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Pancake Palisades

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11-11-2006 15:59

Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!!

Jopsy Pendragon

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11-11-2006 16:43

From: Pancake Palisades

Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!!

The most effective way to get more prims is to buy more land in the same sim/region unfortunately.

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Showdog Tiger

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11-11-2006 16:46

Dearly Darling,

Alas, Jopsy is correct.

Ever Yours,

Mrs Showdog Tiger

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Ceera Murakami

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Join date: 9 Sep 2005

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11-12-2006 07:46

From: Pancake Palisades

Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!!

That is correct. You get 117 prins for each 512 M2 that you own. A sim has a limit of 15,000 prims, and if you divide that by the number of square meters in a sim and multiply by 512, the answer is 117. To get more prims, buy more land in the same sim. It does not have to connect to your curent parcel. All land that you own in a single sim shares prim count, and the prims can be divided between them as you see fit.

You can save a LOT on prim count by good use of textures. For example I could build a simple wall with a double-hung window in it, and could easily waste 18 prims or more, most of which would be attempting to make the window frame look right while building the frame and dividers in the window entirely with prims. Or I could use an alpha-mapped 3D texture on a single prim for the window, and 4 prims for the surrounding wall (best compromise, as it lowers prim count but doesn't have alpha-mapping problems with the wall). Or I could use a single prim for the wall and an alpha-mapped texture that has the wall and the window all in one on it. (Lowest prim count, but other alpha-mapped textures near the wall, like a shrub outside, may show through).

Prims can be cut, hollowed, and re-shaped in creative ways so that one prim can take the place of several. Look at the tutorials at the Ivory Tower for info on those techniques.

Prims greater than 10M in any dimension are not supported bu the SL building system. While it is possible to obtain some 'mega prims' that were created some time ago by exploiting a flaw in the building system, SL is NOT designed to work right with prims greater than 10M in size. I would not advise attempting to use those 'giant prims' in anything you care about.

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Pancake Palisades Registered User Join date: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 3	11-11-2006 15:59 Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!!
Jopsy Pendragon Perpetual Outsider Join date: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 1,906	11-11-2006 16:43 From: Pancake Palisades Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!! The most effective way to get more prims is to buy more land in the same sim/region unfortunately. _____________________ * The Particle Laboratory * - One of SecondLife's Oldest Learning Resources. Free particle, control and targetting scripts. Numerous in-depth visual demonstrations, and multiple sandbox areas. - Stop by and try out Jopsy's new "Porgan 1800" an advanced steampunk styled 'particle organ' and the new particle texture store!
Showdog Tiger Registered User Join date: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 404	True 11-11-2006 16:46 Dearly Darling, Alas, Jopsy is correct. Ever Yours, Mrs Showdog Tiger _____________________ Dogdom Doge
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	11-12-2006 07:46 From: Pancake Palisades Is there anyway to up the prim amount for a piece of land? It looks like you get 117 per 512sm. I built a nice, new house & have used 116 prims already..it's basically finished, but need some more furniture & would like to add some more detail? It would also cut down on the prims used if you could make each one bigger than 10 by 10. Does anybody know how to do any of this, or if it's possible? Thanks!! That is correct. You get 117 prins for each 512 M2 that you own. A sim has a limit of 15,000 prims, and if you divide that by the number of square meters in a sim and multiply by 512, the answer is 117. To get more prims, buy more land in the same sim. It does not have to connect to your curent parcel. All land that you own in a single sim shares prim count, and the prims can be divided between them as you see fit. You can save a LOT on prim count by good use of textures. For example I could build a simple wall with a double-hung window in it, and could easily waste 18 prims or more, most of which would be attempting to make the window frame look right while building the frame and dividers in the window entirely with prims. Or I could use an alpha-mapped 3D texture on a single prim for the window, and 4 prims for the surrounding wall (best compromise, as it lowers prim count but doesn't have alpha-mapping problems with the wall). Or I could use a single prim for the wall and an alpha-mapped texture that has the wall and the window all in one on it. (Lowest prim count, but other alpha-mapped textures near the wall, like a shrub outside, may show through). Prims can be cut, hollowed, and re-shaped in creative ways so that one prim can take the place of several. Look at the tutorials at the Ivory Tower for info on those techniques. Prims greater than 10M in any dimension are not supported bu the SL building system. While it is possible to obtain some 'mega prims' that were created some time ago by exploiting a flaw in the building system, SL is NOT designed to work right with prims greater than 10M in size. I would not advise attempting to use those 'giant prims' in anything you care about. _____________________ 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.