ModRex

2011-09-03T09:59:55Z

Kahin: /* Links */

__NOTOC__
{{Quicklinks}}
<br />

==Overview==
[[image:modrex.jpg|250px|thumb|left|ModRex with mesh support, running on Linux]]
ModRex is a joint effort between RealXtend and OpenSim developers to make it
possible to join the RealXtend viewer to the OpenSim codebase. The RealXtend
viewer employs the open source [http://www.ogre3d.org OGRE 3D engine]
and differs from the Linden Lab viewer (LLviewer) in several ways. The most distinct
difference is in the new rendering potential offered by OGRE. When using
RealXtend as a viewer for OpenSim, one obtains real-time shadows, improved
lighting simulation, and more importantly, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEXqiv2_kbE&feature=channel_page OGRE mesh]. The mesh is hierarchical
(multiple meshes and sub-meshes) and can include a skeleton for defining avatar motion and dynamics.

ModRex is important to the OpenSim community mainly because, like the base
opensim code base itself, the RealXtend viewer is open source and breaks away
from some of the key contraints imposed by the LLviewer, such as inability to
create meshes, shadows, realistic avatars, and advanced lighting effects. ModRex
while not part of the viewer, is the glue that connects the viewer to the opensim
trunk code.

and a to illustrate some of the mesh and lighting effects in the viewer:

To use ModRex, you need the following:
* [http://www.realxtend.org/page.php?pg=downloads RealXtend viewer]
* Alternatively you can also use the new [http://wiki.realxtend.org/index.php/Getting_Started_with_Naali Naali viewer]
* [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/modrex/ ModRex]
* [OpenSim-SVN (rev. 8814+)
* [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Mono] (Linux)
* [http://nant.sourceforge.net/ NAnt] (Linux)

==Links==
* [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/modrex/ Source Code]
* [http://wiki.realxtend.org/index.php/Features_supported_currently ModRex Features/Status]
* [http://www.realxtend.org Main RealXtend]
* [http://wiki.realxtend.org/ RealXtend community wiki]
* [http://www.arabaoyunlarimiz.gen.tr/kiz-oyunlari/friv-3.html/ Friv]

==Setup==

First launch realXtend authentication and avatar storage servers. You can download them from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/realxtendserver/files/ SourceForge project page]. Documentation for these servers can be found from [http://docs.realxtend.org/ realXtend user documentation wiki].

After successfully launching authentication and avatar storage server, build ModreX according to instructions in [http://wiki.realxtend.org/index.php/Building_ModreX realXtend wiki]. To configure ModreX follow the instructions in [http://wiki.realxtend.org/index.php/Configuring_ModreX this wiki page].

If any bugs occur, please report them to [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/modrex/tracker/ ModreX bug tracker]. Note that to run realXtend 0.4 series viewer on Linux, you need to follow [[RealXtend Viewer Linux|these instructions]].

==Known Issues==
* Some parts of the LLViewer interface do not yet exist in the RealXtend viewer. This is related to ModRex not allowing the viewer to set or retrieve certain data.
* Inter-mesh collisions not yet implemented, although avatar w/ primitive collisions work
* Shift-copied Objects may loose their texture after a sim restart

==Recent Fixes==
* Multiregion Support with RexQueue
* Multiple standalones on one machine supported
* NHibernate-db supports mysql, sqlite and mssql2005. Meshes are persistent
* Mesh collisions with primitives work
* Python scripting works for the most part (some functions are not working yet)
* Shift-copy keeps mesh as primdata
* OpenSim library useable now
* Avatar is stored, but appearance changes only after viewer restart

OpenSimulator - User contributions [en]

ModRex