Rowan's Help Topic

[Rowan]

This will no doubt be answered in the modeling class, but I couldn't wait so:

In blender, how do you know what the scale of your object is? In other words, how do I avoid making a sword the size of the White Tower?

[Vince]

It's quite simple really.  Just make a ruler calibrated in CS units.  It helps to make it translucent.  Then you can measure, say, the area where you are going to put a sofa that you are about to model, then import the ruler into Blender and use it as a reference while you model the sofa (or whatever).  You will find that the ruler can be useful in a number of ways.  Now that you brought it up, this seems like a good excercise for the modeling class.  

[Rowan]

Ha Ha! That's cool, a ruler! Sorry but I think that's kind of funny.    I'm glad you'll be covering this in the class, because it's important. And I still don't know quite how to do it, so I'll just wait for the info in the class.

[Rowan]

New Problem (I posted this on the bethesda forums too but haven't gotten a reply yet):

I'm trying using TESAnnwyn to import a RAW file into my heightmap editor. But I need some help. I'm no coder or scripter. If someone could just tell me 1) where and how to install the TESAnnwyn files, and 2) what command to use in order to import my RAW file correctly. I generated the RAW file using Fractal World Explorer. It is the largest globe size possible, 2880 by 1440 I believe. Please tell me what other information you need.

Do you think it's better to use the globe or the square size? Or does it really matter?

Thanks

[_echo]

Blender units (BU) are as follows:

BU / 10

Really that simple.

IE, a 512x512 square in in oblivion would be 51.2x51.2 in blender.

Also, it helps to import a model for reference. IMHO, easer then a ruler.

[Rowan]

I'm not talking about the scale thing anymore. I was referring to heightmap editing for landscapes. I got a reply on the official forums though, so... it's OK. Also the person who replied, SgtSteve, just joined these forums too.