How can I create a spiral slide?

[Bedlam Ansome]

I am trying to make a spiral slide to go with my swimming pool, but I can't seem to figure it out!

Can anybody help me please?

[Kwakkelde Kwak]

Can you be a bit more specific? Do you simply want the shape, or do you want it to be scripted and animated? Do you prefer mesh or normal prims?

[Bedlam Ansome]

I am trying to make both the shape and script to be able to slide down it.  I haven't tried mesh yet, so either mesh or standard prims.

[Rolig Loon]

You can't slide down a slide by yourself.  You have to sit on a physical object and let it slide down the slide.  It will have a tendency to sail over the edge, so you'll need to be sure that you design your slide like a luge run, with high sides where it's likely to go over.  You'll also want to set the buoyancy of the sliding object  < 1.0 so that it wants to go down, rather than flying up or staying at the same elevation.  See http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Vehicle_Tutorial for tips on creating VEHICLE_TYPE_SLED.

[Bedlam Ansome]

OK, I will take a look at that, but i really need to know how to model the spiral slide using prims.

Since I am not very good with building stuff with prims, which prims should I use, and how should I put them together into a spiral slide?

Thanks.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Bedlam,

I sent you a quick prototype of a spiral slide with an exit chute. It'll need sanding and paint (and resizing) but should give you an idea how it's done with prims (two). I think you should be able to slide down it on a "sled" prim. As Rolig said, you may have to adjust the profile cut to make the outside wall high enough you don't go over it (I set it to a value I think will work, but you'll have to try it..

Tear it apart, examine the numbers, play with them, get a feel for how it works and have fun! 

Maddy

[UncommonTruth]

I don't have a pool.. but now I want to make a slide just to try it out :smileyvery-happy:

[Drongle McMahon]

I made one that seems to work. Tube, hollow = 80%, skew = 0.95; hole = 1.0, 0.3; profile cut = 0.025, 0.725; revolutions = 4.0; size = 15 x 5 x 5; rotate y 270. Sled is a cylinder 1 x 1 x 0.3; friction = 0.02. Put it at the top non-physical, sit on it, then set it to physical and release.