Size matters

Hi

I assume I could adjust the height of the model in Free.Posture.Move by
including a uniform scale factor to every segment in
ScalingStandard.Any however is there a single variable which represents
height?

Ta!

James

Hi James,

Size does indeed matter, but contrary to real life you get to decide
your own in AnyBody. When you select the scaling in the main file of
the FreePostureMove application you have to make two choices. The
first one is the scaling method. We do not recommend universal
scaling because it contradicts a well-established method of scaling
in biology. The best method is ScalingLengthMassFat. The other two
options are mostly included for completeness.

Once you have chosen a scaling method you need to choose a body size.
This is done by means of an include file. I think in the official
version of StandingModelMove only the AnyAnne file is listed. But if
you look closer in the directory
BRep\Aalborg\Scaling\AnyFamily
you will see that there are several files to choose from.

In principle, each of these files needs to specify just the length
and mass of each segment in the model. This can be done on an
individual basis with simply a number for each property. But it can
also be done by listing each of these numbers as simple functions of
other parameters. This is the way a part of the AnyJack file is made.
In this file you can see that the segment masses are fractions of the
Body_Mass variable defined near the top of the file. It is quite easy
to modify the file and make the segment lengths similar functions of,
for instance, body_height.

So the easiest way would be to make that change in one of the
AnyFamily files, save it under a new name, and include it in the Main
file.

I hope this answers the question and that you will obtain the size
you are looking for :wink:

Best regards,
John

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wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I assume I could adjust the height of the model in
Free.Posture.Move by
> including a uniform scale factor to every segment in
> ScalingStandard.Any however is there a single variable which
represents
> height?
>
> Ta!
>
> James
>