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Talk:Chat log from the meeting on 2011-09-27

2012-01-27T16:43:14Z

Nixnerd:

I'm really sorry for posting this, but how do you log your chat in OpenSim? There's nothing on the internet that tells me, so could you please tell me?

Nixnerd: Chat is logged in the file OpenSim.log on the Opensim server and can also be saved by individual users on their own computer, by selecting the save Instant Message and/or local chat from the preferences section of whatever viewer program they are using.

Nixnerd: Hope that helps :)

Talk:Chat log from the meeting on 2011-09-27

2012-01-27T16:42:03Z

Nixnerd:

I'm really sorry for posting this, but how do you log your chat in OpenSim? There's nothing on the internet that tells me, so could you please tell me?

Chat is logged in the file OpenSim.log on the Opensim server and can also be saved by individual users on their own computer, by selecting the save Instant Message and/or local chat from the preferences section of whatever viewer program they are using.

Hope that helps :)

User talk:Nixnerd

2011-11-01T17:11:47Z

Nixnerd:

'''How to create terrain files for OpenSim'''

This tutorial explains how to create terrain files for OpenSim using the Gimp.

'''Requirements:'''

Linux operating System, 
The Gimp (or other suitable drawing package, such as PhotoShop) 
A RAW file exporter for GIMP - available from [http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=3457] 
xxd (or similar binary editing tool) 
Kate (or suitable word processor that can cut and paste text columns) 
OpenSim 

'''Method:'''

Download the Gimp RAW plugin from the above link - and extract the raw.c file. You need the Gimp dev package installed to compile the plugin - so make sure you have that package installed. Compile the raw.c file and put the resulting binary file into your /home/gimp_2.2/plug-ins folder. Restart the Gimp - if it's already running.

Use Gimp or Photoshop to create a 256 x 256 image, this will be the terrain height-map. High areas are white – low areas are black. See the example below:

[[Image:image1.jpg]]

Ensure you save the image as colour (not greyscale) and save it as an RGB RAW format file. This will mean each pixel in the image will be represented by 3 bytes, in the order Red, Green, Blue – in the saved RAW file.

To convert the RAW image file into a form that can be edited in a text editor, it must to be converted from binary file format into text file.

Open a console window in the same directory you saved the image in and type the following:

'''xxd -c 3 myrawfile.raw output.txt''' (then press enter!)

This will now have copied and converted the RAW file into a text file called output.txt

Download the example terrain RAW file from Linden Labs :
[http://www.archive.org/download/Sample_RAW_File_1/brilliant_terrain.zip]
and then extract the file called '''brilliant_terrain.raw''' from the zip file into your current working directory.

Alternatively you can save a RAW terrain file from the OPENSIM grid server console by typing in:
'''
terrain save RAW brilliant_terrain.raw'''

Which will save a RAW copy of your OpenSim terrain file into the OpenSim bin directory – so move the file into your current working directory.

This binary RAW file needs to be converted into a text file too – so in the same directory as the RAW files type the following command into the console:

'''xxd -c 13 brilliant_terrain.raw island.txt''' (then press enter!)

Whichever method you chose to follow above, you should now have two text files in your current working directory. One made earlier from the image file, called '''output.txt''' and one called''' island.txt'''

Open the Kate text editor and open '''output.txt''' and '''island.txt'''. Go to the Edit menu and ensure that '''Block Selection Mode''' and '''overwrite''' is turned on in both cases.

[[Image:image2.jpg]]

You should make sure both files files have exactly 65,536 lines of data in them, before proceeding. Copy the column of numbers from the '''output.txt''' file and paste it into the column of numbers in the '''island.txt''' file, as shown below.

[[Image:image3.jpg]]

Close the '''output.txt''' file and save the''' island.txt''' file, choosing to save over the original version. Close the Kate text editor.

Now to turn the '''island.txt''' file back into a binary file – open a console into directory where the file is and type:

'''xxd -r -c 13 brilliant_terrain.raw island.txt myisland.raw'' '(then press enter

Copy the '''myisland.raw''' file from your current working directory into the OpenSim bin directory and start OpenSim in the usual manner.

In the OpenSim console type the following:

'''terrain load RAW myisland.raw''' (then press enter!)

You should then be able to connect your SecondLife client to your OpenSim server – in the usual manner and see the your new island in all it's glory!

If you find the island looks a little too tall (i.e. to many high mountains), then try typing in the OpenSim console:

'''terrain rescale 15 30''' (then press enter!)

Which will rescale the terrain to fit between 15 and 30 metres high.

