Minifigure Dimensions

leopard37

So I'm filling out missing information in my store, 4-Lom is missing actual dimensions (shipping estimate exists). All parts contain dimensions in their uncolored form. Should this not fill in the dimensions? I realize they change slightly when assembled, but is this not possible?

Tyson.

Lawrence

We would like to do automated shipping dimensions but this isn't something that's been implemented. Dimensions are copied if another Minifigure has the exact same inventory with only decoration differences

leopard37

I have a suggestion for shipping dims automation:

Take https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-the-big-bad-wolf-minifigure as example.

Take the minimum dimension from all dims in inventory:

Head: 17mm
Torso: 8 mm
Legs: 9 mm

The maximum for this set should be = to the height for the overall shipping minifigure (ie the head can be turned for shipping)

So now we have [blank] L x [blank] W x 17mm H.

I think than taking the additive of the Length and Width is a fair approximation on the other two.

Head: 24mm x 17mm x 24mm
Torso: 16mm x 8mm x 19mm
Legs: 16mm x 9mm x 20mm

That would give 56 mm x 34mm x 17mm shipping dimensions which I think is close enough to be reasonable.

Thoughts?

Lawrence

It's certainly something we'd like to look into implementing, but isn't something we have scheduled at this point in time

Calibrick

@leopard37, I do like your idea a lot - one challenge I can think of is that somehow the system would need to know to exclude any auto-calcs for items using any additional or nonstandard pieces. Some hair has bigger dimensions then others, for example (take a big poofy-on-the-top hairdo vs a plain close-to-the-head hairdo). It's a really intriguing thought, though. Or larger figure pieces like Bane with the big host attachments... or regular minifigs but have hair accessories on top, such as a crown. That would be the one challenge I can think of offhand, but maybe there's some kind of hidden system tag to determine where something like this could be applied later?

leopard37

I should have mentioned that this would be applied to all pieces, not just the basic three. It was just a simple example. You would have the same logic apply to all pieces in the minifigure inventory.

Calibrick

@leopard37, ahh gotcha. I probably should have made that mental assumption on my end actually, lol. Rough week over here, too much going on. :-)

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