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[question] does CC have a meassuring tool

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Does Character Creator have a measuring tool similar to this Daz Studio plug-in?
It can either be built-in or a plug-in, it dosn't matter.
I ask because I used to scale body parts (up or down) to achivie realistic measurements using such a tool, and I think it helps guide you in making a life-like human model instead of just eye balling the screen.
Thanks for your time and help.
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https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/6fee3b09-68c0-4a84-84d0-62ac.jpgI created an 8 foot ruler according to CC unit. I used a prop block and flattened it. It is probably accurate to within a couple of inches.  In CC you can have the unit displayed in feet or centimeters. You have to go to the top
panel and click on preferences, that is where you can change the unit. You can download the ruler from my YT page. I thank God for helping me.

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michaelrbarton (3/15/2022)
I used a prop block and flattened it.

How might I do that with a circumference?
When I talked about measurements, I was talking about chest, hips, and waist.
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I downloaded a free belt prop from Free 3D, created by printable  models. I applied to my character and used an online Ellipse calculator.
My characters waist is 34.86 inches. It was 1.05 feet x 0.79 feet. that is 12.6 x 9.48 when I googled answer.
Then you take half of each number 6.3 and 4.74 = 34.86 inch waist.https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/d755cddf-b91f-42a9-a7ef-487b.jpghttps://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/9f6525f7-e797-4075-a59a-ece5.jpghttps://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/2969abaf-3ed4-46a1-b4ac-ec8c.jpg I thank God for helping me.


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michaelrbarton (3/15/2022)
I downloaded a free belt prop from Free 3D, created by printable  models.

Ah, sorry, I forgot to reply sooner.

Sounds like it would just be easier if I export an OBJ, and measure it within Daz.
Or if I can make a cylinder, make it the size I want for a given area and adjust the body part of the size of the cylinder.

Thanks again for answering my question.
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