My static mesh is too small [ FBX import problem ]

anonymous_user_6ba3ae1a1 · September 23, 2014, 10:15pm

My project inside 3ds max is set to meters, im exporting to FBX with UV1 e UV2, FBX 2013 ASCII, unit millimeters…i cant see my cube even if i scale it 1000x

darthviper107 · September 23, 2014, 10:26pm

Make sure to use Centimeters inside 3ds Max as your units

anonymous_user_0df12f74 · September 23, 2014, 10:37pm

And change your FBX export setting as well, change it back to centimeters, millimeters will not work.

anonymous_user_6ba3ae1a1 · September 23, 2014, 11:29pm

guys i change to centimeters but still not working

anonymous_user_6ba3ae1a1 · September 23, 2014, 11:48pm

i found the problem was the pivot point was far away from 0,0,0
thanks guys

anonymous_user_3af907a2 · April 25, 2016, 9:41pm

Make sure to use Centimeters inside 3ds Max as your units
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Can Units be changed mid process?
I have started with feet/inches. If I change units to cm and export will that work?

darthviper107 · April 25, 2016, 9:46pm

If you’ve been modeling in centimeters and you want to instead switch to inches, then you can make a new scene, change the units to inches and then merge the other scene. The scale of the objects will then be correct so that 1 inch = 2.54cm
You can also use method to scale rigged meshes, since you can’t just use the scale tool.

anonymous_user_3af907a2 · April 25, 2016, 9:51pm

thanks
I was asking about the reverse, moving from inches to cm but I assume the same holds true for that.
I’m also concerned with exporting an accurate scale.
Can I change the units in the export settings or does that need to be done in the program prior to export?