ratio between mesh

[BlackShruikan]

Hello community I'm starting to using 3ds max 2012 and let's say that I want create a chair for

Skyrim.

 

I must import a .nif file for scale right the chair? For example an human body? I don't want a chair big like an house in the game.

 

I'm not very clearly I know, let me know, thanks !

[BlackShruikan]

I found a way to understand how works the units in CK

 

http://www.creationkit.com/Unit

 

There is a table that show three different unit system and it compare each other.

[billyro]

When making weapons, I import a vanilla sword for size and position comparison. You could probably do the same for chairs.

[mindboggles]

Actually be carefull with that NPCs scale slightly larger than in life, IIRC an average NPC is over 8 foot high when imported into 3DS. The units are actually inches, if you load up a dungeon room mid piece in 3DS (which in CK will grid snap it's own length when set at 256) it measures -325.12 to 325.12 so it's 650.24cm wide, divide by 256 is 2.54 cm or one inch.

 

But like billyro said it's best to import something vanilla that is similar and match to that.

[BlackShruikan]

Actually be carefull with that NPCs scale slightly larger than in life, IIRC an average NPC is over 8 foot high when imported into 3DS. The units are actually inches, if you load up a dungeon room mid piece in 3DS (which in CK will grid snap it's own length when set at 256) it measures -325.12 to 325.12 so it's 650.24cm wide, divide by 256 is 2.54 cm or one inch.

 

But like billyro said it's best to import something vanilla that is similar and match to that.

Thanks !