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BSquaredeighteen · 4th September 2012, 10:33 AM

Re: Did you have Sketchup set to imperial units?

No. Everything (e.g., Dimensions and Tape Measure tools) read inches and feet.

Re: If you used Collada .dae, you can look at the file and see if a unit is specified.

I opened one of the .dae files in Notepad. I skimmed through the first part, but it didn't show me anything about dimensions. Is there one or more words I should search for?

Re: AC3D units are non-specific but for X-Plane, I think it's usually 1 AC3D unit = 1m.

In the X-Plane.org forum, someone suggested that what I estimated as 2.6 percent might actually be 2.54, as in how many centimeters equals one inch. Does that suggestion make sense?

A closer examination showed me that 2.6 percent does indeed create a slightly larger object than the SketchUp original; for example, 4.93 inches long versus an original 4.87 inches.

This is new territory for me, but you can tell that from my questions.

Bill

4th September 2012, 10:33 AM	#3
BSquaredeighteen Junior Member Advanced member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 26	Re: Scaling Issue for SketchUp Models Imported to AC3D Re: Did you have Sketchup set to imperial units? No. Everything (e.g., Dimensions and Tape Measure tools) read inches and feet. Re: If you used Collada .dae, you can look at the file and see if a unit is specified. I opened one of the .dae files in Notepad. I skimmed through the first part, but it didn't show me anything about dimensions. Is there one or more words I should search for? Re: AC3D units are non-specific but for X-Plane, I think it's usually 1 AC3D unit = 1m. In the X-Plane.org forum, someone suggested that what I estimated as 2.6 percent might actually be 2.54, as in how many centimeters equals one inch. Does that suggestion make sense? A closer examination showed me that 2.6 percent does indeed create a slightly larger object than the SketchUp original; for example, 4.93 inches long versus an original 4.87 inches. This is new territory for me, but you can tell that from my questions. Bill __________________ Let your imagination take flight!