scale problems

[Da_elf]

ive got a rigged human character that i downloaded but im having problem with the scale she was modeled in. basically its file units were ser to generic and the scene scale was 1unit=1inch but when i change my units to feet and inches which is what i always model in i get her being 17 feet tall. when i select the biped and rescale it her body goes to the right hight but things like the eyes dont resize properly. when i set scene scale 0.39units = 1 inch i get close to what i need but i cant leave the scene scale like that. i need to find out how to reset my scene scale to 1 unit = 1 inch yet let my models keep their dimensions. and if you merge a biped into another scene with a different scale the character folds up. I dont know what to do.

[RErender]

Have you tried the "rescale world units" in the utility panel, might work, probably not. :P

I have read that it is very dificult to rescale biped rigs, never had to do it though.

[Da_elf]

nope. didnt work

[Morbid Angel]

elf, make a clean scene with correct scale that works for you. Then you need to go to units setup/system units setup and uncheck respect system units in files. After that you can merge your rig and it should come in at the correct scale.

[Da_elf]

that didnt work either.

[panthon]

You can always use a point cache modifier with your animated character, delete the biped bones, and voila, u can resize your mesh without an issue

[Da_elf]

well then i can delete my bones and do that without the point cache mehod. im not talking about an aniated character. im talking about a rigged static character waiting to have anim added. my max default is 1unit = 1 inch and i always model in feet with decimal inches. therefore i would like this model to be the right size so that when ever i need it i dont need to go through a whole lot of trouble to get it to work.

[panthon]

Have how u scaled the biped? It should be scaled through figure mode, changing the height parameter. Why does this character has the eyes as separate objects? Could u afford to attach the eyes to the mesh, so that they scale properly as a whole mesh? Obviously the resulting mesh should have the skin modifier applied to it. This way, when u changed the biped height, the mesh would adapt itself to this new condition.

[Da_elf]

yeah. but then th eyes wont be able to move. ive never seen an animatable character whoes eyes were attached. and yes i did rescale it in figure mode

[dellis]

Da_elf

This might not be the best method but you can make a dummy object and then link the bip01 to the dummy......then you can scale the dummy. Like i said though.....this is prolly not the best methodcause it might cause some problems with the skinning and such....but give it a whirl.

[Morbid Angel]

elf i got another idea:
try xref scene into your fresh scene with the model, bind the xref to a dummy and scale that. Then merge the xref scene.