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Psyra Extraordinaire

Corra Nacunda Chieftain

Join date: 24 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,533

08-04-2004 10:19

Okay, here's the deal. Heh.

Someone makes an attachment item. They make a texture map for it. They upload, pay the 10L$ but the texture doesn't line up even after messing with it in the editor for a while.

Now when you upload an image, you get the option of previewing it mapped onto various body parts and clothes.

Buuuuuut is there a way to preview it on an external item that isn't in the clothes/body class before uploading the texture? To some it seems a waste of money to upload a texture for an item and then find that the alignment is bad, and being forced to delete it and edit the texture again on another try. I've had one model I had to reupload the texture 5 times.

Now I have plenty of L$ and I don't horribly mind having to "do it over" a few times, but some people short on cash may sympathize with this.

Psyra's Big Challenge of the Week: A traditional Alaskan Indian Raven headdress and costume. Completion: 65%

(And yep, it's the headdress where I have all the textures going)

Goshua Lament

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Join date: 25 Dec 2003

Posts: 703

08-04-2004 10:34

I think that you can use the preview window to see a texture on a cube. Have you tried playing with the offset and repeats per meter in the texture tab of the edit window? I usually eyeball my textures and use the repeats to align them right.

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Anjaleka Virgo

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Join date: 28 Jun 2004

Posts: 90

08-07-2004 15:08

Psyra,

Are you going to post when you are done??? I'd LOVE to see it!! Are you talking a Tlinget Raven or another tribe? I live in alaska and my hubby is a Raven!!

Can't wait to see it!!

Psyra Extraordinaire

Corra Nacunda Chieftain

Join date: 24 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,533

Completed Raven

08-09-2004 08:14

From: someone

Originally posted by Anjaleka Virgo
Psyra,

Are you going to post when you are done??? I'd LOVE to see it!! Are you talking a Tlinget Raven or another tribe? I live in alaska and my hubby is a Raven!!

Can't wait to see it!!

That I don't know.... I don't really have any experience with it myself. I just did it for a bit of a challenge and to see if I could get multiple textures in a single TGA file to work on a complex model. And it did. =D

Yuo can view the completed model in my SLVille gallery -

www.slville.com/psyra

Look under the "Psyra's Gallery of His SL Creations" and it's in there.

I am a newb when it comes to guessing the rest of the outfit, as I only had the picture of the mask itself to go on, so hopefully the outfit does not offend anyone (Don't worry, he's not naked or anything!)

-Psyra-

Image Upload Previews: Attachments? :)
Psyra Extraordinaire Corra Nacunda Chieftain Join date: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,533	08-04-2004 10:19 Okay, here's the deal. Heh. Someone makes an attachment item. They make a texture map for it. They upload, pay the 10L$ but the texture doesn't line up even after messing with it in the editor for a while. Now when you upload an image, you get the option of previewing it mapped onto various body parts and clothes. Buuuuuut is there a way to preview it on an external item that isn't in the clothes/body class before uploading the texture? To some it seems a waste of money to upload a texture for an item and then find that the alignment is bad, and being forced to delete it and edit the texture again on another try. I've had one model I had to reupload the texture 5 times. Now I have plenty of L$ and I don't horribly mind having to "do it over" a few times, but some people short on cash may sympathize with this. Psyra's Big Challenge of the Week: A traditional Alaskan Indian Raven headdress and costume. Completion: 65% (And yep, it's the headdress where I have all the textures going)
Goshua Lament Registered User Join date: 25 Dec 2003 Posts: 703	08-04-2004 10:34 I think that you can use the preview window to see a texture on a cube. Have you tried playing with the offset and repeats per meter in the texture tab of the edit window? I usually eyeball my textures and use the repeats to align them right. _____________________ Flickr Second Life Photo Gallery I no longer regularly login to SecondLife, but please contact me if an issue arises that needs my attention.
Anjaleka Virgo Registered User Join date: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 90	08-07-2004 15:08 Psyra, Are you going to post when you are done??? I'd LOVE to see it!! Are you talking a Tlinget Raven or another tribe? I live in alaska and my hubby is a Raven!! Can't wait to see it!!
Psyra Extraordinaire Corra Nacunda Chieftain Join date: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,533	Completed Raven 08-09-2004 08:14 From: someone Originally posted by Anjaleka Virgo Psyra, Are you going to post when you are done??? I'd LOVE to see it!! Are you talking a Tlinget Raven or another tribe? I live in alaska and my hubby is a Raven!! Can't wait to see it!! That I don't know.... I don't really have any experience with it myself. I just did it for a bit of a challenge and to see if I could get multiple textures in a single TGA file to work on a complex model. And it did. =D Yuo can view the completed model in my SLVille gallery - www.slville.com/psyra Look under the "Psyra's Gallery of His SL Creations" and it's in there. I am a newb when it comes to guessing the rest of the outfit, as I only had the picture of the mask itself to go on, so hopefully the outfit does not offend anyone (Don't worry, he's not naked or anything!) -Psyra-

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