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blackstrings 23-04-2006 07:42 AM

What's Maya's Measurement type in?
 
Okay, I have been creating objects, resizing, scaling and stuff but i haven't really bothered yet to know what the numbers are measuring at.

For example, i create a cube and scale it up to 2,2,2 for xyz

does the 2 stand for 2 inch? feet? cem? or etc.?
or does it not really matter?

One more question? what's the ideal size when creating something? or will it not matter because you can always use zoom?

thanks!

gster123 23-04-2006 09:22 AM

Have a lookin your settings, the default is cm but you can set it what you want

MattTheMan 23-04-2006 11:47 AM

In genereal, any set oof coordinates is just "units", 2 units up, 2 units across, 2 units deep... etc.

Maya does have CM I think as the default tho

blackstrings 23-04-2006 03:02 PM

oh okay. So where do you go to change the cm unit in Maya? I went under perferences but i couldn't find it...maybe it's somewhere else.

thanks ^^

13th_resident 24-04-2006 08:23 AM

perhaps you didnt look carefully
go to preferences.
on the left side of the window there is a categories sections.
click on settings. in the "working units" section. you will find different working units in a drop box.

cheers.

blackstrings 24-04-2006 10:40 PM

oh haha...yeah, my bad, i missed it...thanks! ^^


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