Here's what my island – made from the first image in these instructions looks like:

[[Image:image4.jpg]]

'''Create and edit BVH animations using Blender 2.58a'''

For those of you wishing to use Blender 2.58a to create and edit BVH animations, you'll be pleased to know that the Blender developer Cambell Barton (ideasman42 on Blender IRC) has kindly created a fix to the Blender BVH exporter - to allow BVH animations to be exported in the correct format to then be imported into SL/IW/Opensim.

The updated BVH exporter now features a check box to enable "Root Transform Only", along with options to export Euler Native and other arbitrary rotations.

You WILL need to check the "Root Transform Only" when exporting BVH's - to be able to import them into SL/IW/Opensim correctly.

The updated export_bvh.py and __init__.py files are available from:

http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php?view=rev&root=bf-extensions&revision=2247

These files should replace the existing named files inside the /scripts/addons/io_anim_bvh/ folder.

My thanks go to Cambell for putting up with me nagging him incessantly to fix the issue, along with badgering him on IRC and via e-mail :)

Please note however, so far the revised exporter files have only been tested by me, briefly and only using Blender 2.58a

User talk:Nixnerd

2011-10-31T17:11:24Z

Nixnerd:

'''I used to come here to view OpenSim recent changes...'''
...but mostly now I just see spam - Site Admins cant we do something about this, please?

'''How to create terrain files for OpenSim'''

This tutorial explains how to create terrain files for OpenSim using the Gimp.

'''Requirements:'''

Linux operating System, 
The Gimp (or other suitable drawing package, such as PhotoShop) 
A RAW file exporter for GIMP - available from [http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=3457] 
xxd (or similar binary editing tool) 
Kate (or suitable word processor that can cut and paste text columns) 
OpenSim 

'''Method:'''

Download the Gimp RAW plugin from the above link - and extract the raw.c file. You need the Gimp dev package installed to compile the plugin - so make sure you have that package installed. Compile the raw.c file and put the resulting binary file into your /home/gimp_2.2/plug-ins folder. Restart the Gimp - if it's already running.

Use Gimp or Photoshop to create a 256 x 256 image, this will be the terrain height-map. High areas are white – low areas are black. See the example below:

[[Image:image1.jpg]]

Ensure you save the image as colour (not greyscale) and save it as an RGB RAW format file. This will mean each pixel in the image will be represented by 3 bytes, in the order Red, Green, Blue – in the saved RAW file.

To convert the RAW image file into a form that can be edited in a text editor, it must to be converted from binary file format into text file.

Open a console window in the same directory you saved the image in and type the following:

'''xxd -c 3 myrawfile.raw output.txt''' (then press enter!)

This will now have copied and converted the RAW file into a text file called output.txt

Download the example terrain RAW file from Linden Labs :
[http://www.archive.org/download/Sample_RAW_File_1/brilliant_terrain.zip]
and then extract the file called '''brilliant_terrain.raw''' from the zip file into your current working directory.

Alternatively you can save a RAW terrain file from the OPENSIM grid server console by typing in:
'''
terrain save RAW brilliant_terrain.raw'''

Which will save a RAW copy of your OpenSim terrain file into the OpenSim bin directory – so move the file into your current working directory.

This binary RAW file needs to be converted into a text file too – so in the same directory as the RAW files type the following command into the console:

'''xxd -c 13 brilliant_terrain.raw island.txt''' (then press enter!)

Whichever method you chose to follow above, you should now have two text files in your current working directory. One made earlier from the image file, called '''output.txt''' and one called''' island.txt'''

Open the Kate text editor and open '''output.txt''' and '''island.txt'''. Go to the Edit menu and ensure that '''Block Selection Mode''' and '''overwrite''' is turned on in both cases.

[[Image:image2.jpg]]

You should make sure both files files have exactly 65,536 lines of data in them, before proceeding. Copy the column of numbers from the '''output.txt''' file and paste it into the column of numbers in the '''island.txt''' file, as shown below.

[[Image:image3.jpg]]

Close the '''output.txt''' file and save the''' island.txt''' file, choosing to save over the original version. Close the Kate text editor.

Now to turn the '''island.txt''' file back into a binary file – open a console into directory where the file is and type:

'''xxd -r -c 13 brilliant_terrain.raw island.txt myisland.raw'' '(then press enter

Copy the '''myisland.raw''' file from your current working directory into the OpenSim bin directory and start OpenSim in the usual manner.

In the OpenSim console type the following:

'''terrain load RAW myisland.raw''' (then press enter!)

You should then be able to connect your SecondLife client to your OpenSim server – in the usual manner and see the your new island in all it's glory!

If you find the island looks a little too tall (i.e. to many high mountains), then try typing in the OpenSim console:

'''terrain rescale 15 30''' (then press enter!)

Which will rescale the terrain to fit between 15 and 30 metres high.

