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how do you mirror objects?

Sabane Talamasca
Registered User
Join date: 25 Sep 2005
Posts: 56
09-29-2005 17:11
hey all, fairly new, somewhat.

My scenario is:


I'm making myself some wings...so i just started one side and assumed i could mirror the other one after, but come to realize i don't know how...just rotating it won't do cause it's curved....so my question is how do you mirror objects or is it possible?
Chosen Few
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Join date: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 7,496
09-29-2005 17:18
Welcome to SL, Sabane :)

Better duplication options are something we've been asking for for a long, long time now. No word as of yet from LL as far as I know. So, for now it's all gotta be done the hard way. There are scripts available that can aliminate some of the legwork, but I usually just do it all by hand. It comes down to just a bit of math to reverse the rotations, the cuts, and the top-offsets if there are any, and then just plug in the numbers. Once you get used to it, it doesn't take very long. It's still tedious though.
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Sabane Talamasca
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Join date: 25 Sep 2005
Posts: 56
09-29-2005 17:38
Guess i should have searched before i asked, found the script and ALL MY PROBLEMS WENT AWAY! :)...so far, thx for the help :)
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Join date: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 7,496
09-29-2005 17:43
Glad you found a working solution. :) Just keep in mind that scripts won't always work to mirror prims that have been twisted, top-sized, cut, or otherwise "tortured". There are some things you'll still have to do by hand. The script should save you a lot of time though.
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