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Xenon Linden

Linden Lab Employee

Join date: 23 Dec 2002

Posts: 55

01-06-2005 16:50

Hey all you SLanimators,

We've posted some files you might find useful in the downloads area:

https://secondlife.com/downloads/avatar.php

If you use Poser 4 or 5 to create animations for use in SL there are a couple custom Poser characters provided. BVH animations you create and export from Poser using these characters should import into SL with better accuracy than the standard Poser figures. The bone names and hierarchy are identical to the SL avatar's, and the proportions match the default base avatar skeleton.

Additionally, UV texture coordinates and texture groups match SL's avatar so you can test your custom SL avatar textures directly in Poser rather than having to log in to Second Life.

Other OBJ model and BVH skelton files are also provided to allow similar animation and texture "mannequins" to be recreated in other 3D modeling and animation tools. (This is an exercise best left to advanced users of those other 3D apps.)

Thanks to Cristiano Midnight for providing feedback on earlier versions of these files.

Keep on animating!

-Xenon Linden

EDIT: Got rid of annoying texture references in the Poser figures and added the skirt mesh as separate .obj and Poser prop files. Download the new zip! (same location, same name) -Xenon

Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

01-06-2005 16:53

Oh great! They're out! All animators should know about this, both to facilitate their ease of creation and improve the quality of their work!

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Arito Cotton

Still Addicted

Join date: 25 Aug 2003

Posts: 131

01-06-2005 16:58

*jaw drops*

Thank you!

Ferran Brodsky

Better living through rum

Join date: 3 Feb 2004

Posts: 821

01-06-2005 17:00

Woooo!!!!!!!!

Maeve Morgan

ZOMG Resmod!

Join date: 2 Apr 2004

Posts: 1,512

01-06-2005 18:21

Omg Yay!!!!!!!!

Siggy Romulus

DILLIGAF

Join date: 22 Sep 2003

Posts: 5,711

01-06-2005 19:33

From: Xenon Linden

Hey all you SLanimators,

We've posted some files you might find useful in the downloads area:

Xenon - F*ck me an marry me young!

you rock!

Siggy.

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The Second Life forums are living proof as to why it's illegal for people to have sex with farm animals.

From: Jesse Linden

I, for one, am highly un-helped by this thread

Artillo Fredericks

Friendly Orange Demon

Join date: 1 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,327

01-06-2005 19:35

/clap clap clap!!! BRAVO!!!!

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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 10,231

01-06-2005 19:49

I said it in the other forum and I'll say it here too... WOOT!

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Adam Zaius

Deus

Join date: 9 Jan 2004

Posts: 1,483

01-06-2005 21:10

Hurray!

I was only the other day trying to reverse engineer the avatar files. This is making my texturing life already a hell of a lot easier.

-Adam

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GigasSecondServer

Princess Medici

sad panda

Join date: 1 Mar 2004

Posts: 416

01-07-2005 07:09

*does a happy dance*

Thank you, Lindens!

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Spider Mandala

Photshop Ninja

Join date: 29 Aug 2003

Posts: 194

01-07-2005 07:19

*disco ball drops from cieling, twister board manifests, techno music starts playing, the crowds rejoice and the masses praise the god xenon in a bachanal of animation hapiness*

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"There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once... shame on... shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again."
-George W. Bush
East Literature Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 17, 2002

HeatherDawn Cohen

Who Me?!?!

Join date: 9 Aug 2004

Posts: 397

01-07-2005 11:45

Can you use blender to see clothing creations? If so...how? I don't even know how to get the model into blender...thanks

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Sensual Casanova

Spoiled Brat

Join date: 28 Feb 2004

Posts: 4,807

01-07-2005 17:35

I am in heaven!

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Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

01-07-2005 21:49

What's an animation?

~Ulrika~

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Chik-chik-chika-ahh

Deklax Fairplay

Black Sun

Join date: 2 Jul 2004

Posts: 357

01-07-2005 23:54

W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t

(yes, i just caught on)

Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

01-08-2005 07:38

Wow!! Thanks a ton!!

ed. After playing around with them, even bigger thanks!! =)

-Ghoti

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Kensuke Leviathan

Wandering fox

Join date: 11 Dec 2002

Posts: 127

01-08-2005 10:35

*sniffle*I...it's just so beautiful...I need a tissue! >_>

but seriously great job guys you get a rather large cookie for this ^__^

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":> wark wark"

Gwyneth Llewelyn

Winking Loudmouth

Join date: 31 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,336

01-16-2005 10:05

Oh, I just saw this today... thanks so very much, Xenon!

