Builders: Is alignment in SL out of whack?

[Pamela Galli]

Just in the last week or so I have noticed that prims -- regular or mesh -- behave as if their rotation numbers were not aligned, when they are.  Things that should abut neatly are off a tiny bit -- and as we know, being off a tiny bit often is glaringly obvious.

 

Just wondered if I am losing my mind or what.

 

Oh and also I am finding that texture rotation numbers seem to change a tiny bit on their own, and I even suspect prim drift (eeek).

[ObviousAltIsObvious]

https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/STORM-1915

that should help some, has been released, will take some time before all viewers are using the same version of the math library.

 

[Pamela Galli]

Thank you!  That was a bit too technical for me, but from what you say, the viewers just need to be updated to reflect a fix?  This is really inconvenient!  

What I am noticing, however, is that when I fix the rotation numbers so that everything should be aligned, they are not -- I suppose that is another manifestation of this bug.

 

[ObviousAltIsObvious]

yes that is the same bug. it is about as old as Second Life! it is the kind of bug that really minor until you notice it, then you can't help but see it everywhere!

 

[Pamela Galli]

Really? I have been building continuously since 2007 and while I have seen things like prim drift, I have not seen two items with all 0,0,0 rotations not align properly. In the past if they did not align I could fix the numbers and they would align.

 

[ObviousAltIsObvious]

not guaranteed to always work, but if you push the rotation very far off, then enter the correct numbers, that is usually enough to kick the object to the correct appearance.

 

[Pamela Galli]

Ah thank you -- I had typed in the numbers but would not have thought to change them first.

[ConnieG Sorbet]

Just coming on to find why my furniture placements are wonky  suddenly and found this thread.

Not sure I understand how to fix but at least it isn't just me. One side of  the furniture is on the floor and the other side is up in the air.... and rotating doesn't do anything...

[Rolig Loon]

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ConnieG Sorbet wrote:  [ .... ]  One side of  the furniture is on the floor and the other side is up in the air.... and rotating doesn't do anything...

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It sounds as if you need to rotate around something more than just Z.  :smileywink:

[Madelaine McMasters]

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Rolig Loon wrote:

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ConnieG Sorbet wrote:  [ .... ]  One side of  the furniture is on the floor and the other side is up in the air.... and rotating doesn't do anything...

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It sounds as if you need to rotate around something more than just Z.  :smileywink:

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Yep. Open the Edit window and look at the X/Y/Z rotations. X and Y are usually some multiple of 90 degrees. If they aren't, make them so. Your first attempts might flip the thing on its side or upside down. Keep noodling until it's right, or you're ready to delete it.