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Point Cloud - object unit in meter not feet?

Anonymous
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I am not certain why this is the case but after importing my point cloud the object unit says it is in meters even though the rest of my model is in feet.

Where does the unit format comes from and how can I change it to feet without changing its size?
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David Maudlin
Virtuoso
vgodzb:

Maybe this is too obvious but I don't have a point cloud to test: right above the Model Scale dimensions in your screen shot is a Model Unit pop-up list, does this not change the units?

David
David Maudlin / Architect
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Anonymous
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The object is currently the right size, and the units should be feet displayed not meters.
David wrote:
vgodzb:

Maybe this is too obvious but I don't have a point cloud to test: right above the Model Scale dimensions in your screen shot is a Model Unit pop-up list, does this not change the units?

David
David Maudlin
Virtuoso
vgodzb:

The units in your screen shot are for setting the correct unit (meter, feet, etc.) for the imported file. I don't think there is a setting to change the unit type for resizing.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
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