Here's what my island – made from the first image in these instructions looks like:

[[Image:image4.jpg]]

'''Create and edit BVH animations using Blender 2.58a'''

For those of you wishing to use Blender 2.58a to create and edit BVH animations, you'll be pleased to know that the Blender developer Cambell Barton (ideasman42 on Blender IRC) has kindly created a fix to the Blender BVH exporter - to allow BVH animations to be exported in the correct format to then be imported into SL/IW/Opensim.

The updated BVH exporter now features a check box to enable "Root Transform Only", along with options to export Euler Native and other arbitrary rotations.

You WILL need to check the "Root Transform Only" when exporting BVH's - to be able to import them into SL/IW/Opensim correctly.

The updated export_bvh.py and __init__.py files are available from:

http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php?view=rev&root=bf-extensions&revision=2247

These files should replace the existing named files inside the /scripts/addons/io_anim_bvh/ folder.

My thanks go to Cambell for putting up with me nagging him incessantly to fix the issue, along with badgering him on IRC and via e-mail :)

Please note however, so far the revised exporter files have only been tested by me, briefly and only using Blender 2.58a

User talk:Nixnerd

2011-08-15T18:03:11Z

Nixnerd: Create and edit BVH animations using Blender 2.58a

User talk:Nixnerd

2011-02-10T15:09:30Z

Nixnerd:

User:Cuinan

2010-04-16T16:46:09Z

Nixnerd: OpenSim admins - please lock this account - as appears their a serial spammer - Thanks Nixnerd

OpenSim admins - please lock this account - as appears their a serial spammer - Thanks Nixnerd

Free Assets

2009-02-26T19:02:32Z

Nixnerd: /* Buildings */

[[Category:Users]]
==Textures==
* [http://texturebarn.headfirstdm.com/ The Texture Barn]
* [http://www.tellim.com/texture_cd/ The Blender Texture Disc]
* [http://textures.z7server.com/save_all_textures.php z7Server texture packages]

<gallery widths="128px" heights="128px" perrow="6">
Image:Smoke.png | Smoke
Image:Brown_Eye.png | A Brown Eye
Image:Picketfence.png | A Picket fence.
</gallery>

Nebadon's Bush Texture : [http://www.nebadonizumi.com/bushes01.tga Bushes]

Vint Falken's Free Valentine Eyes:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351122/ 1]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351306/ 2]
 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skins-sezmras-splendor/ 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skin-textures/ 
http://torley.com/torley-textures-available-for-download-in-a-single-zip-pack 

==Heightmaps==
<gallery caption="A Simple Square Island" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Square_island_1x1.png | 1x1 region
Image:Square_island_2x2.png | 2x2 regions
Image:Square_island_4x4.png | 4x4 regions
</gallery>

<gallery caption="A Complicated Maze" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Maze.png | 1x1 region
</gallery>

==Buildings==

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Modern_Building.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/modern_building_oar_tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Cottage.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_house_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Office.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_office_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Small_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_small_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Medium_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_medium_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Large_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_large_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Fireplace.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_fireplace_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

==Full Sims==
[http://www.nextlife.ca/nuathens.zip 4 Full Sims with Faux City]

==How to load OAR files==
[[OpenSim Archives|How to load OAR files]]

==Skin PSD's==
<gallery caption="Free Skin PSD files" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">

Image:Skins.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin2.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin3.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]

</gallery>

Free Assets

2009-02-26T19:01:16Z

Nixnerd: /* Buildings */

[[Category:Users]]
==Textures==
* [http://texturebarn.headfirstdm.com/ The Texture Barn]
* [http://www.tellim.com/texture_cd/ The Blender Texture Disc]
* [http://textures.z7server.com/save_all_textures.php z7Server texture packages]

<gallery widths="128px" heights="128px" perrow="6">
Image:Smoke.png | Smoke
Image:Brown_Eye.png | A Brown Eye
Image:Picketfence.png | A Picket fence.
</gallery>

Nebadon's Bush Texture : [http://www.nebadonizumi.com/bushes01.tga Bushes]

Vint Falken's Free Valentine Eyes:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351122/ 1]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351306/ 2]
 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skins-sezmras-splendor/ 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skin-textures/ 
http://torley.com/torley-textures-available-for-download-in-a-single-zip-pack 

==Heightmaps==
<gallery caption="A Simple Square Island" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Square_island_1x1.png | 1x1 region
Image:Square_island_2x2.png | 2x2 regions
Image:Square_island_4x4.png | 4x4 regions
</gallery>

<gallery caption="A Complicated Maze" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Maze.png | 1x1 region
</gallery>

==Buildings==

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Modern_Building.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/modern_building_oar_tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Cottage.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_house_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Office.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_office_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Small_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_small_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Large_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_large_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Medium_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_medium_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Fireplace.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_fireplace_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

