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Shyan Graves

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Join date: 10 Feb 2007

Posts: 52

05-05-2007 07:55

Is it possible to determine which side of a box prim was touched by an avatar?

I have a box with different textures on all sides and want to change the texture that is seen by the AV on his touch!

Thanks in advance!
Bryan

Kenn Nilsson

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Join date: 24 May 2005

Posts: 897

05-05-2007 08:29

Short answer is no...but there was a thread not too long ago with the same type of question in which people came up with creative methods of detecting the point of a prim that was touched.

One method was to have an avatar 'throw' an invisible prim at the object and detecting that objects collision via script.

The other method had something to do with mouselook and detecting the camera...though I have to admit I don't remember fully.

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RJ Source

Green Sky Labs

Join date: 10 Jan 2007

Posts: 272

05-05-2007 14:32

Maybe you could rebuild the box out of 6 flat prims, one per side.
Then each prim could have script in it, and respond to a touch with the right texture?

Senuka Harbinger

A-Life, one bit at a time

Join date: 24 Oct 2005

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05-06-2007 01:33

From: Kenn Nilsson

Short answer is no...but there was a thread not too long ago with the same type of question in which people came up with creative methods of detecting the point of a prim that was touched.

One method was to have an avatar 'throw' an invisible prim at the object and detecting that objects collision via script.

The other method had something to do with mouselook and detecting the camera...though I have to admit I don't remember fully.

if you know the position and angle/rotation of the camera, along with the position and rotation of the object being clicked, you can accurately tell which side is being touched while in mouse look doing some trig to calculate where the center of the screen is pointed at when it's clicked

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The function is working perfectly fine. It's just not working the way you wanted it to work.

Shyan Graves

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Join date: 10 Feb 2007

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05-14-2007 08:10

Thanks everybody!

I will try Senuka's tip about the camera! But I think LL should provide this information, it would be so handy in many builds!

Start voting!

Shy

Talarus Luan

Ancient Archaean Dragon

Join date: 18 Mar 2006

Posts: 4,831

05-14-2007 09:09

From: Shyan Graves

I will try Senuka's tip about the camera! But I think LL should provide this information, it would be so handy in many builds!

/agree

From: someone

Start voting!

What is the JIRA feature request ID?

Which side of the box?
Shyan Graves Registered User Join date: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 52	05-05-2007 07:55 Is it possible to determine which side of a box prim was touched by an avatar? I have a box with different textures on all sides and want to change the texture that is seen by the AV on his touch! Thanks in advance! Bryan
Kenn Nilsson AeonVox Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 897	05-05-2007 08:29 Short answer is no...but there was a thread not too long ago with the same type of question in which people came up with creative methods of detecting the point of a prim that was touched. One method was to have an avatar 'throw' an invisible prim at the object and detecting that objects collision via script. The other method had something to do with mouselook and detecting the camera...though I have to admit I don't remember fully. _____________________ --AeonVox-- Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms chasing ghosts, eating magic pills, and listening to repetitive, addictive, electronic music.
RJ Source Green Sky Labs Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 272	05-05-2007 14:32 Maybe you could rebuild the box out of 6 flat prims, one per side. Then each prim could have script in it, and respond to a touch with the right texture?
Senuka Harbinger A-Life, one bit at a time Join date: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 491	05-06-2007 01:33 From: Kenn Nilsson Short answer is no...but there was a thread not too long ago with the same type of question in which people came up with creative methods of detecting the point of a prim that was touched. One method was to have an avatar 'throw' an invisible prim at the object and detecting that objects collision via script. The other method had something to do with mouselook and detecting the camera...though I have to admit I don't remember fully. if you know the position and angle/rotation of the camera, along with the position and rotation of the object being clicked, you can accurately tell which side is being touched while in mouse look doing some trig to calculate where the center of the screen is pointed at when it's clicked _____________________ My SLExchange shop Typos are forgiven; desecrating the english language with reckless abandon and necrophilic acts is not. The function is working perfectly fine. It's just not working the way you wanted it to work.
Shyan Graves Registered User Join date: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 52	05-14-2007 08:10 Thanks everybody! I will try Senuka's tip about the camera! But I think LL should provide this information, it would be so handy in many builds! Start voting! Shy
Talarus Luan Ancient Archaean Dragon Join date: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 4,831	05-14-2007 09:09 From: Shyan Graves I will try Senuka's tip about the camera! But I think LL should provide this information, it would be so handy in many builds! /agree From: someone Start voting! What is the JIRA feature request ID?

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