Is there a way to unlink only 1 prim from a group of prims. I have a house I built and sometimes would like to change something. I usually don't because when I try to unlink 1 prim the whole house comes unlinked.
Thanks.
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Urusula Zapata
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05-14-2004 07:37
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Grim Lupis
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05-14-2004 08:12
Nope, sorry. You can only unlink the entire set into all of the individual prims.
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Ezhar Fairlight
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05-14-2004 08:31
Yes there is - choose "Select Individual" in the edit menu, then select the prim you want to unlink and press Ctrl-Shift-L to unlink that one prim - the rest of the object stays linked.
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Grim Lupis
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05-14-2004 08:33
Originally posted by Ezhar Fairlight Yes there is - choose "Select Individual" in the edit menu, then select the prim you want to unlink and press Ctrl-Shift-L to unlink that one prim - the rest of the object stays linked. O.o gah!!!! _____________________
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Julian Fate
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05-14-2004 08:41
To link that object back into your linkset, select the unlinked object then the original linkset in that order and link them.
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Lumiere Noir
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05-14-2004 08:57
Ohh!
Dang! I forgot to put this in the Ivory Tower Library...great question and great ansers, I use this constantly! Lumi _____________________
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Ananda Sandgrain
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05-14-2004 09:34
There's another method that I use a lot when I want to work with a set of prims from a link.
When you first unlink, all the prims in the link are still selected by default. If you hold down the shift key, you can deselect individual prims. Then deselect and re-select the main prim for your object, and link again. You'll end up with the main link intact, and one or several pieces separate and ready to be edited.  _____________________
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Apotheus Silverman
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05-14-2004 09:41
Note that repeated linking/grouping/unlinking higher-prim objects will cause some of the prims to move a tiny amount each time you make one of these changes, so if you are building something that requires precise positioning, it is generally more useful to unlink and relink the entire set rather than individual pieces.
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Lumiere Noir
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05-14-2004 10:01
Woah! Great tips Ananda and Apotheus!
Linking is such a fundamental skill, yet I hear so many new builders complain about what a pain it is to learn. Thanks for these fine details. Lumi _____________________
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Urusula Zapata
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05-14-2004 10:07
WOW! Ezhar, you are wonderful.
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Tiger Crossing
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05-14-2004 23:30
Poor Grim... But I feel your pain, dude. I get those "WHAT??!? You can DO that?!?!" every now and then too.
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