# model measuring
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/model-measuring/417078
**Category:** News & General Discussion
**Created:** [July 1, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/model-measuring/417078 "2010-07-01T06:10:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Codster](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Codster)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/model-measuring/417078/1 "2010-07-01T06:10:34Z")
Ok so me and my bro are making this snowboarding game and everything was going ok intill I decided
to make everything the right scale but I can’t seem to figure out how to measure anything.
Is the grid in the backgrounded in square meters or what? Anyway though any tips and tricks would be much appreciated.
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### Author:  [@andeeeee](https://discussions.unity.com/u/andeeeee)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/model-measuring/417078/2 "2010-07-01T14:17:54Z")
At the highest level of magnification, the grid squares are 1 unit wide which, long story short, is equivalent to 1 metre in Unity. A handy trick to get an impression of scale is to create a cube or sphere near to your object for comparison.
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### Author:  [@Codster](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Codster)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/model-measuring/417078/3 "2010-07-01T18:41:34Z")
Thanks andeeee