Tapered boxes in second life

jgreene33 · 4th February 2009, 03:12 PM

the model i am working on is going great all but one thing. the boxes that i put a taper on revert to a square after i import then into second life. is this simply a limitation or is there a way i can keep these boxes tapered. thanks

Andy · 4th February 2009, 04:24 PM

I assume you mean the SL box export? This will export a box based on the bounding box of a shape, so you will always get a box, whatever shape you have in AC3D. You can always edit the shapes inside SL later.

For more complicated shapes, try the triangle creator or the sculpted prim export.

jgreene33 · 4th February 2009, 04:26 PM

yes im refering to the sl box export. but i dont want to adjust anything structural with the awfull in-game editing. so is it true that the box editor only imports as a square? no tapers?

Andy · 4th February 2009, 04:28 PM

you are correct.

jgreene33 · 4th February 2009, 04:31 PM

thank you for your answer. last question. if i use the triangle editor should i expect there to be more prims / lag then if i where to use the box editor and if so can i somehow use them in combination?

Andy · 4th February 2009, 04:34 PM

Yes - a cube would become 12 triangles with the triangle tool. Best to use a single box prim and edit it.

The in-world SL editor isn't that bad once you get the hang of it.

4th February 2009, 03:12 PM	#1
jgreene33 Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9	Tapered boxes in second life the model i am working on is going great all but one thing. the boxes that i put a taper on revert to a square after i import then into second life. is this simply a limitation or is there a way i can keep these boxes tapered. thanks Last edited by jgreene33; 4th February 2009 at 03:17 PM.

4th February 2009, 04:24 PM	#2
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Tapered boxes in second life I assume you mean the SL box export? This will export a box based on the bounding box of a shape, so you will always get a box, whatever shape you have in AC3D. You can always edit the shapes inside SL later. For more complicated shapes, try the triangle creator or the sculpted prim export.

4th February 2009, 04:26 PM	#3
jgreene33 Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9	Re: Tapered boxes in second life yes im refering to the sl box export. but i dont want to adjust anything structural with the awfull in-game editing. so is it true that the box editor only imports as a square? no tapers?

4th February 2009, 04:28 PM	#4
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Tapered boxes in second life you are correct.

4th February 2009, 04:31 PM	#5
jgreene33 Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9	Re: Tapered boxes in second life thank you for your answer. last question. if i use the triangle editor should i expect there to be more prims / lag then if i where to use the box editor and if so can i somehow use them in combination?

4th February 2009, 04:34 PM	#6
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Tapered boxes in second life Yes - a cube would become 12 triangles with the triangle tool. Best to use a single box prim and edit it. The in-world SL editor isn't that bad once you get the hang of it.