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how to find the size of an object...

how to find the size of an object...

2004-04-26       - By jordibares

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I don't like that either... hope at some point they will provide proper
measuring tools.

jb

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:05:51 +0100
"Chris Marshall" <chris@(protected)> wrote:

> Do you have to write a script for everything?
> dim mug, water, kettle, milk, teabag
> set list = GetValue(  "SwitchOn" )
> LogMessage "Kettle boiled!"
> MakeTea = Mug + teabag + (boiiled water) + milk
> pause (1 minute)
> RemoveBag
> LogMessage "Enjoy!"
>
>
>   -- --Original Message-- --
>   From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf Of
> kim aldis
>   Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 9:32 AM
>   To: XSI@(protected)
>   Subject: RE: how to find the size of an object...
>
>
>   this from the scripting docs. Turn this into a button and away you go.:-
>
> dim xmin, ymin, zmin, xmax, ymax, zmax
> dim list
> set list = GetValue( "SelectionList" )
> GetBBox list, FALSE, xmin, ymin, zmin, xmax, ymax, zmax
> LogMessage "Lower Bound: " & xmin & " / " & ymin & " / " & zmin
> LogMessage "Upper Bound: " & xmax & " / " & ymax & " / " & zmax
>
>
>
> -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---
>     From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
> Of Chris Marshall
>     Sent: 26 April 2004 09:25
>     To: XSI@(protected)
>     Subject: RE: how to find the size of an object...
>
>
>     You could switch the ruler on, rather than counting lines.
>     Personally I'd never call a unit anything other than a unit.
>
>       -- --Original Message-- --
>       From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On
> Behalf Of Steven Caron
>       Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 9:47 PM
>       To: XSI@(protected)
>       Subject: how to find the size of an object...
>
>
>       I need to have my unit settings on "decimal inches" and i am not sure
> how to do this. I changed my unit settings under prefs to inches. so i hope
> thats right. NOW i need to know how big a model is that i made. is there a
> way to check the demensions of a model? or do i just count grid lines?
>
>       thanks
>
>       -Steven Caron
>       -Student @ AiFL
>

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