==Full Sims==
[http://www.nextlife.ca/nuathens.zip 4 Full Sims with Faux City]

==How to load OAR files==
[[OpenSim Archives|How to load OAR files]]

==Skin PSD's==
<gallery caption="Free Skin PSD files" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">

Image:Skins.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin2.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin3.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]

</gallery>

Free Assets

2009-02-26T18:54:51Z

Nixnerd: /* Buildings */

[[Category:Users]]
==Textures==
* [http://texturebarn.headfirstdm.com/ The Texture Barn]
* [http://www.tellim.com/texture_cd/ The Blender Texture Disc]
* [http://textures.z7server.com/save_all_textures.php z7Server texture packages]

<gallery widths="128px" heights="128px" perrow="6">
Image:Smoke.png | Smoke
Image:Brown_Eye.png | A Brown Eye
Image:Picketfence.png | A Picket fence.
</gallery>

Nebadon's Bush Texture : [http://www.nebadonizumi.com/bushes01.tga Bushes]

Vint Falken's Free Valentine Eyes:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351122/ 1]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintfalken/2258351306/ 2]
 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skins-sezmras-splendor/ 
http://www.vintfalken.com/free-full-perm-female-skin-textures/ 
http://torley.com/torley-textures-available-for-download-in-a-single-zip-pack 

==Heightmaps==
<gallery caption="A Simple Square Island" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Square_island_1x1.png | 1x1 region
Image:Square_island_2x2.png | 2x2 regions
Image:Square_island_4x4.png | 4x4 regions
</gallery>

<gallery caption="A Complicated Maze" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:Maze.png | 1x1 region
</gallery>

==Buildings==
<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">

Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Cottage.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_house_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Large_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_large_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Medium_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_medium_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Small_Store.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_small_store_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Office.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_office_oar.tar.gz Download]
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Fireplace.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/09_11_08_fireplace_oar.tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Free OpenSim Buildings" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">
Image:Free_OpenSim_Assets_Modern_Building.jpg | [http://integratedtechnologies.eu/sites/default/files/modern_building_oar_tar.gz Download]
</gallery>

==Full Sims==
[http://www.nextlife.ca/nuathens.zip 4 Full Sims with Faux City]

==How to load OAR files==
[[OpenSim Archives|How to load OAR files]]

==Skin PSD's==
<gallery caption="Free Skin PSD files" widths="250px" heights="188px" perrow="6">

Image:Skins.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin2.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]
Image:Skin3.jpg | [http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-psds-let-me-show-u-them.html Download Page]

</gallery>

2008-09-28T01:49:22Z

File:Snapshot nix 02.jpg

2007-11-17T22:46:05Z

Nixnerd:

[[Image:snapshot_nix_01.jpg]]

File:Snapshot nix 02.jpg

2007-11-17T22:43:02Z

Nixnerd:

Screenshots

2007-11-17T22:41:45Z

Nixnerd: /* Snapshots */

== Snapshots ==

===Babblefrog===
[[Image:Snapshot_001.jpg]]

Small japanese style building. Yes, that is snow on the peak in the background.

[[Image:Snapshot_snow.jpg]]

More snow. I just can't get enough of this stuff.

[[Image:Snapshot_venice.jpg]]

===Nebadon===
[[Image:NEBADON2025-05.jpg]]

[[Image:NEBADON2025-01.jpg]]

[[Image:NEBADON2025-02.jpg]]

[[Image:NEBADON2025-03.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_01.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_02_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_03_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_04_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_05_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_06_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_07_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_08_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_10_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_11_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_12_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_13_1.jpg]]

[[Image:Your2ndlife.com_14a_1.jpg]]

===Balthazar===

[[Image:thursday_002.jpg]]

[[Image:thursday_003.jpg]]

===Darb===

[[Image:Tam_49_20071028_2.jpg]]

[[Image:Tam_49a_20071028_3.jpg]]

[[Image:Kentfield_20071029.jpg]]

[[Image:Phoenix_lake_20071029.jpg]]

===NixNerd===

[[Image:snapshot_nix_02.jpg]]

Snapshot of my little OpenSim island - using Latest Windlight SL client

== Videos ==

===Megaprims===
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouEcKEhz1AA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqcdH4ub6rQ

===Other videos===
Jeff1564
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwYQL7nMENQ

File:Snapshot nix 01.jpg

2007-11-17T22:35:57Z

Nixnerd:

2007-09-20T16:17:53Z

Nixnerd:

File:Image3.jpg

2007-09-20T16:17:43Z

Nixnerd:

File:Image2.jpg

2007-09-20T16:17:30Z

Nixnerd: