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how to find the size of an object...

how to find the size of an object...

2004-04-26       - By Chris Marshall

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Well worth testing. Everything I've ever taken from Max into XSI has been
absolutely enormous.
If Levi was around, he's rather an expert on these issues, but he's probably
asleep.
 -- --Original Message-- --
 From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf Of
Steven Caron
 Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 3:26 PM
 To: XSI@(protected)
 Subject: Re: how to find the size of an object...


 that sounds good, just a 1x1x1 cube.. thanks

 -Steven Caron
 -Student @ AiFL
   -- -- Original Message -- --
   From: kim aldis
   To: XSI@(protected)
   Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 9:26 AM
   Subject: RE: how to find the size of an object...


   there's no such thing as decimal inches, decimal comes from something
vaguely Latin meaning 10. inches (imperial) come in 12s, 36s, 1440s .....
because our ancestors were bored and wanted to make life interesting for
future generations. :-)

   get a unit cube in xsi, import it to Max and check the size. Scale
accordingly.



-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------
     From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On
Behalf Of Steven Caron
     Sent: 26 April 2004 14:06
     To: XSI@(protected)
     Subject: Re: how to find the size of an object...


     thanks so much guys...

     if all else fails script it...

     I actually searched the docs, i guess i didn't search proper keyword
:)

     BTW, i am collaborating with a team that uses MAX, and it is required
to make the character 16" (in decimal inches) to be put into the game
engine. so yes at unit is a unit, but i would like to make my model in XSI
as close as possible so i am not tweaking in MAX.

     thanks again

     -Steven Caron
     -Student @ AiFL
       -- -- Original Message -- --
       From: kim aldis
       To: XSI@(protected)
       Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 6:09 AM
       Subject: RE: how to find the size of an object...


       make me one while you're at it.



-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
         From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On
Behalf Of Chris Marshall
         Sent: 26 April 2004 10:06
         To: XSI@(protected)
         Subject: RE: how to find the size of an object...


         Do you have to write a script for everything?
         [kim aldis]
         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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<DIV><SPAN class=161244715-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Well
worth testing. Everything I've ever taken from Max into XSI has been absolutely
enormous.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=161244715-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If
Levi was around, he's rather an expert on these issues, but he's probably
asleep.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
 size=2>-- --Original Message-- --<BR><B>From:</B> owner-xsi@(protected)
 [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven
 Caron<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 26, 2004 3:26 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
 XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: how to find the size of an
 object...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>that sounds good, just a 1x1x1 cube..
 thanks</FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Steven Caron</FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Student @ AiFL</FONT></DIV>
 <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
#000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
   <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
   <DIV
   style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:<
/B>
   <A title=kim@(protected) href="mailto:kim@(protected)">kim aldis</A>
</DIV>
   <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=XSI@(protected)
   href="mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI@(protected)</A> </DIV>
   <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 26, 2004 9:26
   AM</DIV>
   <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: how to find the size of
an
   object...</DIV>
   <DIV><BR></DIV>
   <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828132313-26042004><FONT face=Arial
   color=#008080 size=2>there's no such thing as decimal inches, decimal comes
   from something vaguely Latin meaning 10. inches (imperial) come in 12s, 36s
,
   1440s ..... because our ancestors were bored and wanted to make life
   interesting for future generations. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
   <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828132313-26042004><FONT face=Arial
   color=#008080 size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
   <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828132313-26042004><FONT face=Arial
   color=#008080 size=2>get a unit cube in xsi, import it to Max and check the
   size. Scale accordingly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
   <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
   style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #008080 2px solid;
MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
     <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
     <HR tabIndex=-1>
     <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-xsi@(protected)
     [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven
     Caron<BR><B>Sent:</B> 26 April 2004 14:06<BR><B>To:</B>
     XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: how to find the size of an
     object...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
     <DIV></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks so much guys...</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if all else fails script it...</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I actually searched the docs, i guess i
     didn't search proper keyword :)</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, i am collaborating with a team that
uses
     MAX, and it is required to make the character 16" (in decimal inches) to
     be put into the game engine. so yes at unit is a unit, but i would like
to
     make my model in XSI as close as possible so i am not tweaking in
     MAX.</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks again</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Steven Caron</FONT></DIV>
     <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Student @ AiFL</FONT></DIV>
     <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
     style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER
-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
       <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
       <DIV
       style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B
>From:</B>
       <A title=kim@(protected) href="mailto:kim@(protected)">kim aldis</A>
       </DIV>
       <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=XSI@(protected)
       href="mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI@(protected)</A> </DIV>
       <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 26, 2004 6:09
       AM</DIV>
       <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: how to find the size
       of an object...</DIV>
       <DIV><BR></DIV>
       <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781300910-26042004><FONT face=Arial
       color=#008080 size=2>make me one while you're at
       it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
       <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
       style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #008080 2px
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
         <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
         <HR tabIndex=-1>
         <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> <A
         href="mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)">owner-xsi@(protected)</A>
         [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
         Marshall<BR><B>Sent:</B> 26 April 2004 10:06<BR><B>To:</B> <A
         href="mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI@(protected)</A><BR><B>Subject:<
/B>
         RE: how to find the size of an object...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
         <DIV></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
         face=Arial><FONT size=2>Do you have to write a script for
         everything?<BR><SPAN class=828132313-26042004><FONT color=#008080>
[kim
         aldis]&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>dim mug, water, kettle, milk, teabag</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>set list&nbsp;= GetValue(&nbsp; "SwitchOn"
)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>LogMessage "Kettle boiled!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>MakeTea = Mug + teabag + (boiiled water) +
         milk</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>pause (1 minute)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>RemoveBag</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2>LogMessage "Enjoy!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
         <DIV><SPAN class=098560009-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
         size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
         <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
           <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face
=Tahoma
           size=2>-- --Original Message-- --<BR><B>From:</B>
           owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]<B>On
Behalf
           Of </B>kim aldis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 26, 2004 9:32
           AM<BR><B>To:</B> XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: how to
           find the size of an object...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
           <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531153108-26042004><FONT
           face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>this from the scripting docs. Turn
           this into a button and away you go.:-</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
           <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531153108-26042004><FONT
           face=Arial color=#008080 size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
           <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531153108-26042004><PRE class
=pPreformatted>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: " &amp; xmin &amp; " / " &amp; ymin &amp; " / " &amp;
zmin
LogMessage "Upper Bound: " &amp; xmax &amp; " / " &amp; ymax &amp; " / " &amp;
zmax<A name=wp469693> </A>
</PRE><PRE class=pPreformatted>&nbsp;</PRE></SPAN></DIV><BR>
           <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
           style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #008080
2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
             <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
             <HR tabIndex=-1>
             <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-xsi@(protected)
             [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
             Marshall<BR><B>Sent:</B> 26 April 2004 09:25<BR><B>To:</B>
             XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: how to find the size of
             an object...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
             <DIV></DIV>
             <DIV><SPAN class=653392208-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=
#0000ff
             size=2>You could switch the ruler on, rather than counting
             lines.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
             <DIV><SPAN class=653392208-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=
#0000ff
             size=2>Personally I'd never call a unit anything other than a
             unit.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
             <DIV><SPAN class=653392208-26042004><FONT face=Arial color=
#0000ff
             size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
             <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
               <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
               face=Tahoma size=2>-- --Original Message-- --<BR><B>From:</B>
               owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]<B>On
               Behalf Of </B>Steven Caron<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 25,
               2004 9:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B>
               how to find the size of an object...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?</FONT></DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Steven Caron</FONT></DIV>
               <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Student @
             AiFL</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><
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