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there are 22 prim shapes available in Firestorm's ( and maybe other third party viewers ) Build Menu; excluding Sculpted Prims & Circle->Half-Circle
regular shapes.
Basic
Cube/BoxCylinderPrism
Sphere*
Sphere
Curved*
TorusTubeRing*the Sphere, Curved, and 33 Shapes respond to parameters very similarly. in some cases they can be used interchangeably.
dev shapes.
unavailable in official LL viewer
Circle2
Circle2->SquareCircle2->TriangleCircle2->Circle*Circle2->Half-Circle*Circle2->Circle technically reverts to Sphere when selected, but will visually remain as a Circle2 shape.
Test
Test->SquareTest->TriangleTest->CircleTest->Half-Circle
33*
33->Circle33->Square33->Triangle33->Half-Circle
Line
Line->Half-Circlefollows basic params, except for LSL & Taper.
dev shapes act strangely when changing parameters. both taper values will display the X value, even when the Y taper has been visibly changed.
the server(?) will reset the prim to use the X value for both if the prims parameters are edited again.typing in the taper values & saving those values elsewhere seems to be the best way to circumvent the resetting.
the server(?) will reset the prim to use the X value for both if the prims parameters are edited again.typing in the taper values & saving those values elsewhere seems to be the best way to circumvent the resetting.
primitive parameter limits.
names of params & their functionality change depending on the shape
*just grouped them together cause they share slots in the build menu hehe
*just grouped them together cause they share slots in the build menu hehe
- Taper = Hole Size
- Profile Cut = Dimple = Slice
some params can inadvertently limit or change eachother.
- Skew & Revolutions - can't have 0.0 skew with revolutions
- Taper, Taper Profile & Radius (
- Taper & Top Shear - top shear won't have an effect on some shapes if taper is b:1.0 ,e:1.0
parameter exploit.
Exploitable parameters are achieved by changing the values with another shape selected first, one with greater limits on the parameter, then swapping to the exploitable shape..
example;
33 shapes have a taper limit of | 0.0, 2.0 |spheres have a taper limit of | 0.0, 1.0 | but can be exploited to 2.0.
rez a Sphere
set the shape to 33->Circle and the taper to | x:2.0, y:2.0 |
set the shape back to Sphere.the exploited tapering on Spheres is stable compared to 33->Shapes, and will only break if the taper itself is changed.
33 shapes have a taper limit of | 0.0, 2.0 |spheres have a taper limit of | 0.0, 1.0 | but can be exploited to 2.0.
rez a Sphere
set the shape to 33->Circle and the taper to | x:2.0, y:2.0 |
set the shape back to Sphere.the exploited tapering on Spheres is stable compared to 33->Shapes, and will only break if the taper itself is changed.
UV differences.
shapes that are visually indistinguishable can have different UV maps.ALSO, depending on the Hollow Shape selected, topology & UVs can change.
most practical application for this is with tapered cubes.default / planar mapping modes can be changed under the Texture Tab.
most practical application for this is with tapered cubes.default / planar mapping modes can be changed under the Texture Tab.
Tube
default mappingCylinder
default mapping
default mappingCylinder
default mapping
Cube
Taper | x:1.0, y:1.0 |
default mapping
Taper | x:1.0, y:1.0 |
- default mapping
- default mapping,
hollow with Hollow Shape changed from default - planar mapping
default mapping
Prism
Taper | x:1.0, y:-1.0 |
Taper | x:1.0, y:-1.0 |
- default mapping
- default mapping,
hollow with Hollow Shape changed from default
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