Killing an attached object...

Hey all.
I'm looking for a little scripting help...I'm making a holsterable gun out of one object (the holster). My method is thus: the holster object contains a touch_start script, a HeldGun object (gun in hand) and a strip-down BeltGun model (gun in holster). When the holster is touched, first it kills the belt gun, then it rezzes the HeldGun. Everything works fine so far, except for one detail...when I holster the gun from drawn, it won't kill the HeldGun. So far, I've attempted every implementation of the llDie() command I can, from embedding it into timers to adding to its own state to embedding it into other functions, but alas, every time I use the holster command, it releases gun controls/mouselook, and keeps the gun in my hand when I walk. I don't want to detach every time, and have a bunch of copies of my gun in the avatar's inventory, and I don't know how to delete them there anyway. Anyone have any suggestions? I'd be happy to IM in game, or post,a copy of the script if necessary, but I jsut feel like I'm missing some minor detail. Many thanks to all .

One possible solution - keep the gun in your hand, just make it transparent (transprent texture that is) when you holster it - reverse the solution for the holstered gun. You do have to get a bit tricky and link message all the prims and have them each go transparent, but it does work.

I'm with Al on this... Rezzing and llDie()'ing objects is overkill.

Use llSetAlpha() to blink guns in and out.

- Ace

You should be able to detach it automatically with llDetachFromAvatar().

http://www.tyrellcorporation.org/disabled/llDetachFromAvatar

It'll leave it in your inventory, though.

To delete something from your inventory, just click it so it's hilighted and hit the 'delete' key on your keyboard. That will move it to your Trash (down at the bottom of your inventory list.) Once it's there, right-click the Trash and select "Empty Trash" and it will be gone forever.

OMG... you've never deleted anything from your inventory???

I hope he meant that he did not know how to empty his deleted items folder...

If that's true look at the trash folder, and Rclick on it to see the purge items menu (or something like that)... when you see it you will know.

Thanks all for the help!
BTW...I know how to delete from my inventory manually, lol. I meant I didn't know how to do it from a script .

Aww guys, give them a little break... they did just join this month. Welcome to SL btw

Jodah - llDie() does not work for attachments, and you cannont delete things in your personal inventory with a script (would be nice though!).

You could try hiding and showing the object using llSetTexture() and a transparent key like was previously suggested. linked messaging works on attached objects, so you could communicate with the belt and gun that way if you want- or using a listen event. After that it's just a matter of a few If-else calls and you should be good to go.

--Water

Or better yet use llSetLinkAlpha(x,0.0,ALL_SIDES); in a loop for each prim in the item, as that goes all the way now via script

L8r,
UU

Or even better

integer on=FALSE;//true or false
llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET,on,ALL_SIDES);

ah, thanks Strife... I was thinking LINK_SET didn't work there for some reason. But then last time I tried might have been in a preview a few versions back

L8r,
UU