Banana for Scale

[mkessler]

I know this will sound a little cheeky, but I have legitimately found myself wanting a quick way of throwing in something to demonstrate scale, and if we are going to be perfectly honest, the banana is the de-facto scale comparison.

Yes, I could model a banana and import it into each design, but Fusion360 seems 'cool' enough to have this as a feature :).

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@mkessler wrote:

...if we are going to be perfectly honest, the banana is the de-facto scale comparison.

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What is the source of this information?

[seth.madore]

Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, most social media channels 😂

[TheCADWhisperer]

Oh, OK.

I am not familiar with those sources.

Not places where I spend my time.

[mkessler]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana-for-scale 

Im still serious though, nearly everyone instinctively knows what size a banana is.

[seth.madore]

Which one should we use?

[mkessler]

Haha, can I get a banana in the photo of those bananas for scale?

[mkessler]

If you were to turn this into a real feature btw, I would imagine as a general “scale reference object” as an inspection mode similar to cross section analysis or something like that where you can drop one in and easily make comparisons, turn it on/off.  Throwing in a human for scale or other placeholder objects that are purely for intuitive reference or to sell a design to someone who doesn’t think in standard measurements would legitimately be valuable.

Basically a referenced design with a transient or modal display as a first class feature.

Throwing a default or option of it being a banana just earns you cool factor.

[Stuart-H]

Just include a 6inch/150mm rule/scale that would do it😱