How to find out the height of my character

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• crosswind Posts: 10,318

  August 26

  If without using Measure Metrics plugin ? You can use a primitive plane + Align plugin, i.e. stack the plane onto your character, then check Y Translate of the pane... as shown in the attached screenshot

  There'll be a tiny variance comparing to using Measure Metrics... but the measured value can be still usable.

  

  

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• ibr_remote aka infinity10 Posts: 588

  August 26

  crosswind said:

  If without using Measure Metrics plugin ? You can use a primitive plane + Align plugin, i.e. stack the plane onto your character, then check Y Translate of the pane... as shown in the attached screenshot

  There'll be a tiny variance comparing to using Measure Metrics... but the measured value can be still usable.

  Thank you.  
• jmucchiello Posts: 2,309

  August 26 edited August 26

  • T pose (or A pose) the figure. (No shoes)
  • Ctrl-D the figure, just in case
  • child a horizontal plane at y=0 to the figure
  • Set figure's x (or z) rotate to 180
  • Ctrl-D the figure
  • unparent the plane
  • y of plane is height of the figure.

  Post edited by jmucchiello on August 26
• ibr_remote aka infinity10 Posts: 588

  August 26

  jmucchiello said:

  • T pose (or A pose) the figure. (No shoes)
  • Ctrl-D the figure, just in case
  • child a horizontal plane at y=0 to the figure
  • Set figure's x (or z) rotate to 180
  • Ctrl-D the figure
  • unparent the plane
  • y of plane is height of the figure.

  OK, Thank you. Makes sense 
• alan bard newcomer Posts: 2,427

  September 4

  make a cube 1 foot x 1 x 1 
  next to character scale on Y until cube and character same height read the num the number 500 is 5 ft /550 is 5-6 /525 is 5-3 /575 is 5-9 /600 is 6 ft tall. 

   
• jmtbank Posts: 189

  September 4

  I haven't tried this prop. Looks free. I was searching for the one I use when I found it instead. There should be quite a few similar ones out there:

  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/28637/mwall-prop-for-daz-studio-measuring-tool-and-mwall-2-0

  Heres another one.

  https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/78860/measurement-bar
• ibr_remote aka infinity10 Posts: 588

  September 4

  @jmtbank - thank you for those links
• kyoto kid Posts: 42,443

  September 5 edited September 5

  ..there is also this

  https://www.deviantart.com/heryun/art/Daz-Freebie-Stadiometer-923869898

  I tested it with several base Daz G8 characters  and it is very accurate (note for G8 ad 9 characters the legs must be together - this can be done in Pose Controls/Legs)

  The height readings on the scale are in metric so you have to convert from/to English measure. It doesn't require using Iray view mode to read so it's easy to easier make height adjustments to the character.

  Here is a link to a thread post that has a list of female character heights  This is what I used for the tests.

  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/4914946/#Comment_4914946

  I've been using it ever since I learned about it.

  Post edited by kyoto kid on September 5
• ibr_remote aka infinity10 Posts: 588

  September 5

  kyoto kid said:

  ..there is also this

  https://www.deviantart.com/heryun/art/Daz-Freebie-Stadiometer-923869898

  I tested it with several base Daz G8 characters  and it is very accurate (note for G8 ad 9 characters the legs must be together - this can be done in Pose Controls/Legs)

  The height readings on the scale are in metric so you have to convert from/to English measure. It doesn't require using Iray view mode to read so it's easy to easier make height adjustments to the character.

  Here is a link to a thread post that has a list of female character heights  This is what I used for the tests.

  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/4914946/#Comment_4914946

  I've been using it ever since I learned about it.

   Thanks for this as well.  I'm mainly doing male characters, so I'll have to check heights.