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Alazarin Mondrian

Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon

Join date: 4 Apr 2005

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01-29-2007 15:03

Today I just tried linking 2 0.5 X 0.5 X 0.5 cubes 5 metres apart and they failed to link. I got the bad old 'Link failed yada, yada' blue dialogue box. Is this happening to anyone else? And before anyone mentions it, I've been building and selling prefabs and treehouses for over a year. Seems to me that linking is on the verge of being broken.

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Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

01-29-2007 15:09

Nope. We never could reliably link small diameter items that far apart.

The following quote is rather dated, but explains the problem.

Authoratative answer is HERE.

Andrew Linden Says:

From: someone

The simple approximate answer is: The maximum distance between the center of masses of the two primitives is the smaller of the two distances below:

(1) 32 meters

(2) three times the largest dimension of the largest primitive (plus 1 meter)

What this means is :

(A) very small objects can be a max of about 1 meter apart

(B) very large objects can be a max of 32 meters apart

(C) a 10x10x10 meter cube can be about 31 meters from a 0.01x0.01x0.01 cube

Based on that, two objects 0.5M in dimension won't reliably link to each other if they are more than 2.5 Meters apart.

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Alazarin Mondrian

Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon

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01-29-2007 15:15

Thanks Ceera. That's what I get for working exclusively on large-scale projects and then getting small-scale work fall into my lap!

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Conan Godwin

In ur base kilin ur d00ds

Join date: 2 Aug 2006

Posts: 3,676

02-14-2007 13:54

Okay, but can one link objects in a chain - for example two 0.5m diameter objects 2m apart, followed by a third 0.5m object 2m from the 2nd and so on and so forth?

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

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02-14-2007 14:50

From: Conan Godwin

Okay, but can one link objects in a chain - for example two 0.5m diameter objects 2m apart, followed by a third 0.5m object 2m from the 2nd and so on and so forth?

Yes, you can, to the 32M limit from end to end of the chain. For example, I have no problem at all linking a 30 M long series of 0.5M sphere, each 2 M from the next in the series. I've done it several times, for marker bouy lines in the water around a marina.

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Have the link distances changed?
Alazarin Mondrian Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 1,549	01-29-2007 15:03 Today I just tried linking 2 0.5 X 0.5 X 0.5 cubes 5 metres apart and they failed to link. I got the bad old 'Link failed yada, yada' blue dialogue box. Is this happening to anyone else? And before anyone mentions it, I've been building and selling prefabs and treehouses for over a year. Seems to me that linking is on the verge of being broken. _____________________ My stuff on Meta-Life: http://tinyurl.com/ykq7nzt http://www.myspace.com/alazarinmobius http://slurl.com/secondlife/Crescent/72/98/116
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	01-29-2007 15:09 Nope. We never could reliably link small diameter items that far apart. The following quote is rather dated, but explains the problem. Authoratative answer is HERE. Andrew Linden Says: From: someone The simple approximate answer is: The maximum distance between the center of masses of the two primitives is the smaller of the two distances below: (1) 32 meters (2) three times the largest dimension of the largest primitive (plus 1 meter) What this means is : (A) very small objects can be a max of about 1 meter apart (B) very large objects can be a max of 32 meters apart (C) a 10x10x10 meter cube can be about 31 meters from a 0.01x0.01x0.01 cube Based on that, two objects 0.5M in dimension won't reliably link to each other if they are more than 2.5 Meters apart. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Alazarin Mondrian Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 1,549	01-29-2007 15:15 Thanks Ceera. That's what I get for working exclusively on large-scale projects and then getting small-scale work fall into my lap! _____________________ My stuff on Meta-Life: http://tinyurl.com/ykq7nzt http://www.myspace.com/alazarinmobius http://slurl.com/secondlife/Crescent/72/98/116
Conan Godwin In ur base kilin ur d00ds Join date: 2 Aug 2006 Posts: 3,676	02-14-2007 13:54 Okay, but can one link objects in a chain - for example two 0.5m diameter objects 2m apart, followed by a third 0.5m object 2m from the 2nd and so on and so forth?
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	02-14-2007 14:50 From: Conan Godwin Okay, but can one link objects in a chain - for example two 0.5m diameter objects 2m apart, followed by a third 0.5m object 2m from the 2nd and so on and so forth? Yes, you can, to the 32M limit from end to end of the chain. For example, I have no problem at all linking a 30 M long series of 0.5M sphere, each 2 M from the next in the series. I've done it several times, for marker bouy lines in the water around a marina. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.

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