Scale or Height Morph?

JonasK

If I don't want all my characters to be the same height, I've been using the Scale option to scale them down a bit.  But I wonder if I should look into a height morph instead?  What are people's opinions on this?

FSMCDesigns

The base morphs in the store include a height morph https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-female-body-morphs

 

SixDs

The Scale option does exactly as one might assume: it scales the entire figure, either up or down, in all dimensions. In other words, one ends up with a smaller or larger version of the figure or character while maintaining the proportions. The Height slider, on the other hand, adjusts only the vertical (Y-axis height) of the figure or character from the neck down, while maintaining the width and depth proportions. The neck and head are largely unaffected and remain approximately the same size. As a consequence, adjusting the height slider up makes the figure/character taller but thinner proportionately, and adjusting the slider downwards makes the figure/character stockier. It is usually better to use the height slider first prior to spending time getting the body proportions where you want them, as these will be changed when the height slider is applied. If you are applying a pre-existing character morph, be advised that any difference in height between that character and the default will result in an additive effect if the Height slider is used.