Removing Mesh Body Parts

[KathyGables]

Is there any way to remove body parts in mesh bodies? Specifically I want to remove the tongue in an avatar. It's a long story. Don't ask. Grin.

[Alyona Su]

9 hours ago, KathyGables said:

Is there any way to remove body parts in mesh bodies? Specifically I want to remove the tongue in an avatar. It's a long story. Don't ask. Grin.

A tongue is part of the head, not the body (as mesh bodies and heads go) - it will depend on the mesh head you use. I know that Catwa and Genus have separate teeth and tongues, so you can simply just not attach them. Those others are all or nothing. Check the instructional notecard for the mesh head you use.

Also; if you use a system head (no mesh) you can create a texture that alphas out (makes transparent) the tongue, I believe.

Edited November 14, 2019 by Alyona Su

[Skell Dagger]

I can't speak for other brands, but with Catwa at least you can hide many parts of the head without having to wear different versions. For example: you can wear the normal head (not the toothless version) and just hide the tongue, or the teeth, or the lacrimal, etc. The toothless version of the head is mainly intended to be worn with add-on teeth (although even then you can still hide the teeth on the normal head; you can just lower the complexity a bit by wearing the toothless head in that case, rather than wearing two sets of teeth with one set hidden).

[KathyGables]

Thanks for the responses Alyona and Skell. I wish to remove the tongue on the standard mesh head that comes with SL, Bitsy

[Kyrah Abattoir]

Now if only you where using a mod body...

[KathyGables]

Do they make those? If so I want one for RL.

Edited November 17, 2019 by KathyGables

[Cackle Amore]

If you want to remove the tongue on the base head itself, a alpha layer specific to the tongue on the UV should do

[Bitsy Buccaneer]

On 11/14/2019 at 7:05 PM, KathyGables said:

 I wish to remove the tongue on the standard mesh head that comes with SL, Bitsy

/me quivers in fear and looks for a place to hide.

[KathyGables]

I was speaking of the stardard female starting avatar whose name is Bitsey.  Not you Bitsy Buccaneer. Have no fear. Grin.

[Bitsy Buccaneer]

10 hours ago, KathyGables said:

I was speaking of the stardard female starting avatar whose name is Bitsey.  Not you Bitsy Buccaneer. Have no fear. Grin.

whew.

blows giant raspberries all around

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