setp setl setr info and details

Miwarre · Aug 30th 2016

As I collected the below info to help my working with plank & beam constructions, I thought they might be useful to other too. All linear sizes assume the semi-official size of 1 block = 50 cm.

setp (SET Position increment)

Setting	Units	Size of 1 step	Steps to span a block
low	20	2.5 cm	20
default	10	1.25 cm	40
high	5	0.625 cm	80
veryhigh	1	0.125 cm	400

1 setp unit = 0.125 cm

setl (SET Length increment)

Setting	Units	Size of 1 step	Steps to span a block
low	20	10 cm	5
default	10	5 cm	10
high	5	2.5 cm	20
veryhigh	1	0.5 cm	100

1 setl unit = 0.5 cm (= 4 x setp unit)

setr (SET Rotation increment)

Setting	Units	Angle	Steps for 90°
low	45	45°	2
default	15	15°	6
high	5	5°	18
veryhigh	1	1°	90

1 setr unit = 1°

Plank thickness: 2 x setp default steps = 2,5 cm.

zfoxfire · Aug 30th 2016

What are you using to make the assumption of a block being .5m^3 ?
I mean...it's probably correct or close but I wouldn't mind knowing what the official block size is.

Miwarre · Aug 30th 2016

If I am not horribly mistaken, @red51 once said that 1 block is "more or less 50cm" in a post that I'll try to find.

Deirdre · Aug 30th 2016

Quote from zfoxfire

What are you using to make the assumption of a block being .5m^3 ?
I mean...it's probably correct or close but I wouldn't mind knowing what the official block size is.

Die normal Blocksize is 0,5 m or 50 cm, if you meant that.

Maximum lenght of a woodplank or beam is 3m. Every step you shorten the lenght is 5 cm less.

@MiwarreThanks. I didn't know the "setl" so far.

But I don't understand what you mean with "setr" and steps for 90°. 2 steps to get 90° of a circle or what do you mean?

Miwarre · Aug 30th 2016

One (semi-)official source for the 50cm block size might be this one (but I was actually remembering a different one, probably in English).

EDIT: sorry, @Deirdre, but your explanation using the plank max length either looks circular or simply postpones the issue: yes, assuming the plank max length is 3 m, it is possible to deduct the block size from it; still that assumption has to be grounded somehow...

zfoxfire · Aug 31st 2016

Quote from Miwarre

One (semi-)official source for the 50cm block size might be this one (but I was actually remembering a different one, probably in English).

Good enough

Eomaetheus · Oct 26th 2016

Thanks for posting this! Do you know if there are ways of resizing blocks? I understand that block dimension is uniform across all block types and that block size can be mimicked using altered dimensions of beams, and even planks to an extent, but I wasn't sure if there are similar console commands for blocks.

Miwarre · Oct 27th 2016

Quote from Deirdre

But I don't understand what you mean with "setr" and steps for 90°. 2 steps to get 90° of a circle or what do you mean?

Sorry for being so late, I didn't notice your last question when you posted it! What I mean is that, in order to rotate a piece by 90°, as many steps are required for each setr setting level

Quote from Eomaetheus

Thanks for posting this! Do you know if there are ways of resizing blocks? I understand that block dimension is uniform across all block types and that block size can be mimicked using altered dimensions of beams, and even planks to an extent, but I wasn't sure if there are similar console commands for blocks.

As far as I know, no, blocks cannot be resized. In fact, they are a kind of 'unit measure' for anything else. Developers have repeated that the building system is being reworked and will be the topic of a future update; there have been suspects that this update will allow bocks to be resized, but so far nothing is certain.

Eomaetheus · Oct 27th 2016

Quote from Miwarre

As far as I know, no, blocks cannot be resized. In fact, they are a kind of 'unit measure' for anything else. Developers have repeated that the building system is being reworked and will be the topic of a future update; there have been suspects that this update will allow bocks to be resized, but so far nothing is certain.

Okay, thanks for clarifying! It makes sense to have some rule of thumb measurement, but at the same time it'd be great to create an even greater array of building options.

zfoxfire · Oct 27th 2016

scalable and rotatable blocks are intended but they will be construction objects that look like blocks therefore will not have the same limitations of the block grid. This will likely happen sometime next year when the construction system is improved.

I am really really reeeeeeeeaaallllllyyyyyyyyy looking forward to this so I can start building nice looking stuff out of tiny blocks and also houses built at any angle.

zfoxfire · Oct 27th 2016

Miwarre, isnt a block 0.5m cubed?

Deirdre · Oct 27th 2016

Quote from zfoxfire

Miwarre, isnt a block 0.5m cubed?

This is correct. I'm not Miwarre,
but a block is 0,5m cubed.

Miwarre · Oct 27th 2016

Quote from zfoxfire

Miwarre, isnt a block 0.5m cubed?

No, a block is not 0.5m³; as its side is 0.5m, its volume is 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 m³ = 0.125m³.

Deirdre · Oct 28th 2016

Quote from Miwarre

No, a block is not 0.5m3; as its side is 0.5m, its volume is 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 m3 = 0.125m3.

This is maths I see.
What I meant is every side of a block (block has a cube form) has 0,5 m from every side I have a look at it.
I didn't see it in any mathematical form.

Miwarre · Oct 28th 2016

Quote from Deirdre

This is maths I see. What I meant is every side of a block (block has a cube form) has 0,5 m from every side I have a look at it.
I didn't see it in any mathematical form.

I suspected this, but given the the above discussion about the 'actual' block size, I preferred to be explicit. Anyway, the important is to understand each other...

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