need math help with scaling skybox prop

[poseyjmac]

im scaling an object that will look appropriate in the skybox. basically i need to get it 20 times smaller than it is now. now at the transform menu when i put in the scale factors, what would they be for making it 20 times smaller? i know its probably simple math to some, i just don't know though

 

[poseyjmac]

ok i figured it out, it was simpler than i thought. i just divide by 20, and make it that many units for each axis. didn't have to use transform.

i dont know why, but i can be on a problem for a long time and not figure it out, but once i post a question on the forum, i suddenly figure it out just minutes later. maybe one of you is channeling psychic energy. i dont know heh

 

[Cunbelin]

1/20 * 1 = scaling factor
But I thought it was 1/16th for 3D skyboxes.

1/20 = 0.05

1/16 = 0.0625

hope that helps.

 

[poseyjmac]

ahh thanks, good to know. yea default is 16, i have mine set to 20 though

 

[Revenge]

But does changing the scale actually have any effect? The source sdk docs make it sound like you can only go up to scale of 16...