Measure Metrics

jmucchiello

So, I've been here a little over two years. Whenever someone posts "they can't live without X", and I know I've never ever used X, I wonder what I'm missing.

Today it was Measure Metrics, which I apparently own, and it will attach a node to a figure that will then tell you the circumference of their waist and their inseems length. I can see being curious about these things. But "can't live without"? How often is the length of the leg important? And is there anything in the measurements that you can't measure by scaling a 1 m cube as needed?

Please enlighten me if Measure Metrics is something I've needed and not known.

Thanks.

paulawp (marahzen)

I found it helpful when I was in an early character creation phase. I've never really made it back to the point of serious character creation, so I can't say I've used it recently.

mrpenguin76

While the "Measurements" are nice to know, it is using the "Figure Metrics" script that can be invaluable.  This allows you to change the measurements (circumference) of your models Bust, Waist, Lower Hip, and Height by typing in the desired dimension in the unit of measure of your choice (in or cm, feet, etc..) so if you want to make that 36-24-36 (Mix-a-Lot says what) or something a little more extreme like 33-21-32 (White Christmas anyone? Vera is a Goddess) You can do that in a couple of seconds without trying to guess with the Mark One Eyeball.

So yeah it is a very useful tool for setting SOME exact measurments.

 

richardandtracy

I have it, and have really only used it out of interest. I know the figures I like and wanted to find some size details - see if they were 'real' shapes & sizes. The answer was, surprisingly, yes, and they were rather similar to the measurements of members of my family at similar apparent ages.

Regards,

Richard

 

jmucchiello

mrpenguin76 said:

While the "Measurements" are nice to know, it is using the "Figure Metrics" script that can be invaluable.  This allows you to change the measurements (circumference) of your models Bust, Waist, Lower Hip, and Height by typing in the desired dimension in the unit of measure of your choice (in or cm, feet, etc..) so if you want to make that 36-24-36 (Mix-a-Lot says what) or something a little more extreme like 33-21-32 (White Christmas anyone? Vera is a Goddess) You can do that in a couple of seconds without trying to guess with the Mark One Eyeball.

So yeah it is a very useful tool for setting SOME exact measurments.

What's funny about this is I've made NSFW images many times. I can't say I've ever really cared about those numbers on the models. Even I was making an image with the petite example above, who would need to know the 33-21-32 information "is accurate"? And who will notice if it's off by an inch in any direction? I suppose I do have an aversion to making models who look like specific people. So getting the "numbers right" is never a goal for me. As long as the Escher Girls website isn't pointing out mistakes in my renders, I'm good.

paulawp (marahzen)

My goal in using it was that I had well-established and documented characters, and while I had never previously contemplated the more detailed measurements, I certainly knew exact heights and general dimensions.

I used it with all of my characters at that time and was happy with the results. If I recall, the only problem I had was that I ran across some morphs that didn't register correctly; this was a long ago when I was still building characters with G8.1. I hadn't tinkered with it since because my general creation process stalled - not due to any fault or failing of this product at the time.

omvendt

I own it and like it but it is often easier to insert the generic G9 figure into the scene for comparison. I have rendered the (all too many) figures I own with the ghostly G9 and it makes it easy to quickly see who gets hired for a story.