[On Lod issues li count]

I did add indeed a physic prism shape that helped reduce further of one li bringing it to 2 but no less ... still dont get how to reach 1 , also cose I will need do split the mesh in 2 and have it be 2 li prims but right now would be 3 or 4 .

[On Lod issues li count]

I am trying to reduce the the most the li count of my object , but when I use precise and well arranged lods the prim count is 3 , when I use the messy automatic lod creator of SL uploader the prim count is 1 , yet , the lod levels have the same exact triangle faces... same size etc .. so why that?

 

Linden uploader generated Lods :

 

My custom created lods :

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

8 hours ago, Quistess Alpha said:

Actually, looking at what @Naiman Broome already had and how close it is to something more workable, I'd feel bad 

Although, for anyone curious I did happen to have an eye on the clock, took me about 40 minutes for that rather minor set of changes (Yes, I'm slow. . .)

Don't worry for charging me for ur work I am happy to pay it and if possible to add other options I sent you a im describing them plus you wrote you already spent time working on that too ...

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

2 minutes ago, Mollymews said:

with commercial products then I suggest that for commercial help ask for this in Wanted forum, and be prepared to pay something for the help. As the way to do what you are asking requires some slightly advanced coding, that can't be done by code snippet examples demonstrating algorithm or technique

commercial scripters have to eat same as any other commercial builders. I don't do commercial work myself, but there are quite a few contributors on here who do

 

I have no problems in payingt he right due to , but as I wrote in the original post I had bad luck with commissioners, as some did a sloppy work that in the end didn't work and had several issues, others took money and disappeared, others dropped the script couse was too difficult for them , can you sugest me any serious one available?

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

6 hours ago, Mollymews said:

when we first get into building, how to do it can be a little bit confusing and frustrating. When we just know somehow then happy moonbeams and when not then we can just want to smash stuff

ok so how to do it

when we want to change the position or orientation of the object then:
- edit the object. Open the script
- at the bottom of the script editor is a tickbox which says: Running and a button which says Reset
- untick the Running box (it will stop the script)
- position/orient the object using the edit tools
- then press the Reset button (reset script) and then tick Running (run script)

when we do this then in the below code snippet, pos will be the value we expect it to be

vector pos;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        pos = llGetPos();
    }
}

Ok this works only for me or who edits the script ? What if I have to sell an item withthat script inside and want it to be made in a less intrusive and simplier for customer?

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

I added this but is not working anymore:
 

 FindGroundOrWater()

 {

    vector vTarget = llGetPos();

    vTarget.z = llGround( ZERO_VECTOR );

     float fWaterLevel = llWater( ZERO_VECTOR );

     if( vTarget.z < fWaterLevel )

        vTarget.z = fWaterLevel;

     llSetRegionPos(vTarget) ;

 }

and then

 

 touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {

FindGroundOrWater();
    }

 

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

Ok I did that but now I cant move from the orignal position the item and it snaps back always in the position where I edited the script.

[Looking for Quality activities]

Any ?

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

Like that?

 

.....

state_entry()
    {
		vector pos = llGetPos();
        llSetTimerEvent(0.1);
    }
 touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
FindGroundOrWater();
    }
    timer()
    {.....

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

This is the script I been working on :
 

FindGroundOrWater()
{
    vector vTarget = llGetPos();
    vTarget.z = llGround( ZERO_VECTOR );
    float fWaterLevel = llWater( ZERO_VECTOR );
    if( vTarget.z < fWaterLevel )
        vTarget.z = fWaterLevel;
    llSetRegionPos(vTarget)+ 0.288;
}

default
{
    
    state_entry()
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(0.1);
    }
 touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
FindGroundOrWater();
    }
    timer()
    {
vector pos = llGetPos();
float t = llGetTime();
float tilt = llCos(t) * 0.15;
float tilt2 = llSin(t/2) * 0.15;
float tilt3 = llSin(t/2) * 0.1;

vector normal = llVecNorm(<tilt,  tilt3, 2>);
rotation r = llRotBetween(<0,0,2>, normal);
float height = llCos(t) * 0.01;
            llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast(LINK_THIS, [
             PRIM_ROTATION, r,
             PRIM_POSITION, pos + <0,0,height>]);
             llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS,FALSE);
    }
    
}

 

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

Hi I noticed in the script I did that after a while the object tend either to sink or to float and rise in position with time, and I have to reset its water level manually , what can be the cause of that?

[Looking for Quality activities]

Hello I am lookinf for quality , high quality items to allow visitors to experience small activities in a beach environment ... can you sugest me the ones and the best?

Thankyou.

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

Thanks I will try this as I can get back to the script !

[Looking for ....]

NVM delete this I found what I was looking for!

[Mesh upload broken?]

Its since today that I cannot seem to be able to upload anything to SL , the uploader always says mesh error material of model is not a subset of subset ... or something liek that, but the fact is that it does without me even uploading lods, it does also with models I perfectly uploaded fine yesterday , and when I add lods well same results ... is it broken today?

[Strange shadows projections over my sim...]

I restarted the region and now its even worst!

 

[Strange shadows projections over my sim...]

Today I noticed strange shadows projecting over my sim , I can't find what are they generated from , Yes I have in sky at 3k m a ball skybox but that's not the projecton , I rised up till 525 m , if I go above that shadow disappears, but if I go lower it appears, there are also other shadows like those in my sim and I can't get what are originated from , any help , hint or sugestions?

 

 

 

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

On 6/19/2021 at 2:14 PM, Profaitchikenz Haiku said:

 

There is one slight complication as I mentioned in a post above. When you touch it and the motion stops, you must reset any small rotations or position variations, and then make the

How do you reset each single rotation etc?  Isn't enough just reset the script?

[Problem with Lod]

Thats the solution I did, but I thought and hoped it was fixed by now .

[Problem with Lod]

I have made a model and its lod, but the lod that is made of some flat panels, when I upload they get decentered and stretched up to the limit of the box shape of the whole model , I have used reset Xform but it didn't help , how can I fix that?

 

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

5 hours ago, Mollymews said:

be best if you post the code you have at the moment. Then we can suggest a way forward

Sorry I wronged quote, I actually did implement in the code, and simply when I go to rotate the position it snaps back , what I was thinking is if I could eventually add a touch me event , to stop the movement and so be able to rotate the item then relaunch the animation with anothertouch resetting it , would that work?

The one with physics thing is it needed? The animation I got now I pretty much like it , its smooth and good but I am wondering could it be too heavy for sims? what if I place like ten items like those around?

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

On 6/16/2021 at 5:44 PM, Quistessa said:

My general approach to the problem -- setting some physics parameters in state_entry, along with some randomly or not so randomly applied rotational impulses -- would allow the boat to be freely turned and moved while it is 'rocking'.

Didn't understand that :(.

[water buoyancy and flotation script]

On 6/16/2021 at 10:22 AM, Mollymews said:

times r by the initial rotation of the object

// global var rot
rotation rot;

state_entry()
{
   rot = llGetRot();
   ... other codes ...
}

timer()
{
  ...
  rotation r = llRotBetween(<0,0,1>, normal) * rot;
  ...
}

Ok tried that code but when I rotate the prim it still snaps back into original rotation.

Any example of how I could implement the solution?

[Large shadow on ground from skybox]

So its a bug?

[Large shadow on ground from skybox]

Hello , how is possible to avoid the large shadow on ground projected by a round skybox I have at 3000 m?

I generally do not see the shadow unless I cam from there to the ground and back or viceversa, if I at inground and dont cam around the shadow is not visible.