SL2MV - Moving from Second Life to Multiverse

It’s not that I want to encourage anybody to do so - although having two virtual worlds can do no harm? - but this is one of the things that are ‘way beyond my cup of tea but highly fascinating to watch’. I suggest you IM Mike Sutton’s avie Lightninboy Snook with any questions. =p

What does SL2MV - short for Second Life to Multiverse Content Pipeline - do?

Set of integrated programs to take static 3D Models from Second Life to Multiverse
Creates DAE Model that can be imported into most 3D Modeling tools (3D Max, Maya, Blender)
Creates OGRE 3D Mesh and Material Files for Multiverse
Creates Texture Files
Imports mesh, materials and textures into Multiverse World listed in Repository

And what do you need?

Linden llScript
DOS Batch Files
GL Intercept by Damian Trebilco
Modified Open GL Extractor (OGLE) by Eyebeam OpenLab
2 Python scripts using the Blender API
4 AUtoHotkey Keyboard Macros
Multiverse Conversion Tool
Multivese Asset Importer

And just from Second Life to Blender:

Hattip to Sammy Bourne

Tags: building, content, exporting, multiverse

11 Responses to “SL2MV - Moving from Second Life to Multiverse”

dandellion Kimban wrote a comment on February 20, 2008

I am not sure I understand every word but it sounds like something I want to poke to see how it reacts and if we can play together. So does that thing have a linux version?

loki wrote a comment on February 21, 2008

Am I right in assuming that since it uses GL Intercept it works on ALL objects regardless of ownership/permissions ?

Taran Rampersad (Nobody Fugazi) wrote a comment on February 21, 2008

This is really, really nice. I’d been playing with the idea but had no time to do anything at all. I’m pleased that someone did it. :-)

Vint Falken wrote a comment on February 21, 2008

Dandellion, it says Mac, Linux, and other platforms are on the roadmap. Take a look at multiverse.net yourself?

Loki, not sure. I told you to not bug me with the questions! It could be that silly me is wrong, but GL intercept just does textures, no?

And Nobody, next up, monopoly in Multiverse? ;)

dandellion Kimban wrote a comment on February 21, 2008

will do… as soon as human let me have a bit of my own time :( …..

You’re right. GL Intercept just does textures afaik.

Vint Falken wrote a comment on February 23, 2008

Thanks for confirming that, Taran. And Dandellion, yes indeed! You need to ditch the human and find a few seconds to talk to me in-world! ;)

Taran Rampersad (Nobody Fugazi) wrote a comment on February 23, 2008

Hehe. I just caught the ‘Monopoly in Multiverse’ comment. I know for a fact that at least one of the Exchanges is looking at other implementations of synthetic worlds and connecting them fiscally. So, ‘monopoly’? :-)

I’m actually looking forward to the new slew of competition coming out. It does seem to have made Linden Lab bring their game up a bit. Mitch Kapor can only talk so much, you know… (and everyone talks about his successes… but when was the last one?)

Albert Revolution wrote a comment on February 24, 2008

First at all, sorry my bad english. My first language is spanish. I tried GLintercept to move textures than I buied fron SL to mi sim in OpenSim. I think than if I build or buied something, I am on my rights to move it to an other metaverse.
The experiments with the .obj files are more complex. At the moment only get a big box with near 90m by side and in the middle is mi poor avie like an small toy. But with more practice, perhaps in the future, I can get move my objects, builded o buied from SL to OS.

Taliesin Protagonist wrote a comment on February 25, 2008