Enterprise D Interior – Real World MeasurementsJune 30th, 2009
I’m sure it’s been done, but I’ve recently been inspired to do some renderings of the inside of the Enterprise D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve spent days searching the interwebs for any kind of reference data. There is a metric ton of information and schematics about the various ships. But surprisingly, there is almost no specific data regarding the interior of the ships other than cut-away and topographical layouts. Oh, I love a challenge.
Since I’ll need to start somewhere with an elevation plan, I decided to start taking some screen captures of objects we can define the height of. Since everything on the set is custom, people are the best choice for comparison. For some ballpark measurements to get started, it works quite well.
I recall from the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas, that the corridor outside the transporter room is remarkably cozy. With the bottom and the top of those walls angled inward, it becomes much smaller than the main corridor LeVar is pictured in. I’m on the right track so far. It seems the main corridor is close to 8 feet 6 inches high, and approximately 9 feet wide. Not exactly expansive.
As you can see from the two comparisons, we can conclude the hatches are a standard 6 feet 8 inch door opening. Who would have guessed?! With that in mind, I can start making loose measurements of objects adjacent to the characters. I definitely have some good measurements to start with here.
