Posiible to measure the exact size of a prop and the exact position of it's vertices in 3d space?
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Is it posiible to measure the exact size of a prop and the exact position of it's vertices in 3d space in daz?
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You can get the exact position of the vertices from the .obj file. You'd need to export the prop as an .obj, then open it in notepad. However, it's not for the faint-hearted. Depending on the complexity of the prop, the vertice positions can go on forever.
As to size, right now there's no way to do it in Daz Studio, although I did put in a request for the Scene Info pane to include dimensions. Hopefully, that will be implemented soon. At the moment, it only gives the poly count.
There's an old script which I still use called 'SizeOf' which gives the exact dimensions of any selected object or figure, but I'm not sure if you can still get it. The script is listed here
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/296292/#Comment_296292
but the link
http://forumarchive.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=42323&highlight;=
doesn't appear to work.
I think you need to change something in the link to get to the old forums.
The old forum archive hasn't been accessible fo a couple of years or so.
I think this freebie script from Widdershins Studio (a vendor at Daz) will help.
For imported props, it's anybody's guess.
If you're trying to target a specific point on a prop for some reason (a script that makes a projectile travel?) then you can use the geometry editor to paint that spot and have the projectile target the paint.
I guess. Maybe. Sounds good, anyway.
There is extensive API exposed to script that allows retrieval of geometry information for a given object. I'll update the Geometry Info sample http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/geometry/geometry_info/start to include vertex position data later this evening.
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Measure Metrics (http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/plugins/measure_metrics/start) provides a means to measure various aspects of an object directly within Daz Studio.
The 1st link is broken.
Try this one http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/geometry/geometry_info/start
thanks