Holes and Text

Im no tech and I suppose relatively new to sl but the two things I would love to be able to do when building are to cut holes anywhere on a shape (aren't doors and windows frustrating - and more importantly prim consuming ) and secondly to put text, letters and numbers on to shapes without having to import signs I created myself in an art software package.

Does anyone more informed than myself and with a little more tech knowledge know why two such seemingly simple features are not available and - more importantly - whether they are likely to be in the near future.

The good news is, you can cut holes in objects.

I believe its in the "object" tab of the edit menu. You can also change the shape of that hole (Eg put a circle hole in a square object).

Bad news is, No inworld text editor. I did find a device that typed, but for each letter, 1 prim was used.

Quote - but for each letter, 1 prim was used.

Ouch...so calling my new ship the 'Starship Rhamphorrynchus' probably isnt advisable then

Maelstrom

If you have the base texture as full perms and send it to me, I'll photoshop the name on for you.

Inc

Thanks for the offer... I can make signs in JASC's paint shop pro and upload 'em but I think it would be better for everyone if there was a feature which allowed the application of text 'inworld' I can undertand why manipulating shapes might be difficult but I would have thought that a text addition tool would have been a fairly simple addition.

The only thing I find complex is making the text appear on a tranparent background so I can apply it to a transparent prim. It seems a bit hit and miss - if anyone uses Paint shop pro 7 and can tell me how to get it right Id be grateful.

theres also xy text, which isnt perfect but handy if you need dynamicly updated text on a prim, basicly its got all the letters on a texture and it offsets that texture to show the word(s)

handy aint it

you can have 3 6 5 or 10 letters per prim, but its not exactly lighting quick