*drops to the ground in a praying position without the corresponding animation*

... well, I can try to do that animation

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Fielding Codesmith

Second Life Resident

Join date: 4 Nov 2004

Posts: 31

01-22-2005 15:02

Can anyone tell me about the file (lowerbody_bumps_WORK.psd) Poser 5 can't find when loading the SL Avatar?

Thanks,

Upshaw Underhill

Techno-Hobbit

Join date: 13 Mar 2003

Posts: 293

01-22-2005 15:19

Either ignore it or re-download. Xenon updated the downloadable to get rid of those references.

(I haven't *actually* re-downloaded myself to check... I just ignore it)

L8r,
UU

Gwyneth Llewelyn

Winking Loudmouth

Join date: 31 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,336

02-06-2005 09:30

Ok, after testing a bit with the "new official SL Poser figure", I've noticed a few problems, but this may be just me being plain silly...

Click on the right foot and the left foot, and look at the Parameter Dials. Is it just me, or are they on different places? (ie. left foot has x/y/zTran at the bottom, right foot has them at the top!) This has made my first test anims utter failures, when I, expecting all body parts to have the same sequence of dials, suddenly changed the "scale" instead of the "trans" of my feet

Actually, I wonder why we need (for SL at least) any "scale" dials at all. I guess it's pretty safe to leave them at 100% and minimum/maximum at 100% as well...

Last, but not least. When uploading an anim done with the new mannequin, I get the "awfully twisted collar syndrome", ie. it looks like someone has twisted my avatar's arms several times and they're "protruding" from the shoulder/collar connection in a most unnatural way. I believe that a reason for this are the defaults for the collars and shoulders when starting the anims. When using a "standard" Poser 2 figure, I never touched the collars, and just played around with the shoulders. But this mannequin seems to dislike the "default" collar settings

Any thoughts on this?

Somehow, I think that the professional animators reading this post will have a smile on their lips, shake their heads slowly, and ask: "Gwyn, have you checked 'Motion untwisting on separate body parts'?" or something obscurely-worded like that. And I'll blush, go: "Oh. No, I didn't have that on. Thanks"

And thanks in advance

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gene Poole

"Foolish humans!"

Join date: 16 Jun 2004

Posts: 324

02-06-2005 10:27

From: Sensual Casanova

I am in heaven!

"Yo, TP me!"

...couldn't resist.

