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Aoife Gardiner

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Join date: 9 Nov 2006

Posts: 2

11-13-2006 01:13

For some reason I can't get the shoes I bought to fit, found a great store with beautiful styles, even set my own feet to size zero. No matter how I fiddled with the placement through edit either the toes or the heel peeked through. Now I'm worried I won't be able to get any shoes to fit and I will look rather dorky in bare feet.

any help is hugely appreciated.

Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

11-13-2006 01:19

Have you tried editing the shoes instead? I am assuming the shoes are mod. If the shoe doesn't fit the foot, make the shoe bigger.

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Jackal Ennui

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Join date: 25 May 2005

Posts: 548

11-13-2006 01:26

Heya Aoife, I left you a message in SL, I can try & help you with the fitting tonight. Did you wear the Linden shoe base too? (that's the item with the shoe icon in inventory)

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Jessica Elytis

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Join date: 7 Oct 2005

Posts: 1,783

11-13-2006 03:06

As Jackal said, make sure you wear the shoe base that came with the prim shoes. You should wind up wearing 3 seperate items (possible 5 if the shoes come up your calves).
-The shoe base: These are the shoe icon and modify your feet beyond what you can set in appearance for your body. Also they can have textures which add to the look of the shoe. Sorta like socks.
-A Right and Left prim object: These are the shoes themselves.

The shoe prims from the better makers usually have invisi-prims with them. These allow prims to be shown, but avatars do not show. They are used to "hide" toes poking out and various other inconcistancies to create the whole "illusion" of the complete footwear.

You can tell if you have invisi-prims by highlighting transparent (Ctrl+Alt+T the same to turn them back off). They will apear as red "blocks" attached to the bottom of your shoes.

Most times, prim shoes do not need to be edited or adjusted from the creator. If the boots are high tops, then the Calve prims (2 more objects to wear on your lower legs) may need to be resized and/or adjusted for position.

But rest easy about footwear. This sounds like a slight mix up, or simply a one-time problem with a product. Most shoes fit nearly any avatar with no problem what-so-ever.

~Jessy

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

11-13-2006 05:24

The fact that when you wear a pair of prim shoes you are almost certain to need to either wear the "Linden shoes" that came with them or use the appearance editor, shoe tab, to warp your feet into a shape which works with the prim shoes is not at all intuitive.

I bet some of the people that walk away and never come back after a short visit to SL bought some 500 linden shoes and couldn't get the straps to not go through their skin somewhere or another after an hour of struggling.

How to put on prim shoes and get your feet to fit them properly should have a page in the F1 help.

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Pukk Abel

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Join date: 22 Aug 2006

Posts: 37

11-13-2006 06:19

If you ARE wearing the shoe base with the prim shoes and they are still not fitting it may be a case of the shoe base not loading properly.

For the past day or two It has taken an incredibly long time for my clothing to change sometimes. I had the problem with a pair of shoes where I put it all on, but my foot stayed in the shape of the last shoe base I had been wearing.

I eventually got tired of waiting and put back on the other shoes. When I logged in the next day I was able to wear the shoes I wanted correctly again.

Kitty Barnett

Registered User

Join date: 10 May 2006

Posts: 5,586

11-13-2006 06:35

It's also quite possibly a level of detail issue. On a whole lot of my shoes, things just refuse to look right on my own screen (toe or heel peeking through) but everyone else sees them just fine. Another one of those little annoyances to live with

.

It might help if you could zoom in on a pair of shoes (that you didn't try to adjust) and attach it to the post so we can actually see what the problem is

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Aoife Gardiner

Registered User

Join date: 9 Nov 2006

Posts: 2

I figured it out

11-14-2006 00:47

Thank you so much to all those who offered help, suggestions and actually IM'd me last night. The shoes fit, it was a matter of using the little doojie that comes with the shoes which I believe is called a "shoe fitter" or something like that. The name should have been my clue

