I'm not promising anything yet, but I got an idea today. I think, using a scripted object, I could build a program to compose SL geometry off-line. You would then create a notecard with the data, drop it in to the "builder" object, and the object would res the components.
Let me know what you think, and if you're interested.
(click the link below to see a screenshot of the program in its infant stage)
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Wraith Jensen
I can walk thru walls....
Join date: 8 Aug 2004
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08-24-2004 14:34
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Reitsuki Kojima
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08-24-2004 14:45
DEFINETLY interested. *definetly*.
When llGetPrimativeParameters gets implimented (soon, supposedly), it would seem like this could be modified quiet easily to work in *reverse*, to save models offline... A single script you dropped in each prim, and a different script you dropped in the root, which could then send the data in e-mail form or something to you. |
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Wraith Jensen
I can walk thru walls....
Join date: 8 Aug 2004
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08-24-2004 15:24
I thought about that. It's harder to do, though, cause you have to get all the information about all the objects... I'm going to focus first on getting data in.
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Goshua Lament
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08-24-2004 23:55
Wraith, you are a genius. Is this program capabile of building on Linux? If it is, I could probably run it on my Mac. It looks great. What are the features so far? Does it use OpenGL? I would LOVE to hear more about this.
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Lordfly Digeridoo
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08-25-2004 05:50
Wow.
Once again, the community steps up where the LLabs team has been slow to respond. Good job! Now, can you make it "export" objects too? I'd like to take offline copies of my buildings, for instance, in case a database error ruins christmas.LF _____________________
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Maxx Monde
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08-25-2004 07:43
Its a fun problem, no doubt...mine works okay, but I'm sure others would do better.
Nice interface there, nice and clean. |
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Chosen Few
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Join date: 16 Jan 2004
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08-25-2004 08:40
Looks wonderful. I can't wait to see what becomes of it.
Have you considered this as a plug in for other 3D programs like Maya or 3DS Max? I'd love to bring some of my Maya models into SL. I've just been too lazy to so the MEL scripting needed to translate the building procedure. Please keep us all updated on your progress. I'll be the first in line for a copy of this. Awesome job! |
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Goshua Lament
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08-25-2004 22:33
Originally posted by Chosen Few Have you considered this as a plug in for other 3D programs like Maya or 3DS Max? Add Blender to that list. It's free, works on all of my Macs, and is used by lots of SL'ers. Plus, I can't afford Maya right now. _____________________
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Artillo Fredericks
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08-26-2004 08:17
:: bump ::
sounds hella good to me! And seeing as I can't run SL at work, I'd love to be able to do some work and then load it in later! Great idea Wraith! Artillo _____________________
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