[Opensim-users] Bulk Import Textures for Global Use

[Karen Palen]

This seems like it would be something useful to include as part of the default distro., at least as an option like Diva's large collection.

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, James Stallings II <james.stallings at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: James Stallings II <james.stallings at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Bulk Import Textures for Global Use
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 6:52 AM
> Very simple.
> 1. Upload all textures you wish to provide to a
> single avatar account.2. Create a single working
> folder with optional subfolders to prepare a logically
> organized collection of textures for presentation to the
> user.
> 3. save iar *only that folder* (the working folder
> mentioned previously) that contains the textures you wish to
> make available in the library.4. move/copy the
> iar file per Diva's instructions.
> 
> HTHJamesSimHost.Com
> 
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:45 AM,
> Roger BUCK <rbuck at atomicit.com.au>
> wrote:
> 
> Using
> latest diva distro on linux box, how can we bulk import
> textures
> 
> so that they may be available for use by all users?
> 
> 
> 
> For example, what procedure would be required to import the
> following
> 
> texture collection into diva:
> 
> 
> 
> http://torley.com/torley-textures-available-for-download-in-a-single-zip-pack
> 
> 
> 
> What we have tried:
> 
> 
> 
> Had success using meerkat to import these textures for
> 'personal' use
> 
> (for an individual user/avatar) as described here:
> 
> 
> 
> http://louisianametaverse.ning.com/profiles/blogs/moving-content-to-opensim
> 
> 
> 
> ...but importing the same texture set multiple times (once
> for each
> 
> user) doesn't seem to make much sense?
> 
> 
> 
> Have found some references to using 'Prim Composer'
> to import textures,
> 
> but again, no explicit instructions about how this might be
> achieved:
> 
> 
> 
> http://liferain.com/downloads/prim-composer-baking-and-texture-upload/
> 
> 
> 
> Have spent a few hours googling for a scriptable back-end
> import
> 
> solution... or anything similar... but all without luck.
> 
> 
> 
> All hints/ help appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> R.
> 
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