Mesh/Mesh rollout plan - Revision history

Rand Linden: Redirected page to Mesh

2012-02-02T23:06:49Z

Redirected page to Mesh

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	~~{{Navbox/Mesh\|project}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Mesh]]
	~~Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks. Here is the plan:~~

	~~# '''Rollout to the entire Second Life main grid:''' Complete!~~
	# ~~'''Viewers:''' Second Life Viewers version 3.0 and higher support mesh content.~~
	~~# '''Commerce:''' Mesh content may be sold using inworld and Marketplace sales tools.~~

	~~== Regions ==~~
	~~To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various~~ [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. As of August 23, 2011, all regions on the Second Life main grid are mesh-enabled.

	~~For a list of sandboxes and test regions, see:~~ [~~http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/~~Mesh~~/MeshRegions].~~

	~~== Viewer ==~~
	In addition to being in a mesh-enabled region, you also need a mesh-enabled viewer (check with Third Party Viewers to see if they support mesh) to upload and render mesh content. All official Second Life Viewers at version 3.0 or greater are mesh-enabled. You can get the most recent official Second Life Viewer from [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/].

	~~== Commerce ==~~
	Both inworld and Marketplace commerce support the sale of mesh objects. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly if they are not using a viewer that supports mesh. You may point customers to this post for more information.

	Merchants who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. Marketplace customers can view this data and make informed decisions about whether mesh content is appropriate for their current viewer and prim allotment on their land. Note that for objects that are partially composed of mesh content, the non-mesh prims are re-valued using the same weight calculations as [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Calculating-prim-equivalent-weight/ta-p/974163 uploaded mesh content]. This means that linking a prim to a mesh object can cause the prim to count as more than one prim!

	~~Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights~~] ~~are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate land usage for mesh objects.~~

Jeremy Linden: /* Commerce */

2011-08-25T15:24:49Z

Commerce

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	== Commerce ==		== Commerce ==
	Both inworld and Marketplace commerce ~~will~~ support the sale of mesh objects~~, but we are recommending that merchants do not sell mesh to general consumers until all of Second Life is mesh-enabled~~. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh ~~before this rollout is complete~~, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly. You may point customers to this post for more information.		Both inworld and Marketplace commerce support the sale of mesh objects. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly if they are not using a viewer that supports mesh. You may point customers to this post for more information.

	~~As of the first week in August, merchants~~ who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. ~~This will not initially be displayed to~~ customers~~, nor will~~ this data ~~initially be available in search~~.		Merchants who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. Marketplace customers can view this data and make informed decisions about whether mesh content is appropriate for their current viewer and prim allotment on their land. Note that for objects that are partially composed of mesh content, the non-mesh prims are re-valued using the same weight calculations as [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Calculating-prim-equivalent-weight/ta-p/974163 uploaded mesh content]. This means that linking a prim to a mesh object can cause the prim to count as more than one prim!

	Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights] are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate ~~prim~~ usage for mesh objects.		Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights] are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate land usage for mesh objects.

Jeremy Linden: /* Viewer */

2011-08-25T15:06:39Z

Viewer

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	== Viewer ==		== Viewer ==
	In addition to being in a mesh-enabled region, you also need a mesh-enabled viewer (check with Third Party Viewers to see if they support mesh) to upload and render mesh content. ~~There is currently a Project~~ Viewer ~~available on the~~ [http://~~wiki~~.secondlife.com/~~wiki~~/~~Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate Viewers page of the Second Life wiki~~]. We are in the process of incorporating this functionality into the released version of the Viewer, and expect to release the Beta Viewer in mid-August, with the associated production release by the end of August.		In addition to being in a mesh-enabled region, you also need a mesh-enabled viewer (check with Third Party Viewers to see if they support mesh) to upload and render mesh content. All official Second Life Viewers at version 3.0 or greater are mesh-enabled. You can get the most recent official Second Life Viewer from [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/].

