# AuthorImportSettings

> Talos 0.7 · Since 0.6

How a model is brought in: `asset.import`'s settings.

## Signature

```ts
export interface AuthorImportSettings {
  /** Multiplies the file's units into metres. */
  unitScale?: number;
  /** The file's up axis. */
  upAxis?: "Y" | "Z" | "-Y" | "-Z" | "X" | "-X";
  /** The file's forward axis. */
  forwardAxis?: "Y" | "Z" | "-Y" | "-Z" | "X" | "-X";
  /** Scale the model so its largest side is this many metres. */
  targetSizeM?: number;
  /** Move the origin to the centre of the model's base. */
  baseCenter?: boolean;
}
```

Import: `import type { AuthorImportSettings } from "@argus/api"`

## Members

| Member | Signature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `unitScale` | `unitScale?: number` | Multiplies the file's units into metres. |
| `upAxis` | `upAxis?: "Y" \| "Z" \| "-Y" \| "-Z" \| "X" \| "-X"` | The file's up axis. |
| `forwardAxis` | `forwardAxis?: "Y" \| "Z" \| "-Y" \| "-Z" \| "X" \| "-X"` | The file's forward axis. |
| `targetSizeM` | `targetSizeM?: number` | Scale the model so its largest side is this many metres. |
| `baseCenter` | `baseCenter?: boolean` | Move the origin to the centre of the model's base. |