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Prim Composer Exporting Issues

Cynster Clowes
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Join date: 15 Oct 2008
Posts: 78
10-30-2008 09:48
I'm now using Prim Composer, starting out with sculpted cylinder map with cylinder stitching. I extruded edges and moved each vertex to the shape I wanted (a mini dress), I also used the scale tool so I could zoom in for more detail. I applied a material(diffuse map > speckle). When I exported, I chose bake textures as well. It showed a green light and everything worked correctly.

I did NOT touch the XML file. Should I have? What does it do? I double clicked it and it ran a script after I unblocked it, but that was after I uploaded the sculpted prim:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3739/sadum4.jpg


Is there a forum for prim composer questions? If so, does anyone have a link? When I look for it I end up in the downloads, maybe I'm missing something. I don't want to bother everyone here while I'm learning.

Also, does anyone know off the top of their head what went wrong with my sculpted prim? It was originally shaped like a comb, but I changed the stitching to Cylinder and that's how it got that shape.
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Join date: 20 Feb 2007
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10-30-2008 11:38
From: Cynster Clowes
I extruded edges

This is a no no operation. The SculptGenMax exporter is robust, but extruding is asking for trouble. Lots and lots of trouble.

It severely impacts the UVs and ultimate accuracy of the in game mesh vertices. You pretty much have to manipulate the mesh as is, without adding or removing to that mesh. It's annoying if you are used to polymodeling arbitrary meshes, but SL is all about working within the limitations of the engine.

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Is there a forum for prim composer questions? If so, does anyone have a link? When I look for it I end up in the downloads, maybe I'm missing something. I don't want to bother everyone here while I'm learning.

http://liferain.com/downloads/forums/primcomposer-for-3ds-max/

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Also, does anyone know off the top of their head what went wrong with my sculpted prim? It was originally shaped like a comb, but I changed the stitching to Cylinder and that's how it got that shape.

See above comments about extruding.
Cynster Clowes
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Join date: 15 Oct 2008
Posts: 78
10-30-2008 14:18
I figured that would be a problem, I guess I was just feeling "say it isn't so" lol. Thank you so much for the help and the link! It really means alot! :3