Since very long time I asked me "what are these stupid units used by Poser's import options?"
So, I get so bored today that I tried to understand a little bit more about it.
At first I modelled a 1m edge length cube in x0y0z0 position with my modeller software and save it as object file.
I imported it in Poser with the scale option 100% (Import option parameter).
The cube appear in the correct position. But are the cube's dimensions correct?
To measure this cube in Poser, only one solution (compare it to itself): I duplicated it and moved it in the x direction, until the edges been in coincidence.
The result should be 1000 (because I use normally the 'mm' unit in Poser). But I was surprise to find x=1828.345
Now, who could explain me why this strange result? I mean why this cube measure now 1.828345 m?
Ok, no explanations for now!! ... I continued my investigation.
This time, I imported the same cube without these scale's options. As everybody know, the Poser's world is very small and after a lot of "unzoom" I find my cube in a very big dimension.
I used the same method to measure it : Guess the result?
x=103200 ?????? What to hell it means???
I decreased now the scale of this cube at 1% with the poser prop parameter and find, with the same measurement method, that my cube measures now 1.032m length ???
But the best is coming!I gone back again in my preferred modeller software and modelled now a parallelepiped 2m length, 1m width and 1m height and save it as object file.
I imported it in Poser, using my knowledge of the preceding experiences.(It means using the 100% scale's parameters in the import object file's options)
I used again the same measurement's method, and found at my greatest surprise:
a parallelepiped with the following dimensions : 1.828345m length 0.914175m width and 0.914175m height ?????
So, now, my conclusions : First : when you import an object using 100% as scale parameter in the import object parameters, Poser sets the biggest dimension at 1.828345m length.
Secondly : when you remove this option, Poser multiply by 103.2 the object's dimensions.
Strange but true.
How it's possible to work with a so incredible software??? Who could explain me from where come this strange constants : 1.828345 and 1.032 ???
I tried to find an explanation ... using every constants I know with the royals units ... nothing fit!!!
I don't want to stay stupid, but only for my personal knowledge, I'm really curious to know why to use so strange and useless constants ???