Stud

The stud is a unit of length used by Roblox to measure distance and size in the 3D space. A stud is represented by one of the squares on a part's surface. The real-life equivalent of a stud is 28 centimeters according to the Game Settings and the Roblox Creator Hub.
== Real-life equivalent ==
 Studs
 	1 stud in meters 	1 meter in studs
Old	\frac{1}{20} 	20
New	\frac{7}{25} or 0.28	\frac{25}{7} or \text{3.57}\overline{142857}
The real-life equivalent of a stud is usually defined by forces of gravity. According to a 2012 Roblox Blog article, the force of gravity within the Roblox engine is 196.2 studs/s2. Using the force of gravity on Earth which is roughly 9.81 meters/s2, a meter is equal to 20 studs since 9.81 multiplied by 20 is 196.2. The force of gravity of 196.2 studs/s2 was built-in (could not be changed), making it canonical at the time. However, in April 2016, the property for gravity was introduced to , which allows changing the force of gravity and made 196.2 studs/s2 a default value rather than a canon value.
On April 9, 2019, the World panel was introduced to Game Settings which redefined a stud to be equal to 0.28 meters instead. The Realistic preset sets the gravity to 35 studs/s2 which is the representation of gravity on Earth, while the Classic preset sets the gravity to 196.2 studs/s2 which is converted into 54.936 meters/s2. This scale was assumed to be made with Rthro proportions in mind, as measuring the Roblox's classic Rthro bundle using the scale shows that an Rthro character is ~1.755 meters tall, which is approximately the average human height.
== References ==
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