HUMAN(nged)

generate human models based on parameters like height

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💅 HUMAN(nged) — the BRL-CAD user command, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to human from the BRL-CAD User Commands lineup — she's the nged command that literally builds people in your database. yes, actual whole humans. in geometry. slay.

✨ NAME ✨

human — generates human models based on parameters like height 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

human [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so the human command generates proportional, articulated human geometric models inside the BRL-CAD database — and by "models" we mean it's built out of primitives like spheres, truncated general cones, and cylinders. it's giving lowkey Frankenstein but make it CAD 💀✨

she calculates all the body proportions based on your target height, your percentile, and your stance/pose parameters. and the range?? iconic. you can generate a single human OR an entire grid-based "army" of human models. main character energy on an industrial scale, fr fr.

by default — like if you literally just type the command and nothing else — she generates a 50th-percentile male standing at 68 inches (5 foot 8 inches) tall named Body.c. that's the default. that's her. no cap.

🎀 Supported Options 🎀

  • -A — Auto mode. Automatically generates a 50th-percentile human model. zero thoughts, just vibes ✨
  • -b — Bounding boxes. On top of the human geometry, she also generates a set of corresponding bounding boxes. super useful for collision and clearance testing 🫶
  • -H height — Specifies the total height of the generated human in inches (default: 68.0). yes inches. she's committed to the bit 👑
  • -n name — Specifies the root combination name for the generated human (default: Body.c). name her. she deserves it 💖
  • -N num — Army generation. Generates a square grid of humans. the total number of humans generated will be num squared (e.g., -N 4 creates an army of 16 humans). an ARMY. 💀🔥
  • -p percent — Specifies the percentile scaling (1 to 99) for the human's proportions (default: 50) 📏
  • -s pose — Specifies an integer stance/pose ID. pick a pose, any pose 🧚
  • -t / -T — Output (-t) or input (-T) a text file containing bounding box measurements 🎀
  • -v / -V — Output (-v) or input (-V) a verbose text file containing all human measurements. the whole lore, written down 🌸
ok bestie read the caps carefully: -t and -T are NOT the same flag, and neither are -v and -V. lowercase = output, uppercase = input. do not mix them up, i'm begging 🙈

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

💜 Example 1. Generate a custom human model

mged> human -H 72 -n TallGuy.c -p 90

Generates a 90th-percentile human model that is 72 inches (6 feet) tall under the root combination name TallGuy.c. he's tall, he's confident, he's a combination. periodt 💅

💜 Example 2. Generate an army of bounding boxes

mged> human -b -N 4 -n Soldier.c

Generates a 4x4 grid (16 total) of default 5-foot-8 humans with their respective bounding boxes, prefixed with the name Soldier. sixteen identical soldiers. nothing ominous about that at all. nope. 🫶😭

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

BRL-CAD Team 👑

🍓 BUG REPORTS 🍓

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org. if something's broken, tell the devs — they're nice, i promise 💖

and that's the whole page babes 🦋 — brought to you by BRL-CAD, filed under HUMAN(nged). go build a person, you've got this ✨🎀

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