Understanding 3ds max units part 01 project scale duration. See how companies around the world build tech skills at scale and improve engineering impact. Select and scale 3ds max 2017 autodesk knowledge network. The select and scale flyout on the main toolbar provides access to three tools you can use to change object size. I want to have 3ds max on my mac, because my adobe master collections contract is licensed under apple products. You can calculate the appropriate scale factor for a 3d model by. Advanced options 3ds max 2017 autodesk knowledge network. Before importing a 3d object, you must consider the scale factor to use. The user can specify factors to magnify the size or number of segments or both. This option enables you using a tree view in autodesk 3ds max, for.
Its difficult to move over to 3ds max windows because the cost transfer under adobe bulk contracts would be three times the cost. For example, lets assume you have out of scale chair model. Model, photographer, stylist, makeup or hair stylist, casting director, agent, magazine, pr or ad agency, production company, brand or just a fan. If, for example, you import a file that is in centimeters into a 3ds max scene set to inches, with a resulting scale factor of 0. In 3ds max, 60 generic units are meant to equal 60 inches. To match the correct scale between max and source, you must have the system units set to generic units. Another very common problem is that the system scale in 3ds max is incorrect. Autodesk 3ds max, formerly 3d studio and 3d studio max, is a professional 3d computer. The biggest factor of choosing between the two actually has nothing. Rescale world units utility 3ds max 2017 autodesk knowledge. This modifier can be used to resize an object using dimensional values instead of scale factor. In this case, the incoming data will be scaled down to match the scenes unit system. The 3ds format contains extra information that indicates the original units using a scale factor. Im trying but not managing to think of a way to be sure of the scale of output direct from max.
The units option lets you view the conversion factor scaling value the plugin uses as well as modify the conversion units. You can import 3ds models into sketchup, and if you have sketchup pro, you can export sketchup models into 3ds format, too. Theres a conference call recently setup with autodesk. Also, you must make sure that each unit in max equals one inch. The decimeter scaled cube is 10 times larger than the red and the meter scaled is 100 times larger. These are the file scales you can read in the unity inspector for each imported object. The most popular in the cg industry is 3ds max and maya, and a. Determining the scale factor for a 3d model toon boom. Instead of scaling it until it fits, you can match it to real dimensions i. This results in a match of units, scale factor of 1. Working with correct system unit scale i want to just document something which i hope will make peoples lives a bit easier when it comes to using unit scaling in max. I recently made the mistake and i am sure it happens a lot of forgetting about scale units in a project, which meant a few lost hours having to go back and re scale.