Mesh/Creating a mesh

2015-09-05T01:34:17Z

John729 Edison: /* Collada(DAE) Supported Programs for Mesh */

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You create mesh models using a third-party 3D modeling tool. If you're a seasoned content creator, you may already be familiar with tools such as [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13567410 3ds Max], [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13577897 Maya], [http://www.blender.org/ Blender], or other popular professional tools; Google's [http://sketchup.google.com/ SketchUp] also provides a low barrier to entry for aspiring 3D modelers. Any 3D modeling software will work, as long as it can output models in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collada COLLADA] (''.dae'') format. ''Note: Second Life uses COLLADA 1.4.''

A list of software that has COLLADA support can be found at [http://www.collada.org/mediawiki/index.php/Portal:Products_directory COLLADA.org Products Directory]
A very extensive list of 3d software can be found at [http://www.3dlinks.com/ 3Dlinks.com] under the software section. Which of either the COLLADA or 3Dlinks items
will work with Second Life is not known, but at least it is a starting point to look.

To learn more about some of the available 3D modeling tools, visit the [[Sculpted_Prims:_3d_Software_Guide|3D software guide]] created for use with [[Sculpted prims|sculpted prims]]. Most of the tools that work for sculpted prims should work with mesh, as long as they can export models in COLLADA format.

=== Collada(DAE) Supported Programs for Mesh===
Notes on mesh support for specific versions of various applications - please update if you have additional information:
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! Programs
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! Method
! Version
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|| 3ds Max || Yes || Yes || Import/Export via [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775920 FBX Plug-in ] || 2009 and up
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|| [http://www.inivis.com/ AC3D ] || No|| Yes || Import/Export || V6.7 and up
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|| Bentley's MicroStation || No || Yes || Import/Export || V8i and up
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|| [http://www.blender.org/ Blender ] || Yes || Yes || Import/Export || 2.49 and up
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|| Cinema 4D || Yes || Yes || Import/Export || R11 and up
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|| [http://www.daz3d.com/ DAZ 3D ] || Yes || Yes || Import/Export || 2.0 and up
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|| [http://www.fragmosoft.com/ Fragmotion ] || Yes || Yes || Import (Only Mesh)/Export via [http://www.fragmosoft.com/forum/index.php?topic=871.0 Collada exporter ] || 1.1.7 and up
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|| Lightwave || Yes || Yes || Import/Export || 9.5 and up
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|| Maya || Yes || Yes || Import/Export via [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775920 FBX Plug-in ] || 2009 and up
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|| [http://milkshape3d.com/ Milkshape 3D ] || ? || Yes || Export || ?
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|| [http://www.luxology.com/modo/features/modeling/index.aspx Modo] || No || Yes || Import/Export || modo 401, 501. 601. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/colladamodo/ Collada plugin on sourceforge.] 601 has Collada import/export.
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|| PhotoShop || No || ? || Direct open || Creative Suite 4 (11) and up
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|| [http://sketchup.google.com/ SketchUp ] || No || ? || Import/Export || 5.0 & 7.0 and up (6.0 was not supported)
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|| [http://www.wings3d.com/ Wings3D ] || No || Yes || Import/Export || 1.2 and up
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|| [http://www.meshmixer.com/ MeshMixer(FREE) ] || No || Yes || Import obj/Export obj,dae || 5.0 and up
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|| [http://kanae.net/secondlife/rokuro.html ROKURO(FREE) ] || No || C-SP || Export [http://kanaemesh-e.blogspot.com/2011/10/mr302-make-mesh-object-by-rokuro-30.html Tutorial] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYg7xrEEJ_k Video] || 3.0.9 and up
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|| [http://kanae.net/secondlife/rokuro_pro.html ROKURO Pro ] || No || C-SP || Export [http://kanaemesh-e.blogspot.com/2011/10/mp302-make-mesh-object-by-rokuro-pro-30.html Tutorial] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZCFzJ7jrZ8 Video] || 3.0.59 and up
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|| [http://kanae.net/secondlife/tatara.html TATARA ] || No || C-SP || Export [http://kanaemesh-e.blogspot.com/2011/10/mt602-make-mesh-object-by-tatara-60.html Tutorial] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT8Q0eMInUk Video] || 6.0.200 and up
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|| [http://kanae.net/secondlife/nomi.html NOMI ] || No || C-SP || Export [http://kanaemesh-e.blogspot.com/2011/10/mn402-make-mesh-object-by-nomi-40.html Tutorial] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5SQIVqH2TU Video] || 4.0.47 and up
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|| [http://kanae.net/secondlife/kumiki.html KUMIKI ] || No || C-SP || Export [http://kanaemesh-e.blogspot.com/2011/10/mk102-make-mesh-object-by-kumiki-10.html Tutorial] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJNl0oRQGw Video] || 1.0.31 and up
|}

C-SP: compatible with sculpted prim

===General Tips===
* For the best results, first try outputting individual models before trying whole 3D scenes.
* If you already have a library of 3D models and need a way to convert them to COLLADA format, try [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775855#section7 Autodesk's FBX Converter] (our preferred converter) or [http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/ MeshLab].
* Check out the [[Mesh/Troubleshooting|troubleshooting guide]] for more tips.
* Check out the [http://blog.machinimatrix.org/kettle-quest Kettle-Quest tutorials] for a comparison of Mesh vs. Sculpted Prims
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKejMyeQF_g SL Mesh Clothing/Avatar Scale Issue in Non-Mesh Viewers]

{{KBnote|If you use FBX converter, you may need to convert your models to an intermediate format, then to DAE, depending on the original format.}}

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