Unit size change

[ZiBitheWand3r3r]

I am trying to resize a hero model in War3 Model Editor (Magos)
It's Black Stan model: HeroMusashiMiyamoto.

In Model Editor I selected "select all" vertices, then in "Transformation" I used "Scaling"
x,y,z, to 1.35 and centre of scaling is "pivot point".

After this operation model is contorted / crooked (look at arms). Looks horrible. If I use centre of scaling "centre of mass" then model looks ok but part of his legs are under ground, so after "Transformation" -> "Translation" Z-23, it looks like a monster again. Help

 

[Mister_Haudrauf]

Making the model simply bigger won't work in most cases. You'll have to edit the bone structure too.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Making the model simply bigger won't work in most cases. You'll have to edit the bone structure too.

Yup, unfortunately. Magos (WC3 Editor) isn't the best program for rescaling models. If you, nevertheless want to scale it in Magos, you must also edit each bone's and helper's position manually by changing its x, y and z value in the Node Manager (very bothersome and time-consuming).
The best way for scaling an entire model is by using Oinkerwinkle's Geoset Translation.
Here you can DL all of the oinkerwinkle-tools

 

[GhostWolf]

A quick way is to scale the root bone with a global animation, but I agree that if you have the time and patience, scaling everything statically is better.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Or the last resort would be to scale the model ingames (in Warcraft 3 Editor), but this often brings undesired side effects with it, like everything related to that unit (spells it casts or projectiles it shoots) are also scaled up automatically.

 

[ZiBitheWand3r3r]

Thanks Uncle Fester, I got Geoset Translation tool
steps I made are:
opened in MdlVis model and saved as .mdl
used GeosetTranslation to resize model
opened im Magos, "calcualte extends" and save as .mdx
after import in war3 editor there is strange problem with shadows:
front view- left hero is resized , right is original

edit:
solved
converting mdx-mdl with MDLX Converter will not cause shadow bug. It seems that MdlVis was the cause of bug.