Common mapping measurements

[Josh]

Here are some common measurements we are using:

• Stair steps should be 0.25m tall and 0.375m deep, with a width of at least 1.5m.
  
• Doorways should be 2.5m tall by 1.5m wide.
  
• Thin walls should be 0.25m thick.
  
• Thick walls should be 0.5m thick.
  

[gamecreator]

Thanks. I hope this information is also included in the tutorial.

[nate066]

whats the scale of the crawler model

[Josh]

He is a little short, but I scale him up to be about 1.8 meters tall.

 

These scales aren't designed to be precised real-world measurements, but rather large power-of-two numbers that line up on the grid easily. It makes the life of the map designer much easier because you don't have to do a lot of small adjustments.

[nate066]

ok thanks for the mesurments now i can model my map for the leadwerks engine

[nate066]

In 3ds max what should i be using for modeling measurements in 3ds max

[AggrorJorn]

@nate066, I would like to know this to. If you have found the answer could you let us know? thanks in advance.

[nate066]

@nate066, I would like to know this to. If you have found the answer could you let us know? thanks in advance.

a standard character is 1.9 inches tall in 3ds max

[Guppy]

a standard character is 1.9 inches tall in 3ds max

That explains a bit - every human size character created in max that I import into blender comes out at ~40m tall - which needless to say gives a bit of issues with clipping .

 

1.9 inches => x2.52 cmd = 4.788cm

 

190cm / 4.788cm gives roughly a scale factor of 40