Difference between revisions of "Mesh"

Revision as of 14:13, 18 October 2010

Status	Mesh Import
The Mesh Project viewer and mesh support on aditi are still under development and are considered "Early Beta" stability level. Consequently, issues such as crashes or loss of mesh content may occur. 10/14/10 : Mesh has entered Open Beta status. The Mesh Project Beta Viewer is now available for download. See 10-13-10 blog for announcement.

Mesh Walkthroughs

Introduction

The Mesh Project Viewer is a chance for all Second Life Residents to try out an early implementation of Mesh Import, an upcoming feature that will allow creators to model objects using external tools and bring them into Second Life. To participate, you will need to (1) download the mesh project viewer, (2) enable your account on our Aditi grid, and (3) connect to an appropriate mesh-enabled region. For detailed instructions on these steps, see our Getting Started with Mesh page.

Feedback

We would love to hear your feedback on any part of the Mesh project. The primary means of giving feedback is by filing bugs, but you can also participate in our forums:

Public JIRA Tracker Report bugs here (be sure to login first using your Second Life account).
Mesh Forum Participate in discussions of Mesh on our public forum.

Help

Understanding Mesh

What is Mesh?
Understanding Mesh costs
Mesh Help Resources What kind of help and support is available for Mesh?
Mesh FAQ
SL Answers Page Answers to common Mesh questions.
Applications for creating and converting meshes

Video Tutorials

Downloads

Sample Mesh Files

Sample Content Page : Current list of Mesh files you can download and try out.

Latest Mesh Viewer Installers

Windows Mesh Viewer
Mac Mesh Viewer
Linux Mesh Viewer
Development Snapshot ! Build snapshots are completely untested. They are built from the tip of the mesh development source code repository automatically whenever a developer submits a code change. Use with caution. !

Articles

Transcripts

QA and Bugs

Mesh Tests : Current and pending test plans.

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 * [[Mesh/FAQs|Mesh FAQ]]
 * [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/answers/mesh SL Answers Page] Answers to common Mesh questions.
+* [[Mesh/Creating_and_converting_meshes|Applications for creating and converting meshes]]
 ==== Video Tutorials ====
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fb2LP1n-Lk&feature=player_embedded Exporting Autodesk Maya mesh data and importing mesh data into Second Life]
 * [http://blog.machinimatrix.org/3d-creation/blender-meshes-trail/ mesh support with blender (3 videos: overview,create,import)]
-==== Collada(DAE) Supported Programs for Mesh====
-{| {{Prettytable}}
-|- {{Hl2}}
-! Programs
-! Bone
-! Method
-! Version
-|-
-|| 3Ds Max Studio || Yes || Import/Export via [http://www.opencollada.org/ OpenCOLLADA Plug-in] || 2009 or higher
-|-
-|| Bentley's MicroStation || No || Import/Export || V8i and up
-|-
-|| Blender || Yes || Import/Export || 2.49 and up
-|-
-|| DAZ 3D || Yes || Import/Export || 2.0 and up
-|-
-|| Lightwave || Yes || Import/Export || 9.5 and up
-|-
-|| Maya || ? || Import/Export via [http://www.opencollada.org/ OpenCOLLADA Plug-in] || 2008 or higher
-|-
-|| Modo || ? || Import/Export || ?
-|-
-|| PhotoShop || No || Direct open || Creative Suite 4 (11) and up
-|-
-|| SketchUp || No || Import/Export || 5.0 & 7.0 and up (6.0 was not supported)
-|}
 == Downloads ==