Whats the size of 1 block?

[satiniize]

So like minecraft blocks are 1 meter in size so whats scrap mechanics?

[Sammy]

they probibly have none, why does it matter anyways. just call it units. a block is 1 x1 x1 units
1unit cubed

[BigHossREAL]

I did some math. the player character is about 5 blocks high give or take. The height of the average American male is 5 feet 9 inches. doing the math, a block is about 13.8 inches cubed.

[satiniize]

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[Pitchforque]

Mechanics have an exact height in blocks, where you can pass through a doorway of that certain height, but jumping doesn't do anything because your head is already touching the top. I can't remember, is it 5 blocks?

Based on the mechanics' proportions, they look like pretty short people. I think it's safe to say they are shorter than average. 5ft seems reasonable.

If that exact height I mentioned before is indeed 5 blocks then this would give a nice round number of 1 foot per block.

Are you trying to recreate something from real life, to scale?

[Spineless (S.E.L.)]

the character is closer to 7 blocks tall

[Lev]

I agree with crusher, 5 feet is good because (correct me if I'm wrong) I think the player is called a "Dwarf."

[Lev]

Does anybody know how large a world is?

[TakingFire]

Actually, you can figure out the size pretty easily. The mug is one block tall, and mugs average about 4-5 inches tall. Thie same can be said for the toilet paper roll, which would be 4.5 inches.

More examples:
The pallet, 6 inches tall
Traffic cone, 4 inches (11.8/3)
Mattress, 5 in. thick
Pillow, 4-6 inches

Now This does say some pretty weird stuff about the player, but there are a lot more item references than human ones.

TL;DR - I'd say about 5 inches

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[Redbaron]

5 feet or 25 inches? I'm currently recreating a lot of 1:1 scale WW2 vehicles (I'm currently working on the BV 238 with a wingspan of 60 meters) so I'd like it if someone could confirm since I'm almost done planning and am about to start constructing this behemoth.

[TakingFire]

Originally posted by Redbaron:

5 feet or 25 inches? I'm currently recreating a lot of 1:1 scale WW2 vehicles (I'm currently working on the BV 238 with a wingspan of 60 meters) so I'd like it if someone could confirm since I'm almost done planning and am about to start constructing this behemoth.

Well using the size of the objects, each block is half a foot, but when building replicas you should probably build based on the size of the player. Just start making some rectangles and see what makes sense.

[Redbaron]

Originally posted by TakingFire:

Originally posted by Redbaron:

5 feet or 25 inches? I'm currently recreating a lot of 1:1 scale WW2 vehicles (I'm currently working on the BV 238 with a wingspan of 60 meters) so I'd like it if someone could confirm since I'm almost done planning and am about to start constructing this behemoth.

Well using the size of the objects, each block is half a foot, but when building replicas you should probably build based on the size of the player. Just start making some rectangles and see what makes sense.

Okay, 1 foot makes sense, I was just confirming. Thanks for your input!

[KingNathantheIII]

One Block = 8.1 inches cubed

Since the global consensus for a Standard Guage railway is 1,435 mm, (or 4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in) I divided 1,435 by the Scrap Mechanic consensus for a Standard Guage railway, 7 blocks, to get 205 mm. Since 205 mm is about 8.07 inches, one block in Scrap Mechanic is 8.1 inches cubed. This checks out since the character is about six and a half blocks tall, the character is 52.65 inches tall, or about 4' 4".

[Elytraflight]

Hey all. Kind of late, but I have a definitive answer for everyone. According to Durf, a popular SM mod maker, a cubic meter is 4x4x4 blocks in the code for the game. Therefore, a block is 1/4 of a meter, (250 cm), or about 0.82 feet. The Scrap Mechanic character appears to be a midget with a height of 1 meter when crouched, and a height of 1.5 meters when standing up completely, and a width of 0.75 meters. (3.28 feet, 4.92 feet, 2.46 feet, respectively.) I must say to everyone, very creative ideas for how to calculate the size of a block, good job!

TL;DR: 4 blocks is a meter long.