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• In order to build at Real-World Scale, you should focus on the System Unit Scale value. To access it, do the following: From the 3ds Max menu, choose Customize -> Units Setup… Change the System Unit Scale to Centimeters, and click OK.

• While using real-world scale is a requirement for CheckMate Pro Certification, it is also essential when creating any scenes that you wish to sell on TurboSquid. It ensures that all components interact without creating conflict or confusion that would otherwise interrupt the scenery.

• Rather than modeling in generic units in your 3D application of choice (which is often the default), we recommend that you first set the scale in your application so that modeling can be done in centimeters for small or medium object and meters or kilometers for larger objects.

If a model is not made to real-world scale the customer will have to scale and tweak it themselves, either by taking the time to look up measurements or by estimating, slowing down production and possibly ruining the impact of their scene. No one wants this.

The Real World was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. It focuses on the lives of a group of strangers who audition to live together in a house for several months, as cameras record their interpersonal relationships. The show moves to a different city each season.

In order to build at Real-World Scale, you should focus on the System Unit Scale value. To access it, do the following: From the 3ds Max menu, choose Customize -> Units Setup… Change the System Unit Scale to Centimeters, and click OK.

The recent TF2 update added a new command that allows you to use world models (that's you in thirdperson) for your first person view.