Naiman Broome Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Are there any tools that allow to preview and test meshes before uploading to SL ? I mean tests like prim cost, land impact, size etc ... Stuff that you would normally do may be in the Beta grid that that could instead be done in an external tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Naiman Broome said: Are there any tools that allow to preview and test meshes before uploading to SL ? I mean tests like prim cost, land impact, size etc ... Stuff that you would normally do may be in the Beta grid that that could instead be done in an external tool? You can load files with the uploader but not upload them to Second Life. The Firestorm viewer lets you resize the viewing window, so you can enlarge it and see what you're uploading. You get land impact information from the uploader. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrule Adder Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 You can login to the Beta Server. Upload costs to the beta grid are free. But they do not transfer to the main grid. From there you can test your meshes, and make sure everything works correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfie Reanimator Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 The cost calculations seem to be done by LLs servers without a public API, so the answer would be no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcee Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I very rarely see it mentioned here, but you can also install a local instance of the opensim server and then test your stuff there. Its like having your own local private grid. I have been doing this for ages, since my scripter days. Pros: Way faster than the beta grid (instant login, no lag), less resource intensive than SL (I cant have SL running while Im playing a game or rendering something, but I can do it with opensim no problem). Cons: The cost will be always zero, so you cant really see how much you would have to pay when uploading to SL and the land impact calculations are not exactly the same. But you can still get an idea if a mesh is having a bigger impact than a previous one, or if a rigging is working fine, etc. TLDR: Wont help much with the "prim cost, land impact" part, but will help with the "etc" part :P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naiman Broome Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 hours ago, npcee said: I very rarely see it mentioned here, but you can also install a local instance of the opensim server and then test your stuff there. Its like having your own local private grid. I have been doing this for ages, since my scripter days. Pros: Way faster than the beta grid (instant login, no lag), less resource intensive than SL (I cant have SL running while Im playing a game or rendering something, but I can do it with opensim no problem). Cons: The cost will be always zero, so you cant really see how much you would have to pay when uploading to SL and the land impact calculations are not exactly the same. But you can still get an idea if a mesh is having a bigger impact than a previous one, or if a rigging is working fine, etc. TLDR: Wont help much with the "prim cost, land impact" part, but will help with the "etc" part :P This is interesting , i know I can check Land impact in mesh upload preview but what I wanted to check is how mesh looks ingame, align textures , see how light impacts surface, shader effect etc... How I do to install this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcee Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Naiman Broome said: This is interesting , i know I can check Land impact in mesh upload preview but what I wanted to check is how mesh looks ingame, align textures , see how light impacts surface, shader effect etc... How I do to install this? http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Download Make sure to check the configuration page. It has step by step instructions on how to configure it. The very first time running it is a bit annoying because you'll have to create an user and configure some files. But after that you just run the server, configure firestorm (the opensim version) to connect to it and log with the user you created. (ps: you want standalone mode, not grid mode... its much simpler to run too) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candide LeMay Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Or you use the outworldz one click installer https://outworldz.com/Outworldz_installer/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Profaitchikenz Haiku Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 22 hours ago, npcee said: I very rarely see it mentioned here, but you can also install a local instance of the opensim server and then test your stuff there Be aware that different physics is used when uploading to SL or Opensim, so what you find on a standalone might not be the same as what you find in SecondLife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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