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I'm wanting to know how and what you set the scaling factor to in 3d max for locomotives to be converted for msts.The loco is either turning out HUGE or tiny. I want to work on it in millimetres but the final model is turning out either full size or too small. Thanks.
Craig Scott
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cscott02@optushome.com.au
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Do a search in the Locomotive Design Forums. I wrote a quick how to guide on setting up the scales in 3ds max 4. I would post the link to it, but I don't know where it is. You might try searching for "Grid and Units" without the quotes of course, I know for a fact that I mentioned this in the post that I made. In Max, go Customize, Gird and Units Settings. You should be able to use the drop down list in the Grid and Units setup dialog box to change from meters to millimeters. Click the little white dot by the word metric, and in the drop down list choose millimeters. Your units will now be in millimeters. When it is time for you to export your model as a .3ds file you must then go back into the Grid and Units setup Dialog box and change the units to Meters. This is probably why you are getting a very large or very small locomotive when you export. If you have any questions you can send me an email at thetrucknut@shaw.ca I will then post a link to a tutorial that I will write on the subject shortly.Hope this helps a little bit,
KWK100
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I started off building the model to the correct specifications in millimetres but at some stage, somehow the model had rescaled itself.
I created a 'bounding box' object to the correct dimensions to check the size of the model but it was tiny compared to the loco. I had to select all parts of the model and scale them down manually to fit in the box. I don't know why this happens, but it's the second time I've had to do it.
Craig Scott
Chief Casino Express Design Engineer
cscott02@optushome.com.au
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You should be able to work in millimeters, and then when you are don switch over to meters, in the Units setup dialog. There should be no change in scale as Max uses its own units for all modeling. So if you build your model in millimeters, all the units are automatically converted to Max units, (I think these are the generic units, there is a check box in the Units setup dialog). The only reason for having the ability to change to meters or choose your units is to make scale modeling easier.
KWK100
Updates (Feb 21 2003)GE 44 Tonner (V2.0): 99.9% Done (UID Errors)
5 Ton Brownhoist: 95% Done (Trans. Issues)GE logo and name property of General Electric, I have no relation to GE.
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1 unit = 1 meter.Cheers!
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