Hi all,

I used bullet physics and got a lot of problem because I don't use meters when I export mesh so I got big value that bullet physics doesn't like.

When I switched to meters I got very little object and all params hard coded I used of course became wrong.

My question is simple : Does the meters is used naturally or it's just a need for bullet physics only ?

Thanks

The scale you use obvious depends on what you are trying to achieve - using metres when modelling atoms wouldn't really be appropriate. However, for most 'real world' applications, metres generally make the most sense.

However, if your models/meshes use another scale, you can always rescale them in your vertex shader.

Out of interest - what scale are you currently using?

Out of interest - what scale are you currently using?

Generic Units from 3dsmax, but using the meters and export on FBX give a lot more little object.

The real problem is not the units because scaling can be used of course, the problem is the physic simulation.

I don't know why, but using Generic Units, so big value (1.57m is like 50, something like that), I got crash from bullet physics.

When I use little value, the crash is killed and all works fine but switch from one to another need to change all hard coded values.

It's really weird to use meters, you got really little values, so the question needed to be asked to have a view of that with you.

you use vector space of 3ds max, and moving those values towards a unit means scaling them. You should feed bullet with those absolute 3ds max space values, and your own graphic transforms you use on them , that work already in graphics as you wanted. If bullet comes asking a length unit, you should be able to absolutely ignore it, leaving all bullet space scale to 1.0 . I do not believe it forces a unit calibration. SI units are kg,s,m... but why would bullet need a length unit? if bullet can create primitives for you, but expects meter values, you will just have to calibrate those values to fit your graphic expectation (the 3ds max object space or so), or, set it with your graphic absolute values (unitless) resulting in perfect corelation with existent fed data in bullet . Bullet I believe will offer you second option primarily when creating primitives and transforming them.

In case I need to check corectness of abstract proportions in my game, I measure by the character, which I translate to the absolute values that I am using, meaning character equals 90.x of 3ds max unitless numbers, being in my object space 90.x as well.