Again, thanks for all the help

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Aoife Gardiner Registered User Join date: 9 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	11-13-2006 01:13 For some reason I can't get the shoes I bought to fit, found a great store with beautiful styles, even set my own feet to size zero. No matter how I fiddled with the placement through edit either the toes or the heel peeked through. Now I'm worried I won't be able to get any shoes to fit and I will look rather dorky in bare feet. any help is hugely appreciated.
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	11-13-2006 01:19 Have you tried editing the shoes instead? I am assuming the shoes are mod. If the shoe doesn't fit the foot, make the shoe bigger. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Jackal Ennui does not compute. Join date: 25 May 2005 Posts: 548	11-13-2006 01:26 Heya Aoife, I left you a message in SL, I can try & help you with the fitting tonight. Did you wear the Linden shoe base too? (that's the item with the shoe icon in inventory) _____________________ Lassitude & Ennui - Fine prim jewelry & footwear, Nouveau(60,60) http://lassitudeennui.blogspot.com/
Jessica Elytis Goddess Join date: 7 Oct 2005 Posts: 1,783	11-13-2006 03:06 As Jackal said, make sure you wear the shoe base that came with the prim shoes. You should wind up wearing 3 seperate items (possible 5 if the shoes come up your calves). -The shoe base: These are the shoe icon and modify your feet beyond what you can set in appearance for your body. Also they can have textures which add to the look of the shoe. Sorta like socks. -A Right and Left prim object: These are the shoes themselves. The shoe prims from the better makers *usually* have invisi-prims with them. These allow prims to be shown, but avatars do not show. They are used to "hide" toes poking out and various other inconcistancies to create the whole "illusion" of the complete footwear. You can tell if you have invisi-prims by highlighting transparent (Ctrl+Alt+T the same to turn them back off). They will apear as red "blocks" attached to the bottom of your shoes. Most times, prim shoes do not need to be edited or adjusted from the creator. If the boots are high tops, then the Calve prims (2 more objects to wear on your lower legs) may need to be resized and/or adjusted for position. But rest easy about footwear. This sounds like a slight mix up, or simply a one-time problem with a product. Most shoes fit nearly any avatar with no problem what-so-ever. ~Jessy _____________________ When your friend does somethign stupid: From: Aldo Stern Dude, you are a true and good friend, and I love you like the brother that my mom claims she never had, but you are in fact acting like a flaming douche on white toast with a side order of dickknob salsa..maybe you should reconsider this course of action and we go find something else to do.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	11-13-2006 05:24 The fact that when you wear a pair of prim shoes you are almost certain to need to either wear the "Linden shoes" that came with them or use the appearance editor, shoe tab, to warp your feet into a shape which works with the prim shoes is not at all intuitive. I bet some of the people that walk away and never come back after a short visit to SL bought some 500 linden shoes and couldn't get the straps to not go through their skin somewhere or another after an hour of struggling. How to put on prim shoes and get your feet to fit them properly should have a page in the F1 help. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Pukk Abel Registered User Join date: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 37	11-13-2006 06:19 If you ARE wearing the shoe base with the prim shoes and they are still not fitting it may be a case of the shoe base not loading properly. For the past day or two It has taken an incredibly long time for my clothing to change sometimes. I had the problem with a pair of shoes where I put it all on, but my foot stayed in the shape of the last shoe base I had been wearing. I eventually got tired of waiting and put back on the other shoes. When I logged in the next day I was able to wear the shoes I wanted correctly again.
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	11-13-2006 06:35 It's also quite possibly a level of detail issue. On a whole lot of my shoes, things just refuse to look right on my own screen (toe or heel peeking through) but everyone else sees them just fine. Another one of those little annoyances to live with . It might help if you could zoom in on a pair of shoes (that you didn't try to adjust) and attach it to the post so we can actually see what the problem is .
Aoife Gardiner Registered User Join date: 9 Nov 2006 Posts: 2	I figured it out 11-14-2006 00:47 Thank you so much to all those who offered help, suggestions and actually IM'd me last night. The shoes fit, it was a matter of using the little doojie that comes with the shoes which I believe is called a "shoe fitter" or something like that. The name should have been my clue Again, thanks for all the help

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