Illustrated documentation is included.

Description

An antique Victorian balance scale of Eastern European design, it features tarnished brass hardware on a mahogany base.  The pans are made from polished hammered brass.  The scale arm can be rotated to either side about 18 degrees.  This scale shows gentle wear and can be used as a prop in any period or contemporary scene.

Usage:

The model is contained in a single .blend file with all textures/images/materials packed inside.  To use it you can append it into your scene as follows:

• Go to the File Menu and pull down to Append

• Find the Antique_Balance_Scale.blend file and double click on it.

• Double Click on the Collection icon

• Select the “Append_Antique_Balance_Scale” collection and click Append.

Note that the model components are all parented to a master Empty Item represented by the large labeled axis.  You can move or rotate this Empty Item to adjust the location and orientation of the model.  The balance arm can be rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise approximately 18 degrees.  To do this, click the wire sphere Empty Item and type R followed by Y and rotate as desired.

Technical:

The Antique Balance Scale was modeled in Blender 3.5.1 and utilizes PBR and procedural shaders.  The PBR shaders have some procedural adjustment to color and bump.  Materials work in both Cycles and Eevee.  If you are rendering in Eevee, enable Ambient Occlusion in the Render Properties panel and adjust the parameters to your liking.

Dimensions:  W: 29.6” (75.2 cm)  H: 40.7” (103.4 cm)  D: 9.8” (24.9 cm)

Vertex Count: 65,730

Face Count: 64,842

Textures:  3K, 4K PBR with procedural adjustments and procedural shaders.

Subdivision modifiers are used on some of the components to smooth the rendered result.  These modifiers are not currently set to display in the 3D viewport but will display when rendered.  They can be enabled in the viewport by clicking on the viewport icon in the modifier properties tab for those components.