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Old 4th February 2009, 03:12 PM   #1
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Default 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

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Old 4th February 2009, 04:24 PM   #2
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Default 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.
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:26 PM   #3
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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?
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:28 PM   #4
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you are correct.
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:31 PM   #5
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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?
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:34 PM   #6
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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.
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:40 PM   #7
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i find it to be hideous. maybe im missing something but this is what ive seen. if i want to make a taper on a box in ac3d i simply select one side reduce the size with the -10% button till i get the size i need. in sl i have to adjust the taper, not so hard but then i need to orient the object with no true accurate grid so i only seem to be able to eye ball it to get the right size then after toying with it for 10 minutes i get to spend 5 more trying to get it to line up... is there some reasorses im not utilizing in-game? i know how to snap to the grid but the grid seems to change from one object to the next so that also seems useless...
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Old 4th February 2009, 04:46 PM   #8
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lol i guess i wore you out with the questions just wanted to say thanks a ton. youve been a huge help!
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