diff --git a/src/table.jl b/src/table.jl
index 1fb75c3..7411a83 100644
--- a/src/table.jl
+++ b/src/table.jl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function Base.setproperty!(p::LazPoint, name, value, header)
     end
 end
 
-function write(fn::AbstractString, table, bbox; scale=0.01, kwargs...)
+function write(fn::AbstractString, table, bbox; scalex=0.01, scaley=0.01, scalez=0.01, kwargs...)
 
     schema = Tables.schema(table)
     isnothing(schema) && error("A Schema is required")
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ function write(fn::AbstractString, table, bbox; scale=0.01, kwargs...)
     rows = Tables.rows(table)
 
     header = LazHeader(;kwargs...)
-    header.x_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_x, bbox.max_x, scale)
-    header.y_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_y, bbox.max_y, scale)
-    header.z_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_z, bbox.max_z, scale)
-    header.x_scale_factor = scale
-    header.y_scale_factor = scale
-    header.z_scale_factor = scale
+    header.x_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_x, bbox.max_x, scalex)
+    header.y_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_y, bbox.max_y, scaley)
+    header.z_offset = determine_offset(bbox.min_z, bbox.max_z, scalez)
+    header.x_scale_factor = scalex
+    header.y_scale_factor = scaley
+    header.z_scale_factor = scalez
 
     p = LazPoint()
 
diff --git a/test/testio.jl b/test/testio.jl
index 61dccbe..72204fe 100644
--- a/test/testio.jl
+++ b/test/testio.jl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ end
     @test first(ds) isa LazIO.LazPoint
     @inferred first(Tables.rows(ds))
 
-    LazIO.write("test_table.laz", ds, LazIO.bounds(ds), scale=0.1)
+    LazIO.write("test_table.laz", ds, LazIO.bounds(ds), scalex=0.1)
     close(ds)
 
     manual_fn = "test_table_manual.laz"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ end
              return_number = [1,2,1],
              number_of_returns = [1,2,3])
     bounds = (min_x = 11000.01, max_x = 32000., min_y = 11000., max_y = 32000., min_z = 11000., max_z = 32000.01)
-    LazIO.write(manual_fn, table, bounds, scale=0.01, system_identifier=LazIO.writestring("Laser shooter, pew pew!", 32))
+    LazIO.write(manual_fn, table, bounds, scalex=0.01, system_identifier=LazIO.writestring("Laser shooter, pew pew!", 32))
 
     ds = LazIO.open(manual_fn)