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== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
Mesh is | Mesh is enabled on the entire Second Life main grid. To try it out: | ||
# Download the '''Second Life Viewer | # Download the '''Second Life Viewer''' from Second Life's [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Downloads page]. | ||
# | # Install and run the Viewer. | ||
# Go to one of the mesh sandboxes to check out mesh content other Residents have been working on: [[Mesh/Mesh regions|Mesh regions]]. | |||
#: Note that the various sandboxes may get overcrowded with Residents and slow down performance. If you see objects that look like a lot of flat triangles, try moving to another region. | |||
# See what people have been working on, or try uploading some [[Mesh/Sample_Content|sample content]] of your own! | |||
{{KBcaution|Uploading mesh content costs Linden dollars. To try uploading meshes without affecting your main grid L$ balance, try it out on the Aditi beta grid instead. | |||
Here's how: | |||
# Import your SL account to Aditi (see [[Preview_Grid#Updating_Your_Account_on_Aditi|Updating Your Account on Aditi]] for instructions). | # Import your SL account to Aditi (see [[Preview_Grid#Updating_Your_Account_on_Aditi|Updating Your Account on Aditi]] for instructions). | ||
# Enable the grid selection dropdown on the Second Life login screen in Me->Preferences->Advanced->Show Grid Selection or by typing CTRL+SHIFT+G. | |||
# Enable the grid selection dropdown in Me->Preferences->Advanced->Show Grid Selection or by typing CTRL+SHIFT+G. | #: '''Note:''' You may need to enable the Advanced menu by pressing '''Ctrl+Shift+D''' | ||
# In grid selection, choose the '''Aditi''' beta grid. | # In grid selection, choose the '''Aditi''' beta grid. | ||
# | # Your account on the beta grid has its own L$ balance, so Linden dollars earned and spent on Aditi do not affect your main grid L$ balance. | ||
}} | |||
Revision as of 10:11, 23 August 2011
Getting started
Mesh is enabled on the entire Second Life main grid. To try it out:
- Download the Second Life Viewer from Second Life's Downloads page.
- Install and run the Viewer.
- Go to one of the mesh sandboxes to check out mesh content other Residents have been working on: Mesh regions.
- Note that the various sandboxes may get overcrowded with Residents and slow down performance. If you see objects that look like a lot of flat triangles, try moving to another region.
- See what people have been working on, or try uploading some sample content of your own!
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Important: Uploading mesh content costs Linden dollars. To try uploading meshes without affecting your main grid L$ balance, try it out on the Aditi beta grid instead.
Here's how:
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