Scale units Z-size

[Eikonium]

Hey guys,

• I currently try to change the ingame height of unit models to make them look taller (so it's not about changing the flying height, but the actual model Z-size).
  I thereby noticed that changing the Z-value in SetUnitScalePercent(unit, xvalue, yvalue, zvalue) doesn't seem to have any effect.
  
  Am I doing something wrong here? Is there another method of changing the Z-size?
  
  It doesn't have to be a unit btw - if you know, how to modify this for destructables or doodads (via trigger!), it's also fine. I know you can edit the Z-size of doodads by doubleclicking them in the editor after having placed them on the map. But my stuff is randomly generated during runtime, so that's not an option.
  
  
• Another question:
  I tried to use doodad models for animation dummy units, but they sometimes don't show up at all.
  One example is the model path Doodads\LordaeronSummer\Terrain\StoneWall0\StoneWall0, which works on doodads, but doesn't work on units.
  The editor even shows me a "Could not load file: Doodads\LordaeronSummer\Terrain\StoneWall0\StoneWall0.mdl" error, when I try to place the unit via Unit Palette.
  Is that because the model has multiple variations? How can I fix that?

Thank you in advance and best regards
Eikonium

 

[Planetary]

Regarding unit Z: unfortunately it will always default to uniform scaling as the Y and Z values don't actually do anything (not sure why they left those arguments in the function).

For the doodad issue: try adding the variant tag of the doodad you want it to be here:

edit: actually, that didn't work when I tried it. Could be possible models w/ variants are not able to be units.

edit: nevermind, they have split paths.

use this:
Doodads\LordaeronSummer\Terrain\StoneWall0\StoneWall02.mdl

 

[Eikonium]

1. Is there any other way to modify a units z-size?

2. Thanks, works perfectly!

 

[Planetary]

1. Requires editing the .mdx file in a 3D program

 

[Eikonium]

That's sad to hear, editing and reimporting is not an option for me. Thanks for your help!

 

[BradPittlord]

1. If the unit doesn't need to move, you can always place a z scaled doodad then a unit in the same spot with a model similar in size to that doodad and 'hide' the unit. Thus giving the illusion of a z scaled unit

 

[Eikonium]

1. If the unit doesn't need to move, you can always place a z scaled doodad then a unit in the same spot with a model similar in size to that doodad and 'hide' the unit. Thus giving the illusion of a z scaled unit

Sorry for the late response.
How exactly would you z-scale a destructible (via trigger)? I can't seem to find a JASS function for that purpose.