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Jolly Heron

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01-14-2008 18:54

When building an object, I want to move a prim slightly. But I don't know how to do it? Do I have to use mouse to move a prim? I think it's better if I can use keyboard to move a prim with 10% gird per step.

Nina Stepford

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01-14-2008 19:08

press the 'more' button in the build dialog, then the 'object' tab. from here you can increment in .001 values the xyz coords.

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01-14-2008 19:20

There are little triangles by the number fields for each variable. Clicking them will change the values by a tiny amount.

You can also use a grid make objects move to positions that are a multiple of the grid size.

If you can access YouTube you can find some videos by searching for second life building totorial.

The Ivory Tower of Primitives is a good site inworld to learn some building techniques in.

There's a list of video tutorials at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials which includes some on building.

There are some building guides at NCI headquarters and also you can find them or similar ones at Help Island Public. You might do well to join NCI and attend a bunch of classes - they have lots of good classes on every aspect of Second Life, building, scripting, buying land, all sorts of stuff.

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Weston Graves

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01-14-2008 19:22

Yep. I was going to say that. Just move the numbers. I usually find I have to move the prim by say 0.05 at first because 0.001 is almost too small to notice. Then I have to adjust it the opposite direction when I find I've forgotten which direction is plus and which is minus. Then I start fine tuning it by 0.001 as needed.

If your prims are at a funny angle, don't forget you can change the coordinates to local instead of world and the prim will move at its own angle -- much easier. For a long time I was moving prims a little bit x then a little bit y to move them diagonally. Duh! No wonder it takes me a long time to build.

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01-14-2008 20:05

From: Weston Graves

If your prims are at a funny angle, don't forget you can change the coordinates to local instead of world and the prim will move at its own angle -- much easier. For a long time I was moving prims a little bit x then a little bit y to move them diagonally. Duh! No wonder it takes me a long time to build.

DOH!!!!!!!

I'll have to check that out as soon as I'm done feelling stupid.

I be a roket syntist.

How to move a prim slightly?
Jolly Heron www.ideashape.cn/ Join date: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 71	01-14-2008 18:54 When building an object, I want to move a prim slightly. But I don't know how to do it? Do I have to use mouse to move a prim? I think it's better if I can use keyboard to move a prim with 10% gird per step.
Nina Stepford was lied to by LL Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 3,373	01-14-2008 19:08 press the 'more' button in the build dialog, then the 'object' tab. from here you can increment in .001 values the xyz coords. _____________________ SLU - ban em then bash em! ~~GREATEST HITS~~ pro-life? gtfo! slu- banning opposing opinions one at a time http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/zomgwtfbbqgtfololcats/15428-disingenuous.html learn to shut up and nod in agreement... or be banned! http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/off-topic/1239-americans-not-stupid.html
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	01-14-2008 19:20 There are little triangles by the number fields for each variable. Clicking them will change the values by a tiny amount. You can also use a grid make objects move to positions that are a multiple of the grid size. If you can access YouTube you can find some videos by searching for second life building totorial. The Ivory Tower of Primitives is a good site inworld to learn some building techniques in. There's a list of video tutorials at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials which includes some on building. There are some building guides at NCI headquarters and also you can find them or similar ones at Help Island Public. You might do well to join NCI and attend a bunch of classes - they have lots of good classes on every aspect of Second Life, building, scripting, buying land, all sorts of stuff. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Weston Graves Werebeagle Join date: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 2,059	01-14-2008 19:22 Yep. I was going to say that. Just move the numbers. I usually find I have to move the prim by say 0.05 at first because 0.001 is almost too small to notice. Then I have to adjust it the opposite direction when I find I've forgotten which direction is plus and which is minus. Then I start fine tuning it by 0.001 as needed. If your prims are at a funny angle, don't forget you can change the coordinates to local instead of world and the prim will move at its own angle -- much easier. For a long time I was moving prims a little bit x then a little bit y to move them diagonally. Duh! No wonder it takes me a long time to build.
Argos Hawks Eclectically Esoteric Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,037	01-14-2008 20:05 From: Weston Graves If your prims are at a funny angle, don't forget you can change the coordinates to local instead of world and the prim will move at its own angle -- much easier. For a long time I was moving prims a little bit x then a little bit y to move them diagonally. Duh! No wonder it takes me a long time to build. DOH!!!!!!! I'll have to check that out as soon as I'm done feelling stupid. I be a roket syntist.

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