	== Commerce ==		== Commerce ==

Jeremy Linden: /* Regions */

2011-08-25T15:04:30Z

Regions

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	== Regions ==		== Regions ==
	To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. ~~We have been gradually updating some volunteer~~ regions on the main grid ~~with mesh code since the end of July. If you want your region to be~~ mesh-enabled ~~before the end of August, complete the form on the page at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers]~~.		To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. As of August 23, 2011, all regions on the Second Life main grid are mesh-enabled.

	~~We will continue to rollout the mesh-enabled simulator code to other~~ regions, ~~so you can check out a periodically updated list at~~ [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions].		For a list of sandboxes and test regions, see: [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions].

	By the end of August, the process of upgrading all regions on the main grid to be mesh-enabled should be complete. Look for an update on the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Merchants/bd-p/Merchants Merchants forum] and the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mesh/bd-p/Mesh Mesh forum]. We have not set a firm completion date for migration, as we are evaluating defects that arise and will halt the rollout if any showstopper or major bugs appear.

	== Viewer ==		== Viewer ==

Jeremy Linden at 15:01, 25 August 2011

2011-08-25T15:01:54Z

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	Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks. Here is the plan:		Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks. Here is the plan:

	# '''Rollout to the entire Second Life main grid:''' ~~No later than the end of August, but we expect to complete this earlier.~~		# '''Rollout to the entire Second Life main grid:''' Complete!
	# '''Viewers:''' ~~A project viewer capable of displaying meshes is currently available on the [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate~~ Viewers ~~download page]~~. ~~We will also have a beta viewer available soon, followed by an official production-released viewer which will be available by the end of August~~.		# '''Viewers:''' Second Life Viewers version 3.0 and higher support mesh content.
	# '''Commerce:''' Marketplace ~~and inworld~~ sales tools ~~do not prevent the sale of mesh content, but we recommend waiting until the whole grid supports mesh in late August prior to listing mesh items for sale~~.		# '''Commerce:''' Mesh content may be sold using inworld and Marketplace sales tools.

	== Regions ==		== Regions ==

Jeremy Linden at 21:15, 8 August 2011

2011-08-08T21:15:35Z

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	To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. We have been gradually updating some volunteer regions on the main grid with mesh code since the end of July. If you want your region to be mesh-enabled before the end of August, complete the form on the page at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers].		To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. We have been gradually updating some volunteer regions on the main grid with mesh code since the end of July. If you want your region to be mesh-enabled before the end of August, complete the form on the page at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers].

	We will continue to rollout the mesh-enabled simulator code to other regions, so you can check out a periodically updated list at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions~~%3E~~ http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions].		We will continue to rollout the mesh-enabled simulator code to other regions, so you can check out a periodically updated list at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions].

	By the end of August, the process of upgrading all regions on the main grid to be mesh-enabled should be complete. Look for an update on the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Merchants/bd-p/Merchants Merchants forum] and the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mesh/bd-p/Mesh Mesh forum]. We have not set a firm completion date for migration, as we are evaluating defects that arise and will halt the rollout if any showstopper or major bugs appear.		By the end of August, the process of upgrading all regions on the main grid to be mesh-enabled should be complete. Look for an update on the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Merchants/bd-p/Merchants Merchants forum] and the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mesh/bd-p/Mesh Mesh forum]. We have not set a firm completion date for migration, as we are evaluating defects that arise and will halt the rollout if any showstopper or major bugs appear.

Jeremy Linden at 21:14, 8 August 2011

2011-08-08T21:14:44Z

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	Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks~~. After this initial rollout, we will be making additional improvements to support mesh features~~. Here is the plan~~, with dates as they are known~~:		Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks. Here is the plan:

	# '''~~Initial rollout~~ to ~~all of~~ Second Life:''' No later than the end of August, but we expect to complete this earlier.		# '''Rollout to the entire Second Life main grid:''' No later than the end of August, but we expect to complete this earlier.
	# '''Viewers:''' A project viewer is currently available on the [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate Viewers download page]. We will also have a beta viewer available soon, followed by an official production-released viewer which will be available by the end of August.		# '''Viewers:''' A project viewer capable of displaying meshes is currently available on the [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate Viewers download page]. We will also have a beta viewer available soon, followed by an official production-released viewer which will be available by the end of August.
	# '''Commerce:''' Marketplace and inworld sales tools do not prevent the sale of mesh content, but we recommend waiting until the whole grid supports mesh~~. Marketplace allows merchants~~ to ~~mark an item as being partially or completely composed of~~ mesh ~~content~~.		# '''Commerce:''' Marketplace and inworld sales tools do not prevent the sale of mesh content, but we recommend waiting until the whole grid supports mesh in late August prior to listing mesh items for sale.

