Taking Measurements in Tracker | Biomechanics | University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska at Omaha

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Biomechanics

For this tutorial we’ll be using Tracker, which can be downloaded in order to take anthropometric measurements.

Download Tracker

Once you’ve opened the program, navigate to File > Open File and find your desired image.

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To calibrate the measurements, go to Track > New > Calibration Tools > Calibration Stick

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Place the calibration stick on the ruler, match it up to 1cm on the image, & enter 1.

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To take measurements, go to Tracks > New > Measuring Tool > Tape Measure.

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Take all of the measurements included in this image.

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Copy the image by going to Edit > Copy Image > Main View

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Finally, save the image as a jpeg. This is the picture that will be used to fit the Cyborg Beast in Blender.