0005472: Request to change grid from inches to centimeters (x2.54)

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0005472	DarkRadiant	Map Editing	public	29.12.2020 22:22	16.01.2021 16:56

Reporter	elojalapeno	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	normal	Reproducibility	always
Status	feedback	Resolution	open
Product Version	2.10.0

Summary	0005472: Request to change grid from inches to centimeters (x2.54)
Description	Would it be possible to implement centimeter grid scale? I'm using Dark Radiant primarly for UE4, and I would like a more snapping values for my assets. It's hard to snap modules with inches back in UE4. So scaling it by 2.54 would be beneficial to my needs. What do you think?
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greebo 04.01.2021 01:59 administrator ~0013355 Last edited: 04.01.2021 02:00 View 2 revisions	Isn't the DarkRadiant grid just numbers without units? If you draw a flat patch and snap it from -60 from 60, there's nothing telling us that the width is 120 centimeters or 120 feet. What's the workflow from DR to UE4? Is there a model export involved, or why are the units not working in UE4?

orbweaver 16.01.2021 16:56 developer ~0013460	I agree with Greebo's comment. As far as I know there is no assumption by DarkRadiant that grid units represent inches, so I'm not sure what we could change that would make any difference here. This seems more like an issue with the model export workflow, either in the exporter plugin or the configuration of the initial scene.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
29.12.2020 22:22	elojalapeno	New Issue
04.01.2021 01:59	greebo	Note Added: 0013355
04.01.2021 01:59	greebo	Status	new => feedback
04.01.2021 02:00	greebo	Note Edited: 0013355	View Revisions
16.01.2021 16:56	orbweaver	Note Added: 0013460