Comments on: What is Debug Beacon Line Width (again)? http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/ Exporting an SL photographer's Second Life Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Beacon Lines for Second Life Photography | VintFalken.com http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-5219 Beacon Lines for Second Life Photography | VintFalken.com Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:35:21 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-5219 [...] I finally have an answer to the ‘What does Debug Beacon Line Width?‘ question (thank you, Claryssa Schmidt), I started using it for snapshotting. Somehow I feel [...] […] I finally have an answer to the ‘What does Debug Beacon Line Width?‘ question (thank you, Claryssa Schmidt), I started using it for snapshotting. Somehow I feel […]

]]> By: Vint Falken http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4804 Vint Falken Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:54:23 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4804 Aha. Thank you. I think I start to understand. It's a useless button until you actually turn the feature on in the client menu? *is going to experiment in-world* Aha. Thank you. I think I start to understand. It’s a useless button until you actually turn the feature on in the client menu? *is going to experiment in-world*

]]> By: Claryssa Schmidt http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4713 Claryssa Schmidt Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:46:02 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4713 Here's a clearer explanation: Debug beacons are markers you can use to locate various types of objects. These consist of a wireframe box with axis lines going through it. "Debug Beacon Line Width" determines the thickness of the box and the axis lines. (the above comment describes how to enable debug beacons) Here’s a clearer explanation: Debug beacons are markers you can use to locate various types of objects. These consist of a wireframe box with axis lines going through it. “Debug Beacon Line Width” determines the thickness of the box and the axis lines.

(the above comment describes how to enable debug beacons)

]]> By: Francz Kuhn http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4712 Francz Kuhn Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:43:11 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4712 /me hears constant voices in empty head saying, "bump map... CLOTH.. avi... ?" OK, so what does Bump Mapping have to do with Cloth and Avis? More clues from http://secondlife.com/app/help/technical/preferences.php: "Avatar Rendering:
Normal causes avatars to be displayed normally without special detail.
Bump Mapped causes avatars to be displayed with additional detail (wrinkles in clothing, etc.)
Bump Mapped & Cloth causes avatars to be displayed with additional detail. Hair and loose clothing will shift with the wind." Sounds fun but.... does its really work in "real" SL life? Inword help page suggests that it might actually be broken (or was): http://secondlife.com/app/help/avatar/appearancemode.php: "If your graphics card supports it, your clothes and hair can wave in the wind. To turn this on, go to Edit menu > Preferences > Graphics tab and set Avatar Rendering to Bump Mapped & Cloth. Relog and fly around and see if you can see the difference: it's particularly noticeable with long, poofy skirts and hairstyles. • If you're wondering what "Bump Mapped" means, it relates to the "Wrinkles" sliders at the bottom of some clothes. Unfortunately, it's been broken for awhile, so it won't currently (April 2006) have any effect." /me is more confused about Bump Mapped and Cloth than before. :-/ /me hears constant voices in empty head saying, “bump map… CLOTH.. avi… ?”

OK, so what does Bump Mapping have to do with Cloth and Avis?

More clues from
http://secondlife.com/app/help/technical/preferences.php:

“Avatar Rendering:
Normal causes avatars to be displayed normally without special detail.
Bump Mapped causes avatars to be displayed with additional detail (wrinkles in clothing, etc.)
Bump Mapped & Cloth causes avatars to be displayed with additional detail. Hair and loose clothing will shift with the wind.”

Sounds fun but…. does its really work in “real” SL life? Inword help page suggests that it might actually be broken (or was):
http://secondlife.com/app/help/avatar/appearancemode.php:

“If your graphics card supports it, your clothes and hair can wave in the wind. To turn this on, go to Edit menu > Preferences > Graphics tab and set Avatar Rendering to Bump Mapped & Cloth. Relog and fly around and see if you can see the difference: it’s particularly noticeable with long, poofy skirts and hairstyles.
• If you’re wondering what “Bump Mapped” means, it relates to the “Wrinkles” sliders at the bottom of some clothes. Unfortunately, it’s been broken for awhile, so it won’t currently (April 2006) have any effect.”

/me is more confused about Bump Mapped and Cloth than before. :-/

]]> By: Francz Kuhn http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4710 Francz Kuhn Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:23:45 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4710 My shot at the Bump Mapping Thingy: As far as I can fathom, Bump Mappping is what makes oranges look like oranges (with its little bumpy dimples) and not just like little orange plastic beach balls (all smooth and perfect). Well that's as far as I can tell from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping I can't test the theory in "real" SL coz I us an (unsupported) (non-Pro)MacBook with (unsupported) Intel card. :-/ My shot at the Bump Mapping Thingy:
As far as I can fathom, Bump Mappping is what makes oranges look like oranges (with its little bumpy dimples) and not just like little orange plastic beach balls (all smooth and perfect).
Well that’s as far as I can tell from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping
I can’t test the theory in “real” SL coz I us an (unsupported) (non-Pro)MacBook with (unsupported) Intel card. :-/

]]> By: Claryssa Schmidt http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4703 Claryssa Schmidt Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/what-is-debug-beacon-line-width-again/#comment-4703 Go into the View menu of your client, and you should see a "Beacons" menu item with a sub-menu. From that sub-menu, pick "Scripted Objects". Many objects (any objects containing scripts) will now have red lines coming from them, and in the center of these objects will be a little box. Now play with the "Debug Beacon Line Width" setting. These lines and boxes should get thicker as you turn it up and thinner as you turn it down. There's also beacons for physical objects (green), sound sources (yellow), and particle sources (blue). The sub-menu also has a convenient way to hide particles. Go into the View menu of your client, and you should see a “Beacons” menu item with a sub-menu. From that sub-menu, pick “Scripted Objects”. Many objects (any objects containing scripts) will now have red lines coming from them, and in the center of these objects will be a little box.

Now play with the “Debug Beacon Line Width” setting. These lines and boxes should get thicker as you turn it up and thinner as you turn it down.

There’s also beacons for physical objects (green), sound sources (yellow), and particle sources (blue). The sub-menu also has a convenient way to hide particles.

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