Skewed Texture Problem

Yes yes I know, there's a forum dedicated to texture stuff, but here I know I'll get an answer.

I'm currently working on a build with a pitched roof supported by a brick wall. The wall below the pitched roof is formed from two right angle triangle prims. One triangle being an exact copy of the first rotated through 180 degrees and joined at the short side. The hypotenuse being the upper surface supporting the roof.

On the first triangular prim the brick texture alignes horizontally with the lower side however when I rotate the second prim I find the texture is aligned with the hypotenuse (see pic below). I've tried adjusting the prim shape and the texture alignment without success.

Anyone got any idea how to get horizontal texture alignment on both sides of a triangular prim ?

Thanks, Astrid

(Hope all that made sense..)

Are you applying the texture to each surface separately or to the whole prim at once? I think you might need to do it on surface at a time. And possibly rotate the texture.

also trying setting it to planar

and you probably would have better luck in the building section of the forums

Also you could use a tapered cube.

What's that supposed to mean, exactly? The Texturing Tips forum is perhaps the best answered forum on this entire site. Several us volunteer considerable time there every single day, answering all sorts of texture-related questions, including ones just like yours, which get asked all the time. Please don't deliberately post in the wrong places, and please don't insult the good folks who freely volunteer their time and expertise. I have to admit, I'm offended by your comment.

I'm half tempted not to anwser your question now. But since that's not the kind of person I am, and out of respect for others who might be having similar problems (as I said, this question comes up all the time), I will.

The solution is simple. Use planar texture mapping. This is precisely what it's for. The distortion you're experiencing from standard mapping is quite common, and happens in every single 3D modeling environment in the world, not just SL. That's why different types of mappings exist.

For more information on planar mapping, how and when to use it, and why it works, see /109/1a/93769/1.html (yes, on the texturing forum).

isn't that what I said???

thanks for the link with the more info though, that is very helpful

and I agree they should use the proper forums, especially when they know they should...

Yes, it is.

Or you could use planar mapping.

Unless you a texturing a wart - then you need plantar mapping.

Thanks everyone for your advice - I used 'planar' as suggested and solved the problem. My apologies for not responding sooner; I've been having a few computer problems. Also I do apologise if I implied the good folks over in the Texture Forum were anything other than dedicated and helpful, very poor choice of words on my part. I merely meant that when you're standing scratching your head trying to figure out a problem and you want an instant reply - like in the next five minutes - 'sometimes' the Resident Answers is quicker.

Thanks again..Astrid

Yea! what Chosen said!