[Opensim-users] creating your own avatar

[Paul Fishwick]

On 10/1/2011 6:21 PM, M.E. Verhagen wrote:
> Is the rigging of avatar meshes implemented in opensim ?
the collada files are stored in the database and skeletal rigging is
implemented in the viewer.
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> Could it be you are trying to use functionality wich is not yet there ?
the functionality is there --- try simplebot in:

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Uploading_and_wearing_a_rigged_mesh

this works quite well using the invisible avatar recommended by Garmin. You can
wear this mesh and apply animations, including the default ones (walking).

I did a little more investigating and noted that the rigged mesh used in
simplebot was created in Blender and then exported to Collada in a form
that must be acceptable to the SL viewer. Evolver-exported Collada files
have bones but the XML content hierarchy in those files
have a different encoding that the SL viewer doesn't like. 
 
If you find anything contrary to the above, or find a solution, let
me know.

-p




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> 2011/10/1, Paul Fishwick <fishwick at cise.ufl.edu>:
>> Garmin
>>  Thanks for your comments and your link to the invisible avatar. While I was
>> able to upload "simplebot" (on the SL site), I still cannot convert an
>> Evolver model. After going through the Evolver interface to export .dae,
>> one can choose 4 different rigging options - I believe I tried at least 3 of
>> them.
>>   When one tries to upload the Evolver-exported .dae file to OpenSim (or
>> probably also Second Life, which I have not tried yet),
>>
>>  Upload Model->Modifiers->Skin Weight/Joint Positions causes the Upload
>> button to disappear. One has to uncheck Skin Weight/Joint Positions to
>> upload but then there is no rigging for the Evolver mesh.
>>
>>  Have you found a way to upload an Evolver .dae with rigging intact?
>> -p
>>
>> On 10/31/2011 4:46 AM, Garmin Kawaguichi wrote:
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Fishwick"
>>> <fishwick at cise.ufl.edu>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 3:07 AM
>>> Subject: [Opensim-users] creating your own avatar
>>>> I was hoping to get one of the free evolver.com avatars and
>>>> put it inside of OpenSim using the recent V3 viewer.
>>>>
>>>> After reading through this:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Uploading_and_wearing_a_rigged_mesh
>>>>
>>> I tested partially the rigging mode of Evolver; until now V3 refused
>>> (in OpenSim and SL) the .DAE including RIG (The update button
>>> disappears); I'll continue to try that since Evolver has several
>>> rigging modes.
>>>
>>>> I uploaded the .dae mesh but noted that there is no option to open
>>>> Library -> Body Parts -> Alpha Masks. I suppose that wearing this would
>>>> make the current shape transparent so that only the uploaded .dae
>>>> mesh will show. There is a default transparent texture but that doesn't
>>>> help when trying to make the Ruth body parts invisible.
>>> As noted in the LL Wiki that is an alpha Mask found in their Library;
>>> this mask is not in the Opensim Library. When the Mask is worn under
>>> SL and the avatar has detached all things, the avatar appears
>>> invisible. For SL: Inventory => Library => Alpha Masks => Invisible
>>> Avatar.
>>> Note that you can test a Collada with joint using the simpebot.zip and
>>> following the WIKI to ipload it and WEAR it.
>>>
>>>> Also, I am wondering whether it is possible to use the accompanying .jpg
>>>> texture that is output from evolver along with the mesh. The white "bot"
>>>> .dae example on that page has no options for clothing ... just a vanilla
>>> Evolver DAE files are downloaded with jpg files. Use the color jpg (of
>>> course upload it in your inventory!) as a texture to apply editing the
>>> mesh uploaded. Works fine to me.
>>>
>>> GCI
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