Mesh

Mesh Walkthroughs

1. See what mesh can do
2. Uploading a mesh
3. Uploading a multi-material mesh
4. Uploading a rigged mesh
5. Decomposing mesh for physics shape

Image by Timmi Allen. Content created by Timmi Allen.

Introduction

The Mesh Project Viewer is a chance for all Second Life Residents to try out an early implementation of Mesh Import, an upcoming feature that will allow creators to model objects using external tools and bring them into Second Life. To participate, you will need to (1) download the mesh project viewer, (2) enable your account on our Aditi grid, and (3) connect to an appropriate mesh-enabled region. For detailed instructions on these steps, see our Getting Started with Mesh page.

Important: The Mesh Project viewer and mesh support on aditi are still under development. Please be aware that issues such as crashes or loss of mesh content are possible.

Video Tutorials

• Exporting Autodesk Maya mesh data and importing mesh data into Second Life
• mesh support with blender (3 videos: overview,create,import)

Sample Mesh Files

See the sample content page for a current list of mesh files you can download and try out.

Test Plans

Current and pending test plans can be found here.

Understanding Mesh

• What is mesh?
• Understanding mesh costs
• What kind of help and support is available for mesh?
• FAQ

Resources

Latest Installers

• Windows
• Mac
• Linux

Transcripts

• Nyx's 15 September 2010 office hour, with Falcon and some closed-beta folks
• Jeremy's September 15, 2010 documentation team office hour, featuring Mesh questions answered by Vir Linden
• Nyx's 22 September 2010 office hour
• Nyx's 29 September 2010 office hour
• Mesh Streaming Cost
• Mesh images flickr group

Articles Archive

• Getting started
• Creating and converting meshes
• Uploading a mesh
• Rezzing a mesh
• Texturing a mesh

Status 10/14/10 : The Mesh Project Viewer (Open Beta) is now active. We will be updating documentation here to help everyone get started.