[sldev] Second Life Avatar Format

[Jesse Nesbitt]

Lots of prims and animation overrides.

On 3/31/07, sbg at acw.com <sbg at acw.com> wrote:
>
> I don't doubt what you say is true but then where do the very
> non-traditional avs like giant, tank-like machines and fire-breathing
> dragons come from?
>
> > This is an extremely vague question, but perhaps one worth some
> > clarification.
> >
> > An avatar in second life is composed of:
> > 1. a base mesh, either male or female (built into SL and not currently
> > changeable)
> > 2. parameters set on the base mesh which can change the size/position of
> > specific points on the mesh
> > 3. a fixed hair mesh with parameters set on it
> > 4. attachments, made of primitives
> > 5. a series of animations constantly playing
> > 6. one or more textures, which are composited and glued onto the base
> mesh
> >
> > It
> > is not currently possible to import a different mesh. You can upload
> > animations, or attach things, or change the parameters of the mesh, but
> > you cannot import an arbitrary 3d model.
> >
> > Otherwise, use the
> > built in tools; any import is an approximation thereof, that is, a
> > collection of saved settings that correspond to what you can do using
> > the built in tools.
> >
> > In
> > the source tree, there is support for CAL3d export of an avatar, but
> > this is NOT an importable format, the avatars are quite proprietary.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> > Don't pick lemons.
> > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.
> > http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
> > _______________________________________________
> > Click here to unsubscribe or manage your list subscription:
> > /index.html
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Click here to unsubscribe or manage your list subscription:
> /index.html
>



-- 
--Jesse
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/sldev/attachments/20070331/a924de5b/attachment.htm