|
Semolina Semaphore
Registered User
Join date: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 130
|
01-09-2007 08:36
Hi there - in Metabirds 139, 60, 45 on this building there are lots of these orange cylindrical shapes like dumb-bells that are only 1 prim - kind of a narrow cylinder (a rod) with a larger cylinder at each end of it. How do you make these (with only 1 prim!) ? See what I actually mean here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Metabirds/139/60/45Thx! |
|
Kim Anubis
The Magician
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 921
|
01-09-2007 08:57
Can't get inworld right now to have a look, but sounds to me like a hollow, profile-cut torus or ring.
_____________________
http://www.TheMagicians.us 
|
|
Sterling Whitcroft
Registered User
Join date: 2 Jul 2006
Posts: 678
|
01-09-2007 17:43
WOW This is the second magical shape I'm trying to figure out. There is NO WAY that this is a Torus. I don't believe it. Its a straight rod, 8m long and 10cm around. With a ferrule on each end. The ferrule is a 1 m cylinder shape, about 25cm around. If I were to build it, it would be 3 prims...no other way! but its only ONE! How'd they do that? ===================
I got clues on the second mystery from the original creator. (and "Yes" it was a Torus described further as: "The trick was to hollow and use the outer cut then squish them flat." I'm still trying to figure that one out.
=================== |
|
Kim Anubis
The Magician
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 921
|
01-09-2007 19:01
Here's a picture of a one-prim thingie like you just described.  It's a tube. x8 y.2 z.2 85% hollow Hole size x .55 and y.3 Profile cut b.25 and e 0 Just dropped one to each of you inworld -- enjoy! 
_____________________
http://www.TheMagicians.us
|
|
Sterling Whitcroft
Registered User
Join date: 2 Jul 2006
Posts: 678
|
01-09-2007 20:05
Yep. That's it!
Thanks Kim!
|
|
Semolina Semaphore
Registered User
Join date: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 130
|
01-10-2007 00:29
omg! wow! Thank you so much for that |