View source for Mesh

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* The Mesh Project viewer and mesh support on aditi are still under development and are considered "Early Beta" stability: 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 [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2010/10/13/mesh-import-open-beta-starts-today 10-13-10 blog] for announcement.
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[[Image:Mesh-Splash.png|400px|link=Mesh Walkthrough: Mesh Tour]]

== Introduction ==
The Mesh Project Viewer is a chance for all Second Life Residents to try an early implementation of ''mesh import'', an upcoming feature that enables creators to model objects using external tools and bring them into Second Life.  To participate:
# Download the mesh project viewer
# Enable your account on our Aditi grid
# Connect to an appropriate mesh-enabled region.  

For detailed instructions on these steps, see [[Mesh Walkthrough: Mesh Tour | Getting Started with Mesh]].

== 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:
* [https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/CreateIssue.jspa?pid=10160&issuetype=1 Public JIRA Tracker] Report bugs here (be sure to login first using your Second Life account).
* [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/forums/mesh Mesh Forum] Participate in discussions of Mesh on our public forum.

== Help ==

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==== Understanding Mesh ====
* [[What is mesh|What is Mesh]]?
* [[Mesh costs|Understanding Mesh costs]]
* [[Mesh Help Resources]] What kind of help and support is available for Mesh?
* [[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)]

== Downloads ==

==== Sample Mesh Files ====
* [[Mesh/Sample Content|Sample Content Page]] : Current list of Mesh files you can download and try out.

==== Latest Mesh Viewer Installers ====
* [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/mesh/Second_Life_2-4-0-215383_ProjectViewer-Mesh_Setup.exe Windows Mesh Viewer]
* [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/mesh/SecondLife_2_4_0_215383_PROJECTVIEWER-MESH.dmg Mac Mesh Viewer]
* [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/mesh/SecondLife-i686-2.4.0.215383.tar.bz2 Linux Mesh Viewer]
* [http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/mesh-development/latest.html 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 ====
* [[User:Nyx_Linden/Office_Hours_Transcript_2010-09-15|Nyx's 15 September 2010 office hour, with Falcon and some closed-beta folks]]
* [[Doc_Team/2010-09-15|Jeremy's September 15, 2010 documentation team office hour, featuring Mesh questions answered by Vir Linden]]
* [[User:Nyx_Linden/Office_Hours_Transcript_2010-09-22|Nyx's 22 September 2010 office hour]]
* [[User:Nyx_Linden/Office_Hours_Transcript_2010-09-29|Nyx's 29 September 2010 office hour]]
* [[Mesh Streaming Cost]]
* [[Why UUID Flipping is Bad]]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife3dmesh/ Resident-run Mesh images group on Flickr], also [http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=slmesh&m=tags search Flickr for the "slmesh" tag]

==== Archives ====
* [[Mesh/Getting started|Getting started]]
* [[Mesh/Creating and converting meshes|Creating and converting meshes]]
* [[Mesh/Uploading a mesh|Uploading a mesh]]
* [[Mesh/Rezzing a mesh|Rezzing a mesh]]
* [[Mesh/Texturing a mesh|Texturing a mesh]]

== QA and Bugs ==
* [[Mesh/Mesh Tests|Mesh Tests]] : Current and pending test plans.

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