Using Expresso to display measurements
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I'm working on a template for adding dimension lines to model objects. I want to have the measurement (in inches) to display at the midpoint of the line. However, I can't get the numbers displayed to match the measurement it's calculated from. I feel like the units in the calculation are different from what appears in the number field. So it may just be a setting checkbox - though everything I can see is in inches. Project attached.
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Hi fordmar,
Thanks for the file!
198.12 cm equals 78 inches.
Let me know if that works for you.
The Formula node (abs($1)) takes the negative out, so you have positive (absolute) values all the time.
Here is your file back.
Cheers
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Ah - the Math:Multiply node is a conversion factor - converting cm to inches? That works. But I would have expected C4D to have a preset for that - so you don't have to put it in "by hand." Not surprising that Cinema operates natively in metric. We Americans are slow to change
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Thanks for the feedback, fordmar.
Your scene was set to Centimeter, perhaps try inches in the Project Settings> Scale, Or check the Preferences> Units.
Don't worry; even last week, I couldn't directly pinpoint if an M2 or M2.5 screw/bolt or a #2-56-3/8" went missing on my Follow Focus. It was the latter. (I measured 2.2 mm, so I searched. But I have never heard about 2-56 UNC)
I find the Inch with decimal points (instead of fractions) confusing, even after being in California for 18 years. I think growing up in one system leaves a mark.Cheers