SL Avatar mannequins available for download
Xenon Linden Linden Lab Employee Join date: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 55	01-06-2005 16:50 Hey all you SLanimators, We've posted some files you might find useful in the downloads area: https://secondlife.com/downloads/avatar.php If you use Poser 4 or 5 to create animations for use in SL there are a couple custom Poser characters provided. BVH animations you create and export from Poser using these characters should import into SL with better accuracy than the standard Poser figures. The bone names and hierarchy are identical to the SL avatar's, and the proportions match the default base avatar skeleton. Additionally, UV texture coordinates and texture groups match SL's avatar so you can test your custom SL avatar textures directly in Poser rather than having to log in to Second Life. Other OBJ model and BVH skelton files are also provided to allow similar animation and texture "mannequins" to be recreated in other 3D modeling and animation tools. (This is an exercise best left to advanced users of those other 3D apps.) Thanks to Cristiano Midnight for providing feedback on earlier versions of these files. Keep on animating! -Xenon Linden EDIT: Got rid of annoying texture references in the Poser figures and added the skirt mesh as separate .obj and Poser prop files. Download the new zip! (same location, same name) -Xenon
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	01-06-2005 16:53 Oh great! They're out! All animators should know about this, both to facilitate their ease of creation and improve the quality of their work! _____________________
Arito Cotton Still Addicted Join date: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 131	01-06-2005 16:58 jaw drops Thank you!
Ferran Brodsky Better living through rum Join date: 3 Feb 2004 Posts: 821	01-06-2005 17:00 Woooo!!!!!!!!
Maeve Morgan ZOMG Resmod! Join date: 2 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,512	01-06-2005 18:21 Omg Yay!!!!!!!!
Siggy Romulus DILLIGAF Join date: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 5,711	01-06-2005 19:33 From: Xenon Linden Hey all you SLanimators, We've posted some files you might find useful in the downloads area: Xenon - F*ck me an marry me young! you rock! Siggy. _____________________ The Second Life forums are living proof as to why it's illegal for people to have sex with farm animals. From: Jesse Linden I, for one, am highly un-helped by this thread
Artillo Fredericks Friendly Orange Demon Join date: 1 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,327	01-06-2005 19:35 /clap clap clap!!! BRAVO!!!! _____________________ "I, for one, am thouroughly entertained by the mass freakout." - Nephilaine Protagonist --== www.artillodesign.com ==--
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	01-06-2005 19:49 I said it in the other forum and I'll say it here too... WOOT! _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Adam Zaius Deus Join date: 9 Jan 2004 Posts: 1,483	01-06-2005 21:10 Hurray! I was only the other day trying to reverse engineer the avatar files. This is making my texturing life already a hell of a lot easier. -Adam _____________________ Co-Founder / Lead Developer GigasSecondServer
Princess Medici sad panda Join date: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 416	01-07-2005 07:09 does a happy dance Thank you, Lindens! _____________________ Please cease and desist from your derogatory use of Elmo.
Spider Mandala Photshop Ninja Join date: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 194	01-07-2005 07:19 disco ball drops from cieling, twister board manifests, techno music starts playing, the crowds rejoice and the masses praise the god xenon in a bachanal of animation hapiness _____________________ "There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once... shame on... shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush East Literature Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 17, 2002
HeatherDawn Cohen Who Me?!?! Join date: 9 Aug 2004 Posts: 397	01-07-2005 11:45 Can you use blender to see clothing creations? If so...how? I don't even know how to get the model into blender...thanks _____________________ Dawning Concept Main Store Dawning Concept @ SL Boutique Dawning Concept @ SL Exchange HeatherDawn's Blog Second Style
Sensual Casanova Spoiled Brat Join date: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 4,807	01-07-2005 17:35 I am in heaven! _____________________ Sensual Designs & Animations Sensual Productions Teleport to Sensual Designs & Animations
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	01-07-2005 21:49 What's an animation? ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Deklax Fairplay Black Sun Join date: 2 Jul 2004 Posts: 357	01-07-2005 23:54 W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t (yes, i just caught on)
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	01-08-2005 07:38 Wow!! Thanks a ton!! ed. After playing around with them, even bigger thanks!! =) -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Kensuke Leviathan Wandering fox Join date: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 127	01-08-2005 10:35 sniffleI...it's just so beautiful...I need a tissue! >_> but seriously great job guys you get a rather large cookie for this ^__^ _____________________ _________________ ":> wark wark"
Gwyneth Llewelyn Winking Loudmouth Join date: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,336	01-16-2005 10:05 Oh, I just saw this today... thanks so very much, Xenon! drops to the ground in a praying position without the corresponding animation ... well, I can try to do that animation _____________________
Fielding Codesmith Second Life Resident Join date: 4 Nov 2004 Posts: 31	01-22-2005 15:02 Can anyone tell me about the file (lowerbody_bumps_WORK.psd) Poser 5 can't find when loading the SL Avatar? Thanks,
Upshaw Underhill Techno-Hobbit Join date: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 293	01-22-2005 15:19 Either ignore it or re-download. Xenon updated the downloadable to get rid of those references. (I haven't actually re-downloaded myself to check... I just ignore it) L8r, UU
Gwyneth Llewelyn Winking Loudmouth Join date: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,336	02-06-2005 09:30 Ok, after testing a bit with the "new official SL Poser figure", I've noticed a few problems, but this may be just me being plain silly... Click on the right foot and the left foot, and look at the Parameter Dials. Is it just me, or are they on different places? (ie. left foot has x/y/zTran at the bottom, right foot has them at the top!) This has made my first test anims utter failures, when I, expecting all body parts to have the same sequence of dials, suddenly changed the "scale" instead of the "trans" of my feet Actually, I wonder why we need (for SL at least) any "scale" dials at all. I guess it's pretty safe to leave them at 100% and minimum/maximum at 100% as well... Last, but not least. When uploading an anim done with the new mannequin, I get the "awfully twisted collar syndrome", ie. it looks like someone has twisted my avatar's arms several times and they're "protruding" from the shoulder/collar connection in a most unnatural way. I believe that a reason for this are the defaults for the collars and shoulders when starting the anims. When using a "standard" Poser 2 figure, I never touched the collars, and just played around with the shoulders. But this mannequin seems to dislike the "default" collar settings Any thoughts on this? Somehow, I think that the professional animators reading this post will have a smile on their lips, shake their heads slowly, and ask: "Gwyn, have you checked 'Motion untwisting on separate body parts'?" or something obscurely-worded like that. And I'll blush, go: "Oh. No, I didn't have that on. Thanks" And thanks in advance _____________________
gene Poole "Foolish humans!" Join date: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 324	02-06-2005 10:27 From: Sensual Casanova I am in heaven! "Yo, TP me!" ...couldn't resist.

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