Render Correctness Test

Terrain rendering (this section needs to be updated for 2.x)

• From the graphics detail tab in preferences, set terrain detail to None
• Verify no detail textures are rendering and the terrain appears as though the mini-map image is stretched across the region
• Set terrain detail to some in the graphics tab in preferences.
• Verify that a single detail texture is visible
• Set terrain detail to full in the graphics tab in preferences.
• Verify terrain detail textures change according to elevation.

Water rendering

• Verify that water is transparent. (this will change for 2.1.x on class 0 cards)
• Put camera under water, verify that fog changes.
• Verify that sun/moon reflections appear on surface of water.
• Turn on Preferences > Graphics > Basic Shaders.
• Verify that water appears to have animated waves.
• Verify that sun/moon shine off the water.
• Put camera under water and verify that objects above water appear distorted.
• Move the sun to Midday (Ctrl-⇧ Shift-Y) and verify that water looks appropriate.

Water Reflections

• Enable Preferences > Graphics > Water Reflections (Requires Basic Shaders be enabled)
• Select the Terrain and Trees radio button.
• Verify you see the land and trees reflected in the water.
• Select "All Static Objects" and verify that now in addition to the trees and terrain, you see unmoving objects reflected.
• Select "All Avatars and Objects" and verify that you and other avatars are now being reflected as well.
• Select "Everything" and verify that all terrain, trees, objects, avatars, and particles are now reflected in the water.

Avatar rendering

• Verify that the avatar is lit by the sun/moon
• Right click on avatar and click on appearance
• Verify that avatar renders properly in preview panels.
• Set avatar eye color to darkest and iris texture to blank.
• Verify that specular highlights (white shiny things) appear in eyes. (Need a reference picture here) (Not seeing this in 2.0 or 1.23. Was this removed?)
• Repeat with Hardware Skinning enabled/disabled in preferences.

UI Rendering

• Turn on property lines and land owners from World > Show menu.
• Verify all appear correctly.
• Turn on stats bar with ctrl-shit-1
• Verify that text appears correctly in statistics bar.
• Enable World menu > Show > Beacons, and check the Scripted check box.
• Enable Beacons and Highlights
• Verify Beacons and Highlights appear on scripted objects
• Open the Develop menu with Ctrl-Alt-Q, turn on Develop > Show Info > Show Updates to Objects.
• Find a scripted object and verify that update hints are being rendered (should look like red or blue polygons).
• Hold mouse over avatar and verify tooltip renders properly.

• Select an object. (eg. the Kart from the Library)
• Verify silhouette outline renders correctly.

• Edit an object.
• Verify that the root prim (the seat) has a yellow outline while the other prims have a blue outline.

• Verify a particle beam projects from your hand to the object you are editing.

Object Rendering

• Make a cube.
• Change its color.
• Move the cube. Verify color remains the same.
• Make cube transparent.
• Move the cube. Verify color remains the same.
• Turn on the Bump mapping and shiny shader in preferences.
• Give cube a texture with an alpha mask.
• Close the edit tools
• Verify you can click through the mask with alt-zoom.
• Verify you can right-click your avatar through the mask.
• Attach the cube to your hud.
• Verify the hud attachment is not lit by the sun or moon when you look around.
• Verify the hud attachment does not block alt-zoom unless in edit mode.
• Verify you can select the hud attachment when in edit mode.
• Attach a default script to the cube hud attachment.
• Verify hud attachment responds to left click.
• Verify you can right click your avatar through the cube attachment's mask.
• Detach the cube
• Make a sphere
• Change the sphere's color.
• Make it varying levels of shiny (low, medium, high) and verify correct appearance.
• Move the sphere. Verify color remains the same.
• Give the sphere a bump map.
• Verify that bump map is visible.
• Attach the sphere to your HUD.
• Verify the sphere is still shiny and bump mapped.
• Verify the sphere is not lit by the sun or moon when you look around.

Sculpty Rendering

• Rez the sculpty horse from My Inventory/Library/Objects/Sculpt Prims - Examples/Horse (Sculpt Prim Example) - by Nomasha Syaka
• Verify you see a collection of blobs that resolves into a brown and white running horse withing a few seconds.

Highlight rendering

• Attach a semi-transparent cube to your HUD if you don't already have one.
• Enable the Advanced menu with ctrl-alt-D or with Preferences > Advanced > Show Advanced Menu
• Turn on Advanced menu > Highlighting and Visibility > Highlight Transparent.
• Verify your HUD object is highlighted with a red tint
• Turn off Advanced menu > Highlighting and Visibility > Highlight Transparent.

Render order

• Attach a semi-transparent cube to your HUD if you don't already have one.
• Turn on World menu > Show > Property Lines. Verify the property lines do not draw in front of hills or solid objects.
• Open the world map and click on a location nearby, and close the world map
• Verify the red colum is only visible above ground, and not as it passes below ground.
• Turn off World menu > Show > Property Lines.

llSetText rendering

• Attach a semi-transparent cube to your HUD if you don't already have one.
• Add the following script to the cube attachment.

default
{
state_entry()
{
while(1)
llSetText("Hello, Avatar!",<llFrand(1),llFrand(1),llFrand(1)>,llFrand(1));
}
}

• Verify you can see the SetText message rapidly changing colors on the HUD object.

Appearance mode rendering

• Right click your Avatar and "Edit My Shape".
• Verify you can see the thumbnail images for your avatar.
• Edit your Skin.
• Change your skin color, Save All, and exit appearance mode.
• Verify your avatar textures rebake after a few seconds and that your skin color is correct.

Shaders

• Go to http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bug%20Island%202/243/247/23
• Set your shaders and sun position as indicated on the red sphere at that location.
• Verify the spheres render the same as they appear in the picture at that location.
• Continue testing at the 4 other stations to the South.