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The Backstory I am a software engineer IRL so I seem to target most creation problems from a scripting POV. My first creation was a back halo that scripts some rotation; works well. To give it some more depth, I wanted to make the smaller inside disks float backwards and forwards through the bigger outside disks. I'm relatively new getting back into SL after many many years and I've researched the heck out of this problem and prototyped a lot as well but still to no avail. The Goal The goal is to have a set of linked attachments sliding forwards and backwards out of sync. The Attempt Log Attempt #1: llSetPos on a loop Explanation: The idea is simple, we figure out how much movement along a given axis we'd need to get from A to B in the desired time. We would then use llSetPos to do the moving inside a loop. Problem: Super visibly clunky. The prim would obviously jolt-hop along each axis no matter how many steps I made it travel to smoothen it out. TL;DR: Transition is not smooth; too clunky. Attempt #2: Import an animation from Blender Explanation: To help figure this out, I started to analyze objects that did what I wanted, and what I noticed was that they all had an animation attachment and a script to probably kick-start it. That makes sense, no way all those complex animations happened through scripting alone. Problem: When I went to export the animation, it exported as an FBX extension which you all probably predicted ahead of time would be useless because SL only allows the import of BVH & Anim extensions. TL;DR: Can't import .fbx files. Attempt #3: Format the extension Explanation: My next train of thought was to see if I could just cram it into a different file type or converter and watch what happens. Problem: Obviously this didn't work, I also went as far as to import an open source second life animation export extension from github and no surprise it threw an error when I tried to export my fbx animation as that. TL;DR: Don't try to push the cube in the circle hole. Attempt #4: llSetKeyframedMotion Explanation: I stumbled across some amazing performance from the llSetKeyframedMotion scripting function. After running my tests on a rezzed prim, it seemed perfectly smooth; much smoother than llSetPos. Problem: It was wishful thinking, because although I read on the documentation page for llSetKeyframedMotion that it wouldn't work for attachments, I just wanted to rule it out. Low and behold, when I equipped the item, the animation didn't function. TL;DR: Not compatible with attached items. Attempt #5: llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast Explanation: I came across a forum post that sort of addressed this by setting the primitive params in a while loop. This kinda goes against my philosophy because I'm pretty sure this function is only supposed to be used on initialization, not as a hack to mimic llSetPos. After attaching it to my regular back piece, I was surprised to see it function so fluidly: I had finally achieved a lateral floating effect. Problem: The problem came once I tried to apply the effect to more than one link in the group of linked prims on the back piece. After going to a scripting island, I bought a book that contained all the tutorials, and after some skimming I managed to find some scripting that worked on linked nodes and quickly realized how this could help performance by requiring only one script. TL;DR: Misusing code. Mysterious malfunction across linked family members. I could theoretically set a single script on my back piece that references each prim in the collection of links, and asks them to move forward and back. The Root Node In practice this gave me more hell than I wanted. By attaching the script to the root node and calling the script like this: llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast(LINK_THIS, [PRIM_PHYSICS_SHAPE_TYPE, PRIM_PHYSICS_SHAPE_CONVEX]); The entire set of prims moved forward and back. But if I was to say link 2 instead of LINK_THIS, then the second link wouldn't move at all (which seems weird but might have to do with the whole initialization misuse thing I was talking about earlier). A Child Node Next plan of attack was to try and attach the script to a linked child node. This actually worked great because when I set it to the 2nd link, and updated the script to talk to link 2, it became isolated and the second link hovered. However, when I then set a second reference of the line (and even experimented with just one line to get the same result) to the LINK_THIS (the root node), the entire script ignored the llSleep that enforced the delay, and sped off into the horizon. Removing the "Fast" from the function call let me watch helplessly as it just block-hopped away lol. This seemed dumb to me and I still don't know why neither link could house a script that spoke to another link (so any answers on that would be helpful) Separate Nodes At this point I was going completely against what I set out to do - which was having one script to rule them all. I added a script to each individual link and made it refer to each individual link. Now the problem was that there's a performance dip although both links do their own individual movement. The performance drop was far too much to be considered acceptable. I found this frustrating and called my friend into a sandbox to demonstrate the bizarre phenomenon. However once they came in, the script didn't work at all. I tried relogging, I tried resetting the script, I tried changing sandboxes, nothing seemed to make it run although it was running fine on my current back piece. After looking it up, there were a few forum posts about sketchy halting performances relating to this function. Because of all this, I had to abandon the use of llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast to move on. Attempt #6: "Nah I don't buy it, it has to be an animation thing" Explanation: So my friend showed me their back halo(linked here) and I was flabbergasted at how beautiful and elegantly it did what I intended to do, but not only what I intended to do, but it was resizing and gently transitioning all over the place like I had dreamed of. I asked them immediately to tell me what they saw in the content section of the item. It revealed 2 scripts (anim script and texture script by creator definition) and 5 animations. At this point I convinced completely that it had to be an animation thing. Problem: I'm stuck in my head about what second life wants and what I can do to get around it. Second life clearly allows animations, but what it considers an animation is specifically motion capture data. This really really confuses my way of thinking and so I was convinced that my best bet was to reach out to a forum and get help from the great minds lingering around online. TL;DR: Please for the love of god I'm loosing my marbles. So yeah, I guess at this point you get how it's all going. If I can't get detailed help from anyone here, are there any in-game seminars I can attend to learn all this information because it's completely halting my creative process. Thank you, Marty ❤️

