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Scaling 2D Bounding Box Dimensions dynamically from 3D Head and Feet Coordinates

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1y ago · Apr 10, 2025 11:33 AM

Deriving bounding box height and width from head-to-feet distance with dynamic aspect ratio scaling.

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1y ago · Apr 10, 2025 12:51 PM

Calculate feet and head screen positions with WorldToScreen, compute delta height = feetY - headY, and set width = height * 0.55f.

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1y ago · Apr 10, 2025 6:51 PM

Adding an extra 10% vertical padding above the head position accounts for helmets and hats across different character models.

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