ PyObject* FemPostPipelinePy::read(PyObject *args)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+PyObject* FemPostPipelinePy::scale(PyObject *args)
+{
+    double scale;
+    if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "d", &scale)) {
+        getFemPostPipelinePtr()->scale(scale);
+        Py_Return;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 PyObject* FemPostPipelinePy::load(PyObject *args)
 {
     PyObject* py;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
index c4945d182b..b35bcfd376 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,51 @@ PropertyPostDataObject::~PropertyPostDataObject()
 {
 }
 
+void PropertyPostDataObject::scaleDataObject(vtkDataObject* dataObject, double s)
+{
+    auto scalePoints = [](vtkPoints* points, double s) {
+        for (vtkIdType i = 0; i < points->GetNumberOfPoints(); i++) {
+            double xyz[3];
+            points->GetPoint(i, xyz);
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+                xyz[j] *= s;
+            points->SetPoint(i, xyz);
+        }
+    };
+
+    if (dataObject->GetDataObjectType() == VTK_POLY_DATA) {
+        vtkPolyData* dataSet = vtkPolyData::SafeDownCast(dataObject);
+        scalePoints(dataSet->GetPoints(), s);
+    }
+    else if (dataObject->GetDataObjectType() == VTK_STRUCTURED_GRID) {
+        vtkStructuredGrid* dataSet = vtkStructuredGrid::SafeDownCast(dataObject);
+        scalePoints(dataSet->GetPoints(), s);
+    }
+    else if (dataObject->GetDataObjectType() == VTK_UNSTRUCTURED_GRID) {
+        vtkUnstructuredGrid* dataSet = vtkUnstructuredGrid::SafeDownCast(dataObject);
+        scalePoints(dataSet->GetPoints(), s);
+    }
+    else if (dataObject->GetDataObjectType() == VTK_MULTIBLOCK_DATA_SET) {
+        vtkMultiBlockDataSet* dataSet = vtkMultiBlockDataSet::SafeDownCast(dataObject);
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < dataSet->GetNumberOfBlocks(); i++)
+            scaleDataObject(dataSet->GetBlock(i), s);
+    }
+    else if (dataObject->GetDataObjectType() == VTK_MULTIPIECE_DATA_SET) {
+        vtkMultiPieceDataSet* dataSet = vtkMultiPieceDataSet::SafeDownCast(dataObject);
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < dataSet->GetNumberOfPieces(); i++)
+            scaleDataObject(dataSet->GetPiece(i), s);
+    }
+}
+
+void PropertyPostDataObject::scale(double s)
+{
+    if (m_dataObject) {
+        aboutToSetValue();
+        scaleDataObject(m_dataObject, s);
+        hasSetValue();
+    }
+}
+
 void PropertyPostDataObject::setValue(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataObject>& ds)
 {
     aboutToSetValue();
@@ -75,8 +120,9 @@ void PropertyPostDataObject::setValue(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataObject>& ds)
         createDataObjectByExternalType(ds);
         m_dataObject->DeepCopy(ds);
     }
-    else
+    else {
         m_dataObject = nullptr;
+    }
 
     hasSetValue();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.h
index 0b00a65892..481a1ea9f8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
 
     /** @name Getter/setter */
     //@{
+    /// Scale the point coordinates of the data set with factor \a s
+    void scale(double s);
     /// set the dataset
     void setValue(const vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataObject>&);
     /// get the part shape
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ public:
     /// Get valid paths for this property; used by auto completer
     virtual void getPaths(std::vector<App::ObjectIdentifier> & paths) const;
 
+private:
+    static void scaleDataObject(vtkDataObject*, double s);
+
 protected:
     void createDataObjectByExternalType(vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataObject> ex);
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataObject> m_dataObject;