Allo! I've been rigging a 3d mesh robe, and on uploading...it attaches correctly. It looks good, texture attached just right....but the sleeves don't move, and it doesn't have any flexibility on the bottom. My arms are just jutting out the shoulders, the sleeves are staying right where they are, and the bottom of the robe resembles an hollow treetruck with legs moving out of it. What am I missing? This is probably super-simple, I just can't think of it. Any advice, folks? EDIT: Also, it's not flexible _ANYWHERE_ - it's not moving with the neck, the shoulders...it's immobile and just...there. I've fouled it up, so any help would be appreciated.

A few things... I have a Legacy body (Perky) and LeLutka head, Should be up to date cause i just got them. The neck line doesn't match so i need advice, Head is BOM but body isnt because i don't have a skin with it so i'd like help with that too. And also where there's good body freckles to match the face (Small freckles, The ones i got on SLM were much bigger, like moles)

Jeremy Deluise Brisby is a crow (tengu) rogue. His class is comparable to a Ninja and style-wise I'm looking to emulate the look I've achieved with my HeroForge mini version of him. His shadow wings function when he's exposed to shadow which is why he has an amulet that wreathes him in it whenever he opens it. I'm currently wearing the Phunk ranger outfit but it's not quite getting the effect I want. He wears light mithril armor, a red cloak, and carries a great sword of subtlety. I'm basically looking for great looking outfits that a befit a sneaky character.

So i applied some makeup for Omega, To a MayReal Mesh Head using a Relay HUD. Sometimes it looks fine, Like when i Log in, And a few minutes later without my having done or messed with anything at all, It does stuff like this (Again, On it's own) Please advise! Thank you (This has been an ongoing issue with other Eyeliner Appliers in the past too, It's definitely not just this one)

Hey guys, I've seen videos on how to make an avatar, but didn't know really where to start out. At first I thought I wanted those mega body builder types, but then found out they're a bit dated and hard to work with. I found this avatar online, mostly lookin for a body type like this where its not steroid muscle body but normal like the picture in the post. What brand am I lookin at and for someone who has basic right out of the gate avi, what order should I be doing my avatar build with so I know how I can shop? For instance, do I get the head first then find the body?

Hello I’ve been working on some BOM skin textures. I was wondering if anyone had any tips as I am new to this. The face comes out abit blurry and I always have problems with the rest of the skin texturing e.g Back of head and neck.

Hello Lovelies, I have recently purchased/been gifted some full permission food/drink items off of the marketplace. I'm wanting to script them with Xeolife and other scripts. I'm not sure which Xeolife affiliate scripts and/or other marketplace scripts to buy to accomplish what I want the items to do. Such as: 1. An avatar can click the food item to buy and recieve 1 slice/drink that will attach to the avatar. 2. Not inventory based. 3. Item will dissapear after it is empty/eaten. 4. One use and cannot be reset. (Going for realistic) 5. Need base item/giver to be rezzable and able to set permissions for access. (Owner, anyone, group, etc.) Thank you so much to anyone who can help me, recommend scripts, or point me in the right direction! ❤

I purchased a legacy petite mesh body and a catwa hdpro head. I'm simply trying to get both to be the same shade of skin. I've tried some demos but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Any advice for getting started with skins specifically with my products would be much appreciated. Any products you can think of would be helpful as well! Debating hiring somebody to do it for me because I just can't get it right LOL

So i have the Kupra body and i want to make my calfs bigger is there anything i can do or put on for that im a thick girl in rl so i want to make my av more thicker

so here i am, ad i wanted to ask about rentals for stores or stalls, like where would be the best place to have one, what kind of sim or where could i find somewhere with a affordable rentals that wont break the bank ( linden wise), and would be around plenty of traffic too, also any advice on tip jars or donation meters too since i put one in my store but dont know what to do to draw attention to that too as welll as my store and what im selling, feel free to comment or im meh if ya like, thank you!!

so here it is, i wanted to ask if people do photography commissions like either sl or irl wise, cause i was planning to and wanted to know if it would be ok? i mean im still new to sl photography but i am really good with nature photography or i can do food photography, so feel free to comment or im meh :3

Hi, whenever i open SL Market (internally to SL) i am logged out, eveytime i close the window and come back i'm logged out again. I clicked the box that says "remember me" on the login page but it still happens. When i was reading reviews on an item every page of reviews 1, 2, 3 and so on was logging me out again for each page. Can you help please, thanks for your time

Hello people of the LSL forum! I've been dabbling in LSL the SECOND my college classes ended. I recently learned about particles (except for targeting), and I thought maybe particles is a weird start to LSL? I decided to make a post here! In your guys' opinion, what do you think is the most important things to learn for LSL as soon as possible?

