diff --git a/indra/llmath/xform.h b/indra/llmath/xform.h
index d3be28f41..072a73147 100644
--- a/indra/llmath/xform.h
+++ b/indra/llmath/xform.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 const F32 MAX_OBJECT_Z 		= 4096.f; // should match REGION_HEIGHT_METERS, Pre-havok4: 768.f
 const F32 MIN_OBJECT_Z 		= -256.f;
-const F32 DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE = 10.f;
+const F32 DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE = 256.f;
 const F32 MIN_PRIM_SCALE = 0.01f;
 const F32 MAX_PRIM_SCALE = 65536.f;	// something very high but not near FLT_MAX
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_tools.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_tools.xml
index 5f910d6b2..43dabdebb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_tools.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_tools.xml
@@ -653,15 +653,15 @@
 			</text>
 			<spinner bottom_delta="-22" decimal_digits="5" follows="left|top" height="16"
 			     increment="0.01" initial_val="0" label="X" label_width="10" left_delta="0"
-			     max_val="10" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale X"
+			     max_val="256" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale X"
 			     text_enabled_color="1, 1, 1, 1" width="87" />
 			<spinner bottom_delta="-18" decimal_digits="5" follows="left|top" height="16"
 			     increment="0.01" initial_val="0" label="Y" label_width="10" left_delta="0"
-			     max_val="10" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale Y"
+			     max_val="256" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale Y"
 			     text_enabled_color="1, 1, 1, 1" width="87" />
 			<spinner bottom_delta="-18" decimal_digits="5" follows="left|top" height="16"
 			     increment="0.01" initial_val="0" label="Z" label_width="10" left_delta="0"
-			     max_val="10" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale Z"
+			     max_val="256" min_val="0.01" mouse_opaque="true" name="Scale Z"
 			     text_enabled_color="1, 1, 1, 1" width="87" />
 			<button bottom_delta="35" follows="top|right" font="SansSerifSmall" halign="center"
 			     height="18" label="C" left_delta="90" mouse_opaque="true" name="copysize"  enabled="true"