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    9 links for 08 March 2018

    March 8, 2018 - By 

    Today’s links on this topic: TexTools 1.0.0: A new version of TexTools has been released. This release has a lot of Texture Baking and ID color improvements. You can discover all of the new changes and features on the website. TexTools is a free addon for Blender with a focus on UV Layout, texture baking and Color ID tools. – by renderhjs – Tags: blender, sideblog – https://www.blendernation.com/2018/03/03/textools-1-0-0/ Mesh Blender Tutorials: Community Announcements Submit Your Images for Pic of the Day 04/04/2017 You can submit your image for Pic of the Day consideration on our Official Second Life Flickr page.…

  • Haleakaloha - Open Sim

    Castaway Again

    March 7, 2018 - By 

    Thanks to +FerdFrederix, my connection issues have been resolved (all my own fault). To celebrate, I picked up a few odds and ends. There were a LOT of quality items at the HG Safari region on the Francogrid. I’ve been following the saga of the HG Safari traveling club for a long time, it was fun to see their beautifully decorated HQ. This was where I found 3 – THREE – nice female AOs. No more duckwalk for me! Also found my way to Taarna Welles’ wonderful emporium where I found this fun steampunk outfit. I was trying to adjust…

  • Blender - Haleakaloha - Open Sim - Second Life

    Bowler Madness and OpenSim Sadness

    March 5, 2018 - By 

    Amazingly, I have been working on something in Blender and actually have something to show for it.               I’ve been obsessing about Blender lately, but not actually working in Blender. But I needed to get my head and hand back in the game, so here’s what I have so far. It will be a simple thing with a ribbon hatband, and possibly flexi-feathers on the side. I was thinking about doing one, and then saw a local production of the musical “Ragtime,” and was struck by the sight of many wondrous hats (gent’s bowlers,…

  • Second Life - St Helens Dry Goods - Steelhead

    GACHA: *DAWN* Beehive 000, Beehive 002, Honey Shed

    February 10, 2018 - By 

    Do people blog their gacha listings on the Marketplace? I have no idea! I set up my beekeeping enterprise out behind the shop in Steelhead Bay. I went to the Gacha Garden event with a specific goal – find a set of things that looked like they belonged in the dry goods store, not just for sale, but as part of the roleplay or ambiance, kind of like the funky “second-hand” shops my friend Kitty Vinje and others are doing over in SLURL: Bayou Chat Noir. I went out a novice gacha player, I came back a beekeeper, with pretty…

  • Blender - Chameleonic Possessions - Second Life

    Rework

    February 10, 2018 - By 

    Based on what I’ve been reading at the Creation/Mesh forum lately, I could really improve this. Using the excellent new mesh information tab on the Firestorm viewer, I can see that it has only 12 triangles (which is ridiculously low) but is not very well optimized, because it’s still 2LI. It only has the first two LOD levels (same file) and then I was lazy and left the last 2 LOD levels to the uploader to construct, so it degrades at distance. I think when I made this it was some sort of array arrangement. I did unwrap it, badly,…

  • Blender - Chameleonic Possessions - Second Life

    First Life Challenges and #SecondLife Obstacles

    February 10, 2018 - By 

    I should have a category just for “Is this thing still on?” posts. My First Life has been taking precedence lately; I’ve been “keeping time” mostly in Second Life and have several projects on hold or stalled, partly from my own self-created obstacles, but also partly due to time constraints. A former member of my extended family has been very ill for a long time, and it’s been a very hard time for her and her family indeed. Although we were never close, she’s facing the end of her life. The only thing I’ve been able to do for her…

  • Blender user checking mesh for errors
    Building - Second Life

    In Development: Possible Firestorm Local Mesh Feature

    January 9, 2018 - By 

    Firestorm may have a “local mesh” preview option, but developer Beq Janus notes it ain’t easy. “I have a TODO item on my personal project list for build tool improvements, to add local mesh support to Firestorm (and ultimately contributing back to the lab so everyone gets it). It is, however, a lot of work.” Via SL Community Forum: https://community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/416679-local-mesh-capability-in-some-viewer/

  • Chameleonic Possessions - Second Life

    St John Shop Closes 23JAN

    January 7, 2018 - By 

    As you may know, the St John estates are closing. My shop in St John Parish is open until 23JAN: When is St John going to close? Here is the St John estate closing schedule. Residents must clear their parcels when their tier expires or by 12:00pm SLT on the dates listed, whichever comes first. Friday January 5 – Bayou St John Sunday, January 14 – St John Woods Tuesday, January 16 – Lake St John Tuesday, January 23 – St John Parish Tuesday, January 23 – St John Maurepas I’ll be pulling furniture and things off my parcel, and…

  • Lelani's Products - Marketplace

    Releasing Into The Wild: Plain Silk Top Hat

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    New on the Second Life Marketplace – a mesh project that I finally finished, for once! A simple black top hat, which reveals a moire’ satin texture when using Advanced Lighting (see viewer preferences under graphics, must be enabled depending on your hardware). Any biggie, Tiny, Dinkie, or Furry avatar can wear this hat with pride! Note, the interior does NOT have invisible or deleted faces, so it could be placed upside-down on a table to display a pair of gloves, etc. Materials – requires Advanced Lighting to see effect Is a matte silk fabric hat on low settings Unrigged…

  • Chameleonic Possessions - Marketplace

    Second Life Marketplace – Chameleonic Possessions Sale Prices

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    With the coming closure of the St John Estate, my main shop will now be at the mainland location in Tweddle, sharing space with my business partner, Dhughan Froobert. SLURL: Chameleonic Possessions and Frooberts Further West I’m undecided about whether I’ll open another secondary shop again. I am quite tempted by 2 locations, both run/managed by old friends. Both are either in the Steampunk genre, which I’ve missed, or in the “early Americana” style, which has a comfortable vibe for me. Almost all of my older products will be priced at about 50% off. I’ve deleted a few really old…