Joints are no longer and option on the Tools menu, but hinged objects in my inventory can still be rezzed and even manipulated.
This tells me that despite being off the menu, hinges are still supported.
Is there a keyboard shortcut I can use to make them when building, or any other way to put them back on my menu?
The answer will determine whether I keep my SL account or not, by the way.
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Charlie Churchill
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03-23-2006 08:46
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Torley Linden
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03-23-2006 23:04
Charlie... joints and hinges are only supported insofar as current content using them hasn't been broken. I know you posted to the big "Joints?" thread too. As for why this is, I recommend reading Andrew's in-detail post here, particularly this part:
Removing joints NOW doesn't help the Havok-2+ transition (which is still a couple of months away) so much as it hopefully reduces the amount of jointed content that would suddenly break LATER when the Havok-2+ transition happens (assuming we actually do break joints in Havok-2+). That is, we want to phase joints out of the picture instead of cutting them out suddenly Transitions and progression are important to us. If we can phase things smoothly in the best interests of the community, as opposed to jarringly lopping them out, it's a far more comfortable experience. There are no keyboard shortcuts to make new hinges and joints. If you decide to leave us, I'm sorry, but hope you will reconsider because there is so much ahead for Second Life! Take a break if you want, but stop in from time to time at your leisure.  _____________________
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