How can you tell how tall a character is?

lbartels

I know this may seem like a simple question. But I haven't run across any measuring tools.

So, if I want to know how tall character is. Or how wide a desk is.  Or the diameter of a globe?

 

Is it possible? And if so, How?

 

Thanks in advance

barbult

One option is the Measure Metrics product.

Phatmartino

There may be more elegant ways to do this, but the first thing that popped into my head was the fact that when you use Create > New Primitive, the Dialog that opens lets you choose the Size in Inches, Feet, Yards, Centimeters and Meters...

If you make a Plane Primitive (Z Positive might be the most useful Primary Axis) at 100 Inches, once it's in the Scene you could alter the X or Y Scale of the Primitive in the Parameter Tab and the % should pretty much reflect how many inches if whole numbers are used for the Scale, for instance 72% would be 72 Inches/6 Feet, etc.

IceCrMn

Make primitive cylinders of various legths to use as metering rods.

For a globe, make spheres of different diameters.Experiment until you make one that fits perfectly inside the globe you want to measure.

Sevrin

Props like this work great.

MWall 2.0 for Daz Studio by SpyroRue on DeviantArt

 

jestmart

For measuring using primitives make the primitive one meter and adjust scale til it fit the object being measured then do the math.

murgatroyd314

This is my go-to: https://sharecg.com/v/40765/browse/11/Poser/Poser-height-measuring-rulers

Yes, it says "Poser", but it is indeed scaled right for Daz.

Ostadan

It also helps when using such rulers to use a non-perspective view like Front View.