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# 1 17-06-2005 , 01:37 AM
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building to scale

Hello,

i have to build a table to scale in feet and inches in
Maya. Wondering how how do i use maya scale system
and if it uses feet or inches.
For example when i drop a cube into the scene, by default the
cube is set to 1 scale x,y, z. what form of measurement does
maya normaly use and can it use feet and inches.

thank you
 
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# 2 17-06-2005 , 04:02 AM
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You can set your units under Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences > Settings > Working units
 
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# 3 17-06-2005 , 05:05 AM
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I believe the default is centimeters.

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# 4 17-06-2005 , 05:21 AM
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Thank you both for your answers, they really helped.
 
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