Object Creation.

Hi

I have just joined Second Life and have bought land and placed a house on it. So I went shopping and bought some kitchen furniture and bits and peices.
However I am unable to install them because of this error."Can't create object because parcel is full" Please could you explain the reason for this and can I correct it in some way. Thanks.
I am a complete Noob at this so please keep it simple.

Thanks
Wazer Windang

You're limited as to how many prims a parcel can hold. All objects in SL are made of prims (primitive 3D shapes.) Typically, a 512²m. lot supports 117 prims.

You can view the current prim-usage on your land by right-clicking the land, choose about land, click the objects tab. On that screen, objects and prims means the same thing (typically, a prim is a prim and an object is a group of prims which forms something more complex.)

Also, you can view the number of prims an object uses by right-clicking the object.. choose edit, click the more>> button on the edit window, then look for the number of prims indicated under the general tab.

Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunatly as you said I have used up my quota of Prims

Wazer Windang

To further this just a bit, now is the time to start examining each item's prims *before* you buy it using the method indicated by DoteDote.

I would start with your house. Go searching for one that fits your budget, both in terms of price and prim count. I would suggest that under 40 prims is ideal for a 512 lot, but its difficult to find nice looking homes for too much under this. Try to keep the 'footprint' of the house somewhat small, maybe 1/2 to 2/3 the size of your 512 lot. This will give you a smaller internal area to try and make look 'furnished.'

Then seek out ways to furnish and landscape without using too many prims. For the great outdoors, the trees and plants in your Library under the objects category are all 1 prim each and your best bang per buck.

Low prim furniture does exist. It may not be the coolest stuff around, but there are really nicely done pieces out there, so if you are diligent, you can find furnishings that will suit your home, your taste and you prim and linden budget.

It is unfortunate that this information isn't somehow instantly disseminated to new users. We almost all have gone down this road, hit the prim limit, and gone wtf?

As always, if I can be of any assistance in game, please feel free to IM.

Char