Exercise: Convert a cloud from a unit to another

Open the file BestFitOnRef.3dr.

This file contains several clouds in meters and one in feet as well as a reference mesh in meters. Show only the clouds named "Aligned Dam" and "Aligned Dam in ft" and press A to make a Zoom All. Select both clouds, right click and select Properties. Have a look at the size of each cloud: one is roughly 3 times bigger than the other.

To do the conversion, select the cloud in feet and then go to Resize. Define the center (0, 0, 0). Then, select the option Same scale for X, Y and Z and enter 0.3048 (converting feet to meters requires a multiplication by 0.3048). Press OK. Have a second look at the properties; the size is now exactly the same.

Before resize

After resize

Aligned Dam: CLOUD
500 000 points
Max dimension: 30.7162 m

Aligned Dam in ft: CLOUD
500 000 points
Max dimension: 100.775 m

Aligned Dam: CLOUD
500 000 points
Max dimension: 30.7162 m

Aligned Dam in ft: CLOUD
500 000 points
Max dimension: 30.7162 m