I have attached a photo of a random resident, some people (Not all) started looking like this about a week or two ago and i don't know why. I've been one SL for about a year and never seen this (I am using Firestorm Viewer) I asked a friend and he said he sees it too, advised me to turn up all the sliders in my graphics setting but it didn't fix anything and made SL laggy so i changed it back. Please let me know if there's anything else i can do, thanks

Hii, so last time i posted on advice on my marketplace and inworld store and did do some of the suggestions told in comments (thank you) but i am still having no sales, and would like to ask for some advice once more if thats ok?: so someone said to flood the keywords with words pertaining to selling product, another suggested lowering the price, and another suggested using my own watermark on my photos in my frames and to put original photo before title, plus put ''in frame'' since i sell nature photography in frames ( all photos are hand taken by yours truly's own camera, not googled), and did most of those suggestions, but still havent made much progress, so i came back here and kindly wanted some advice again if theres anything else that would be good. looking forward to your advice and thank you in advance ^-^

Hi, i been hearing about inworld jobs and been wondering what kind of job would be good for someone who hasnt gotten one yet, but i am confused as to which kind i could do, i mean i have read the wiki about it and still dont know what i could choose right now, i mean, something that doesnt require rated M stuff like some dance clubs do, i mean nothing like stripping or something too skimpy, i also like doing photography or something easy but pays well, if you can provide some help or advice it would be appreciated :3

So, I've been trying to make a horse avatar, I have a full body mod, a skin and not much else. I have no idea where to even start. Anyone know how I can at least start? Thank you...

Hello! I'm new; for some reason it doesn't allow me to select the Moderate checkbox in my preferences? I'm not old enough for Adult, but supposedly it allows everyone to do Moderate. Anything I can do to fix it? I already redownloaded the viewer to make sure it was from the official site & reopened it. How it looks is attached.

A friend of mine recently acquired the Signature Gianni and paired it with the Lelutka head. He is mostly satisified with it, but he is wondering if there's anyway to hide or tone down the muscle definition. It is overly... fit and not the look he wanted. Is there any good skins, preferably with different skin tones, that hide the muscle definition and help give it a more realistic and regular look? Thank you.

Help! Since last night I cannot apply any make up layers to my SL face inworld. Every time I do it looks like the image below no matter what kind of make up layer, regardless of shop and regardless of what skin I wear. I have tried rebaking, taking head off and putting back on, getting re delivery of head etc etc. Anyone got any ideas?

I want to make a prim eyeball that consists of 2 prims.. the pupil, and the iris/sclera combined.. I want to make it so that based on the time of day, the pupil dilates/contracts, Being fully dilated at midnight in world. I'm going to be using two spheres. The pupil prim will be dimpled so that it looks like a cone, all I want to know is how to change the dimple based on time of day. :3 Thanks

Hi guys, First of all, I apologize if a thread like this already exists. I could have sworn I'd read one like it before, but I went back ten pages and couldn't find it. I'm looking to start an in world business for the first time in five years. I want to sell fantasy styled building kits. With that said: I've got my meshes all finished and uploaded, got my tier free 1024 plot, - but now I'd like some advice before I pull the trigger and get my vendors up. You guys seem pretty helpful and this forum represents a lot of collective experience doing business in Second Life. What advice can you guys give someone starting out again? I mean anything from item naming conventions, to unpackers, to little tips like placing a picture of the add inside the box. I need an updater and I've read into various vendor systems, but it would also be nice to hear your guy's thoughts there as well. Anyhow, I appreciate in advance you guys taking the time to read this and post any sort of helpful tips you might have!

Just what the title says. I want to create my own personal character based on a character I drew but, I have no idea how to go about this. Only real experience I have is editing shapes. Is there a place where I could learn the basics of creating stuff maybe a specific youtube channel or maybe an in sim tutor that takes me through everything I need to create pretty much everything I need to accomplish my goal? Thanks in advance. <3

So I just joined SecondLife a couple days ago, and the first thing I did was try to fiddle around with the avatar. I found out very quickly about the lack of items I had in my inventory. I consider myself a member of the furry community, so if possible I’d love to be able to change my character to look like one. I looked around in the marketplace and found a lot of looks that I enjoyed, but I’m mostly confused on what exactly it is I need to do. Apprently I need to buy the... mesh(?) for the body, then a texture to go put on top of it, I think. I wanted to make a feline avatar. It’d be awesome to texture it myself (if that’s an option at all). I’m really just seeking some pointers in the right direction. What exactly am I looking for? Is there a simpler way to find it? I browsed a little bit, and I’ve found that I liked the combination of the... I think it’s the “Kemono body” and the “paws feline head” which I don’t think comes with the ears. I looked by typing those things in, and I found the feline head but I’m lost still on the kemono body... or even if I need to by a tail/pair of ears. Any tips are greatly appreciated ^^