Physical proxies.

[Highstaker]

I have an object, consisting of, say, 83 prims. I want it to become physical, but sl doesnt support physics for objects with more than 32 prims. But i dont need a very complex physical model, if it behaved like a cube, it would be fine.

Is it possible to create a physical proxy, that is simplier, so the object behaves like this simple proxy object (in by case, even a cube would be enough), but still consists of 83 prims?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Cerise Sorbet]

Hi, this should be a short term problem. If the current behaviors on the beta grid carry through to production, the 32 prim restriction should be gone when mesh is fully enabled. I am able to drive around a set of 240 cubes as a vehicle, and can move it around as an unscripted physical object too. We do get a choice of physical representations in the new system.  (If I change the root prim physics to convex hull instead of prim, the object's physics cost currently drops from 240 to 24. This could change!!!)

Until then, if your object is a vehicle, the usual way to make a physics proxy is for the vehicle itself to be a simple frame, and all the fancy primwork is worn by the rider as an attachment. This method only works if there is an avatar sitting on it, of course.

[Vick Forcella]

 

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Highstaker wrote:

I have an object, consisting of, say, 83 prims. I want it to become physical, but sl doesnt support physics for objects with more than 32 prims. But i dont need a very complex physical model, if it behaved like a cube, it would be fine.

Is it possible to create a physical proxy, that is simplier, so the object behaves like this simple proxy object (in by case, even a cube would be enough), but still consists of 83 prims?

 

Thanks in advance.

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If it's a vehicle, wear the 82 prims and sit on the box.

Or use sculpties to combine prims.

[Highstaker]

Thanks for the tip on vehicles (to both of you).

But what if my object (consisting of 83 linked primitives) is just a regular object for, like, background. And it is not supposed to be driven, worn, or maybe even interacted with by people.

 

>> Or use sculpties to combine prims.

uuuuh, how?..

[Void Singer]

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Highstaker wrote:

Thanks for the tip on vehicles (to both of you).

But what if my object (consisting of 83 linked primitives) is just a regular object for, like, background. And it is not supposed to be driven, worn, or maybe even interacted with by people.

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we'd probably ask why it needs to be physical?

as for the sculpt, you create the sculpt so that it mimics the exterior shape of multiple prims

[Highstaker]

aah, now i get it.

 

well, i think i can even delete some primitives and apply texture. there won't be much visible difference.

 

Thanks everyone.