If I load an object with 100 % size marked it is much smaller then without this option checked.

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blMilWom_v4b with 100 %   -  V4.2  -  blMilWom_v4b without Percentage checked

Very strange

Just forgot the nudity tag

I believe that the wording next to the import option box is:-

"Percent of standard figure size"

This relates to the size of a standard Poser figure, whatever that is, not a percentage of this particular figure's size.

I think I misunderstood it to begin with also.

Did someone say "Figure Height?" ... :biggrin:

FYI - FWIW.

cheers,
dr geep
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No, Phil, it's not misunderstanding, I only shortend it a little bit. Usually if you import an object with 100 % of the standard figure size one would expect that the object has the same size as the original object. But, to be honest, this is also so in Poser 7.

 Thanks for the explanation, Geep.  As usual, it is some kind of weird arbitrary number.  Why they didn't pick SIX feet or ONE PNU is anyone's guess. I always wondered about the strange stupidity of it, myself.  Now I know.

Don't be surprised.  Try importing a scene with 100% ticked on and find that you need to increase the scale to 500% to make it fit your characters.

"Usually if you import an object with 100 % of the standard figure size one would expect that the object has the same size as the original object. "

This would only be true when the original object is already a Poser figure that happens to be the arbitrary figure size.  For most of the figure OBJ files, this is close enough to true that you will think it's the same size. 

But it is not true in general.  Most OBJ files made in most modelling apps are HUGE in the Poser world.  When you import without any check marks at all, (all the boxes blank) you'll see the true actual size.  Usually the OBJ will be as big as a city.   It's scary.

Quote - Usually if you import an object with 100 % of the standard figure size one would expect that the object has the same size as the original object. But, to be honest, this is also so in Poser 7.

No no. As it says, it's 100% of "Standard Poser Size", I believe it scales more or less after the size of Dork. So 100% of figure size will give you an obj that is somewhat shorter than the Generation 4 figures

If you uncheck the percentage you get the obj at its original size, which is usually HUGE when imported into Poser (depending on which modeling program it was made in)

You can import V4 with the percentage unchecked and still have her come in at the right size because she is already rescaled to Poser.

Usually when I import something I load a Poser figure into the scene as a crude measuring rod. Once it looks right compared tot he human, I note the scale and re-import with the new scale. In the case of some fridge magnets I just finished, they looked right at a scale of 7,5% so that was what I imported them as. 100% would have given me fridge magnets the size of a man L

The strage thing is, if you take V4, export the Wavefront.obj and load it again with 100% checked and next time unchecked you will see the same effect.

So, it really looks like Poser Universe has no scale. But the size of the dork is similar to the size of V4.

Quote - The strage thing is, if you take V4, export the Wavefront.obj and load it again with 100% checked and next time unchecked you will see the same effect.

So, it really looks like Poser Universe has no scale. But the size of the dork is similar to the size of V4.

May I respectfully disagree that Poser has "... no scale." ...  ... IMVHO

In the "Poser Universe" ... (regardless of which version is used. P4,5,6,7,8, etc) ...
A "Poser native unit" (when used) is identical to a "Wavefron OBJect unt"
e.g., 1.000 Pnu = 1.000 OBJ unit.

Almost all 3D modeling programs, et al, have the ability to Import/Export (or use) Wavefront OBJect units, e.g., UVMapper uses "Wavefront (obj) units" for it's internal "Models."

If one uses 1.000 Pnu = 100.0 inches (real world) then converting or scaling becomes a fairly simple process.

cheers,
dr geep
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when I import obj files into Poser, I always turn all the options off and things always come in the size I expect (unless I stuff up the scaling outside of poser that is)