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Isolating scripts
sirhc DeSantis
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04-20-2007 11:00
I may have missed something so please forgive me if this is obvious.

I was messing around with buiding a sky box and wanted a door for it. To keep it simple i rezzed a flat panel and added :

llSetStatus( STATUS_PHANTOM, TRUE );
llSetAlpha( 0.0 , ALL_SIDES );

as the 'open' part (with the opposite for close). All went well as a standalone unit but when I linked it into the rest of the box and issued the open command the complete unit went phantom - you could stick your arm thru the wall.

Is there any way to isolate a script so it just acts on the prim that contains it?

Thanks
Kenn Nilsson
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04-20-2007 11:22
llSetLinkPrimitiveParams()
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Anti Antonelli
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04-20-2007 11:33
The problem isn't the script, it's that you can't link phantom prims to non-phantom prims. If you do the whole linkset becomes phantom, as you experienced. If you want a phantom door you'll need to keep it unlinked.
sirhc DeSantis
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04-20-2007 11:33
Do I have to?
sirhc DeSantis
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04-20-2007 11:47
Ok if I can't link i'll build it differently. Thanks appreciated
Kenn Nilsson
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04-20-2007 12:03
I have not played with it...but the llSetLinkPrimitiveParams() command should alleviate some of those previous issues, shouldn't it?
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Anti Antonelli
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04-20-2007 12:12
From: Kenn Nilsson
I have not played with it...but the llSetLinkPrimitiveParams() command should alleviate some of those previous issues, shouldn't it?

I haven't tested it either, but I see no reason why llSetLinkPrimitiveParams should get around the rule that you simply can't have a phantom prim linked to a non-phantom prim; the whole linked object is either phantom or not. All llSetLinkPrimitiveParams does is allow you to not have the script in the prim you're trying to change.

edit: if it does in fact work it would be great news for hot tub makers :D
Pale Spectre
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04-20-2007 12:12
I believe Phantom is an Object property... not a prim property. The wiki lists PRIM_PHANTOM as: "Sets phantom property of an object"
Escort DeFarge
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04-20-2007 12:24
To OP - What does this phantom and invisible prim for the door actually do? Why not just delete that prim?
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sirhc DeSantis
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04-20-2007 13:00
Actually i was dreading using llSetPrimitiveParams for the first
time but theres an entry on the wiki about it that actually makes
sense of the various parameters I hadn't come across before.
Time to grit teeth and try it and thanks for the pointer.
Hg Beeks
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04-21-2007 02:19
From: Escort DeFarge
To OP - What does this phantom and invisible prim for the door actually do? Why not just delete that prim?

Be...cause it's the door..? Granted, you could have it delete the prim and rez a new prim to close it, but that's unnecessarily extensive for a simple door...

As for the door itself, unless it's essential that it goes invisible (Don't know what your door looks like) I would suggest a llSetLocalRot or llSetPos instead, and just have it move out of the way. A sliding or normal swinging door would avoid the problems you're having.