Question

50 POINTS! - How to find scale of a design to real life?

(QUESTION EXPLANATION/CONTEXT)
So I have a culminating project and we need to make a 3D model of a bus shelter. My bus shelter is 14 inches high in the 3D modelling editor and supposed to be 157 inches in real life. I need the scale for that size. I am not sure how to find it. If you need any additional info about the design, just comment and I'll send it. ty!

Answer 1

To find the scale of your 3D model in relation to real life, you can use the following formula:

Scale = Real Life Size / Model Size

In your case, the real-life size of the bus shelter is given as 157 inches, and the model size is 14 inches. Plugging these values into the formula:

Scale = 157 inches / 14 inches

Scale ≈ 11.21

Therefore, the scale of your 3D model would be approximately 1:11.21. This means that one unit in your 3D model represents 11.21 units in real life. To convert any measurements from your 3D model to real-life measurements, you would multiply them by the scale factor.