Quote - 1. How can I measure something in Poser? I downloaded a few free models of guns, and swords and such, but I have no idea how to make sure they're the right size for the model. It seems that I can only size things by percentage, but this means nothing and end up guessing.

Are there rulers or something that I can use in Poser?

There are rulers, but there are at least 3 disputed scales that should be used.

You actually contradicted yourself, because the Poser Native Unit doesn't represent anything we all agree on. Therefore, you size things by percentage, PRECISELY because that is all that matters. Consider this: If you attach all your props (except your "ruler") to each other and scale them all up together, do they look different with respect to each other? Nope.

If you know that one gun is 10% longer than another, then set the scale of your reference gun to 110%. Scale the other until it is the same length. Then set the first back to 100%. They are now correct with respect to each other.

But I'm sure a bunch of people will come along and suggest rulers, but you'll have to decide which scale to use.

The disputed scales are with regard to the meaning of one Poser Native Unit or PNU, which happens to also be the same as the dimensionless quantities found in OBJ files.

1 PNU can be = 96 inches, 100 inches, or 103.2 inches

You have to choose a scale, then somebody will supply a ruler for it.

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