If regarding Sculpted Prims all you need is to create objects with some sort of Lathe tool (like in 3DS Max), then Rokuro might be for you. It was created by Yuzuru Jewell and takes some profile of an object in order to create the full object by rotating that profile by 360 degrees. You can even define if you want a smooth objects or 3, 4, 5 or 6 edges.
Here’s an example screenshot of the editor:
And here is the resulting texture it creates when doing a 5 edge object:
And the resulting prims (one was done as smooth object, one as 5-edge):
Get this cool tool here.
[via Eggy Lippmann]
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I’m so excited about this tool but I’m confused. I followed the directions and exported a .tga file but when I apply it to a prim it just textures it. What step am I missing?
You’re doing your experiment on the beta grid, right, Intellagirl? It’s not live yet…
Tao, thanks for the great tip!
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Yes, it’s the beta grid. What you do with the texture is the following:
1. Create a new prim, like a e.g. a box
2. Go to the Object Tab in the buidling floater
3. Change the prim type to “Sculpted Prim”. The parameters will disappear and a texture box will appear instead
4. Select the uploaded texture as the new texture. This defines the shape now.
Notice that this texture is different from the usual texture in that it only defines the shape not the design of the shape. This needs to be done by an additional texture.
Thank you for introducing my tool.
I am happy because the work that you are attractive is being made.
I will spend time making this tool easier to use.
Thanks for creating that tool, Yuzuru!
It’s one of those things which I love about the community, that such things always come up so quickly and are getting down the barrier of entry for many! Great work!
Excellent tip Tao, thanks!
yw
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Could this program contain a keylogger?
Has it been tested on that?
thanks for your tip , Tao
but just one question , with this tool, when you created an object , it’s always counting for one prim in second life?
Yes, it counts as only one prim