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[aned48]

Im having a big scale issue when I bring my script into 3ds max.

everything is super tiny. Ive been trying to put manual trackers in but I'm having a problem assigning a dimension to them.

thanks

[borgus]

hi!
how do you apply your coord-system in SE? do you have one?

[aned48]

I have been placing trackers and assigning distances to them hoping the scale would translate over.

thanks

[borgus]

what do you mean with distances? you should only have one size constraint per coordinate system. eather you difine the scaling with a locked point (for instance using the 3* method) or you use a single distance constraint.

cheers,

Sebastian

[aned48]

i have been using the 3 method but im not positive im doing it right. should the 3 points all lay on the same plane.

[borgus]

yes they should, because you define the orign, a point on the x axis with a defined distance to the orign (-> axis control window) and one point on the ground.
you should def. check out the manual for that.

cheers

[Piggly]

A similar problem happens when using the new function Autoplace, you may find that seems to overide any distance constraint you may have.
Check your units you are exporting in also- in your preference settings.

[Shawn Driscoll]

I ran into the same scale problem when importing data into modo. I narrowed it down to my MP4 footage having to much depth to it. I'm in a plane, flying across a desert. When I shortened the length of the footage tracked, the scale for the tracking data improved. My lens went from 238mm to 130mm. So that helped also.

Now I realize that if I use such a grand view shot again, I shouldn't be adding cars and homes and trees on my filmed terrain. I should add mega structures and arcologies instead to better match the scale of my tracking points.