Wiz Daxter

For Vista / WIN7 first start SL viewer as Admin desktop SL icon right mouse click - context menu - Run As - Run as Administrator then export XML and file will be saved

Run SL as Admin then XML file will be saved

Will work in Demo mode: - Default Linden Lab Female Mesh - Skeleton - UV Maps - Skin Weights for Max 2012 2013 and upper use: SLAV 2012 script.

correct (original)file locations is: YOUR_GAME_FOLDER\SecondLifeViewer2\character\avatar_skeleton.xml

SL2, SL3 bug with Collada 1.4.1

uploading mesh with Kristen S21(9) is workaround for collada 1.4.1 bug from SL3 you can try and: Maniac Choche workaround for Autodesk 3ds Max 201x and Collada 1.4.1 convert to Collada 1.4.0 Download FBX® 2011.3.1 Converter 1. Export to FBX from max 2012 2. Convert FBX to DAE with FBX Converter 2011.3 3. Upload DAE http://wiz-bg.blogspot.com/p/slav-3ds-max.html

Morph groups from SLAV plugin is original vertex groups from SL Apperance shape Editor. You not need to delete this groups - rigging use only skeleton/bone groups

SL 3.0 have bug with Collada version 1.4.1 Use Kristen viewer S21(9) for mesh uploading Video: And plugin scale x1 - SL scale is in meters or you use high FBX Dae version (collada 1.4.1)

For WIN7 - SL icon right mouse click - Run as Admin then XML file will be saved

Default Meshes - Blender, Max, Maya

Look the info at SL Wiki Bones and rigging

Rigging is adding Weights groups with connecting skeleton bones with meshes

Open collada not work for riged meshes - Use Autodesk FBX Colada Dae exporter I test with Maya 2010/2011 and work fine , In DAE exporter options find and check option Z-UP You can test and my Plugin for Maya 2010 and 2011 - work only for Window XP For now mesh is not riged, I dont know how to add weights in Maya, but you can use Mesh(shape), skeleton, UW maps

For Blender fans BSurfaces 1.5 - It costs $39 for 5-9 months and GPL Free after that.