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Rock Ryder

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03-18-2007 14:03

OK guys, I give in, I have been trying all day.

What I am trying to achieve is this: imagine a prim, 10m x 10m x 1m, then imagine the top surface slightly wavy, like the surface of a sheet of currugated iron, with a max wave depth of around 0.3m.

Is it possible?

Rock

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03-18-2007 14:08

It's possible, sure, but not with one prim. You'll want to use a series of cut cylinders or cut tubes to create the undulated shape you're talking about.

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Lightwave Valkyrie

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03-18-2007 23:26

OR just i nice texture and bumpmap

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03-19-2007 10:28

From: Lightwave Valkyrie

OR just i nice texture and bumpmap

-LW

Sure, if we had customizable bump maps, which we don't. Also, if you can figure out how to make bumps appear convincingly to be the equivalent of 30 centimeters tall, whether in SL or anywhere else, I'd like to see it.

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Lightwave Valkyrie

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03-30-2007 02:27

well he said "slightly wavy" and you can have customizable bump maps use brightness or darkness
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03-30-2007 04:40

From: Lightwave Valkyrie

well he said "slightly wavy"

Well, "slightly" is a subjective term. The number .3 meters is not.

From: Lightwave Valkyrie

and you can have customizable bump maps use brightness or darkness
-LW

I'd hardly call that "customizable". Even if you could grade the grayscale enough to make the surface appear to undulate up and down by .3 meters, which you can't, what you'd be left with is an untexturable surface. Put anything on it other than the gradient, and the bump effect would be lost, as you must know.

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Rock Ryder Registered User Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 384	03-18-2007 14:03 OK guys, I give in, I have been trying all day. What I am trying to achieve is this: imagine a prim, 10m x 10m x 1m, then imagine the top surface slightly wavy, like the surface of a sheet of currugated iron, with a max wave depth of around 0.3m. Is it possible? Rock
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	03-18-2007 14:08 It's possible, sure, but not with one prim. You'll want to use a series of cut cylinders or cut tubes to create the undulated shape you're talking about. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Lightwave Valkyrie Registered User Join date: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 666	03-18-2007 23:26 OR just i nice texture and bumpmap -LW _____________________ L$ is the root of all evil videos work! thanks SL
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	03-19-2007 10:28 From: Lightwave Valkyrie OR just i nice texture and bumpmap -LW Sure, if we had customizable bump maps, which we don't. Also, if you can figure out how to make bumps appear convincingly to be the equivalent of 30 centimeters tall, whether in SL or anywhere else, I'd like to see it. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Lightwave Valkyrie Registered User Join date: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 666	03-30-2007 02:27 well he said "slightly wavy" and you can have customizable bump maps use brightness or darkness -LW _____________________ L$ is the root of all evil videos work! thanks SL
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	03-30-2007 04:40 From: Lightwave Valkyrie well he said "slightly wavy" Well, "slightly" is a subjective term. The number .3 meters is not. From: Lightwave Valkyrie and you can have customizable bump maps use brightness or darkness -LW I'd hardly call that "customizable". Even if you could grade the grayscale enough to make the surface appear to undulate up and down by .3 meters, which you can't, what you'd be left with is an untexturable surface. Put anything on it other than the gradient, and the bump effect would be lost, as you must know. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.