	== Regions ==		== Regions ==
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	Both inworld and Marketplace commerce will support the sale of mesh objects, but we are recommending that merchants do not sell mesh to general consumers until all of Second Life is mesh-enabled. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh before this rollout is complete, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly. You may point customers to this post for more information.		Both inworld and Marketplace commerce will support the sale of mesh objects, but we are recommending that merchants do not sell mesh to general consumers until all of Second Life is mesh-enabled. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh before this rollout is complete, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly. You may point customers to this post for more information.

	As of the first week in August, merchants who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. This will not initially be displayed to customers, nor will this data be available in search~~. By tracking this from the start, no work will be involved if consumers would like to see this data and we decide to reveal it in item listings in the future~~.		As of the first week in August, merchants who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. This will not initially be displayed to customers, nor will this data initially be available in search.

	Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights] are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate prim usage for mesh objects.		Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights] are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate prim usage for mesh objects.

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Mesh is currently in an initial rollout period spanning several weeks. After this initial rollout, we will be making additional improvements to support mesh features. Here is the plan, with dates as they are known:

# '''Initial rollout to all of Second Life:''' No later than the end of August, but we expect to complete this earlier.
# '''Viewers:''' A project viewer is currently available on the [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate Viewers download page]. We will also have a beta viewer available soon, followed by an official production-released viewer which will be available by the end of August.
# '''Commerce:''' Marketplace and inworld sales tools do not prevent the sale of mesh content, but we recommend waiting until the whole grid supports mesh. Marketplace allows merchants to mark an item as being partially or completely composed of mesh content.

== Regions ==
To rez or import mesh content, you must be in a region that is mesh-enabled. This means that the simulator software running the region must be able to analyze and calculate the various [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight weights] for mesh content to pass the information to the Viewer. We have been gradually updating some volunteer regions on the main grid with mesh code since the end of July. If you want your region to be mesh-enabled before the end of August, complete the form on the page at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/LiveVolunteers].

We will continue to rollout the mesh-enabled simulator code to other regions, so you can check out a periodically updated list at [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions%3E http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/MeshRegions].

By the end of August, the process of upgrading all regions on the main grid to be mesh-enabled should be complete. Look for an update on the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Merchants/bd-p/Merchants Merchants forum] and the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mesh/bd-p/Mesh Mesh forum]. We have not set a firm completion date for migration, as we are evaluating defects that arise and will halt the rollout if any showstopper or major bugs appear.

== Viewer ==
In addition to being in a mesh-enabled region, you also need a mesh-enabled viewer (check with Third Party Viewers to see if they support mesh) to upload and render mesh content. There is currently a Project Viewer available on the [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#Mesh_Import Alternate Viewers page of the Second Life wiki]. We are in the process of incorporating this functionality into the released version of the Viewer, and expect to release the Beta Viewer in mid-August, with the associated production release by the end of August.

== Commerce ==
Both inworld and Marketplace commerce will support the sale of mesh objects, but we are recommending that merchants do not sell mesh to general consumers until all of Second Life is mesh-enabled. As a merchant, if you choose to sell mesh before this rollout is complete, it is your responsibility to communicate to your customers that the item contains mesh content and may not render correctly. You may point customers to this post for more information.

As of the first week in August, merchants who are allowed to upload mesh content are now able to mark listings on the Marketplace as partially or fully composed of mesh content. This will not initially be displayed to customers, nor will this data be available in search. By tracking this from the start, no work will be involved if consumers would like to see this data and we decide to reveal it in item listings in the future.

Since mesh [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Calculating_prim_equivalent_weight prim-equivalent weights] are analogous to prim values, no additional fields need to be added to the Marketplace to communicate prim usage for mesh objects.