How can you resize your default appearance ( av ) past 100%

[KarenMobius]

Hi I have created a custom avi using prims but cannot attatch my head properly ( has to sit ontop of my defaults head) which messes with the way the head should move. I was wondering how i can get my appearence to go past 100% so i can properly set up my custom prims on my body.

[Charolotte Caxton]

Just an idea, what if you make your prim head two linked prims and attach the root prim to your head?

That way, it's attached to your head and theoretically will move with your default head while still sitting on top of your head.

Make sense?

[KarenMobius]

already did that but what happens is it will move in weird ways that way since its no pivoting on the neck

[Charolotte Caxton]

I don't think neck is an attachment point.

[Nova Convair]

If you attach it to the head it will move exactly like the head so I have no clue what problem you encounter.

If you attach it to the neck it will move with the neck and of course that will look pretty weird for a head. So where did you attach it?

By the way: the neck attachment point is new and I have no clue if everyone can see stuff that is worn there.

[Charolotte Caxton]

There are new attachment points?

[Nova Convair]

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Charolotte Caxton wrote:

There are new attachment points?

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I have "Neck" and "Avatar center" on Firestorm. Both are new.

Both work as expected for me. I did not get info about it nor tested with an ALT on another viewer yet.

So I don't know if they are in Linden viewer and how compatible to older viewers they are.

[Charolotte Caxton]

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Nova Convair wrote:

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Charolotte Caxton wrote:

There are new attachment points?

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I have "Neck" and "Avatar center" on Firestorm. Both are new.

Both work as expected for me. I did not get info about it nor tested with an ALT on another viewer yet.

So I don't know if they are in Linden viewer and how compatible to older viewers they are.

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Yep, you are correct! I am using Exodus and I now have a neck and avatar center attachment point, since it is based on V3 I gather it is in V3 as well.

Thanks!

[Charolotte Caxton]

Aha, this became available in November

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Release/3.2.1

[Penny Patton]

It sounds like you're trying to create an avatar that is larger than the 8'10" height limit avatars can reach.

 

If that's correct, you need to understand that eight sliders affect avatar height.

Height

Head Size

Neck Length

Hip Length

Leg Length

The above are the main ones. These straight-up affect your height by increasing them.

Torso length also affects your height, but not in the same way. Primarily it changes the ratio between upper body and leg length, but it also adjusts height slightly, however increasing it can, in some cases, result in slightly reduced height.

Now, you can also add some height to yout appearance by wearing an avatar shoe layer and sdjuting the following sliders;

Heel Height

Platform Height

 

 From the sounds of it, your best bet is increasing the neck length. If that doesn't work you may want to play around with some of these other sliders.

 

I've posted a more detailed article about avatar shape and the appearance editor here.