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  • 2023-01-11 at 3:43 am #59498
    kdv
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    is there a way to detect what units were used in a 3D editor before exporting to gltf? as we know, Blender exports 1:1 (1 m in Blender == 1 unit in Verge3D). 3DsMax models are exported 1000 times larger (1 mm in Max == 1 unit in Verge3D). when exporting to STL we get different dimensions of the output geometry. that’s not good, the geometry dimensions should be unified (scaled). but how? :scratch: In my CAD software Blender’s models (exported to STL) are imported with the ratio 1000:1 (too small), Max’s models are 1:1…

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    2023-01-11 at 4:28 am #59499
    solid
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    this question is also interesting

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    2023-01-11 at 8:30 am #59502
    Alexander Kovelenov
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    Hi, Max units is kinda complicated. There are actually two kinds of units there: system units and display units, both can be user-selected. So 1000:1 is not always the case. See getUnitsScaleFactor() inside maxUtils.py, hope it will clarify things a bit.

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    2023-01-11 at 5:40 pm #59509
    kdv
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    Alexander Kovelenov wrote:

    So 1000:1 is not always the case.

    not always but quite often

    is it possible to transfer this info about used Max/Maya units into the scene to read it afterwards? or maybe this info is alredy present in Max’s models?

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    2023-01-12 at 7:45 am #59528
    Alexander Kovelenov
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    You can modify max_plugin to store some scaling info in the extra attributes of the objects. Alternatively, you can try to modify system scale in 3ds Max to match Blender behavior.

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    2023-01-12 at 7:55 am #59529
    kdv
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    You didn’t get the point ))) I don’t use Max and I don’t need to modify its plugin for my needs. I’m trying to write a universal plugin exporting ANY model to STL with the correct dimensions. If I were writing it only for myself then there is no any problem: I can set any scale in the JS code…
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