OPENSIM TURORIAL

for opensimulator users and creators

I like learning, I love chatting. Combining the two in virtual world is great. This section is to provide you with tutorial links to presentation in pdf format I made over time. Its like blog with more rescent at top. This is done with fun and sharing in mind. Hope you enjoy.

J'aime apprendre et j'adore discuter. Combiner les deux dans un monde virtuel comme opensim est super pour moi. Cette page contient quelques tutoriels sur mon experience opensim. N'hesitez pas de me demander la traduction d'autre tuto selon vos besoins


Tutorial for creating a solar panel tracking the sun. Where the sun position has been set via EEP. This tutorial will show how to set the sun position using day cycle and globe tool provided by EEP tool.

Tutorial for creating an animated texture from a particule effect. These instructions will show you how I obtain the desired water jet effect on a moving speed boat starting from particle effect.

tutorial on preparing a trailer you built for attaching to satyr farm tractor. These instructions will help you setup your trailer to attach to a satyr farm tractor I modified for this purpose. The demo trailer and the tractor can be found in gimisaOS (Reference satyr farm web site)

How to make a mirror of an animation for opensim. This tutorial is presenting how to use blender to make a mirror of an animation for opensim. This animation is part of a bowling alley available inworld. (Blender a free 3d software)

tutorial on opensim database . This is a tutorial on using MySQL workbench to access the opensim database (MySQL Workbench)

tutorial on setting up the taxi motor to multiple runs. These instructions will help you setup the taxi or use the same motor for other vehicule with making routes to follow. The taxi driver will accept two passangers and will drive them to the destination selected in accordance with the path you set forward using this tutorial. The taxi demo of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS

Animating a Rigged Bento mesh avatar. This tutorial is presenting how to use blender to animate a bento armature dog. Rex the dog subject of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS. Its a fun compagnion that can walk with you sit go get a bone back and other things. (Blender a free 3d software)

tutorial on a sitting tool. This tool will help you in providing the proper sit target that will fix the position of your avatar on the object of your choice.

Tutorial on using the inworld alpha tool . This tool helps fit clothing by providing an inworld mean to create alpha.

Rigging a Bento mesh avatar. This tutorial is presenting how to use blender to rig a dog with the bento armature. Rex the dog subject of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS. Its a fun compagnion that can walk with you sit go get a bone back and other things. (Blender a free 3d software)

Rigged - Fitted - Bento mesh avatar. This tutorial is presenting what is a rig mesh avatar, the difference with rigged, fitted and bento armature. And how to use blender to upgrade clothing from rigged to fitted clothing and the reasons to do it. The dress subject of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS. (Blender a free 3d software)

UVTexture production to support mesh import. This tutorial show to use the clone tool in Blender to facilitate the UVTexture creation of you mesh creation. The rich man use for this tutorial is available in gimisaOS (Blender a free 3d software)

Making a mesh from pitures. This tutorial show how simple it is to create your 3d object from pictures hadnessing the power of the cloud and autodesk technology. The mask subject of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS (from picture to mesh with audtodesk) (Blender a free 3d software)

Often importing net mesh object reveale holes in the builds. This tutorial show simple ways to patch those holes using Blender grid generation tool. The statue subject of this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS (Blender a free 3d software)

3D Lettering I consider lettering in 3d world should also be 3d. So If you are like me , this tutorial is for you. This tutorial show you how simple it is to use Blender to work out 3D lettering and import them inworld in opensim / SL (Blender a free 3d software)

Mesh Importing PHYSIC considerations. After the following two serie on mesh import, I realise I did not present the physic aspect when importing. It most be considered if the object interact with physic object or avatar. So this tutorial is presenting that aspect of importing meshes. This tutorial show how to work out you mesh model so it interact with other avatar or object in a predictable way. As a bonus the danser subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (Blender a free 3d software)

Mesh Importing advance 3 of 3 . After the first serie on mesh import I felt there was a lot left to explore. So this second set is looking at more advance topic. This tutorial show how to work with rigging a mesh model. It provides an exemple of the rigging process and challange. It use an exemple from NASA 3d library dowload and converted from 3ds format. As a bonus the astronaute suit subject of this demo is available in gimisaOS ( link to NASA 3d Library )

Mesh Importing advance 2 of 3 . After the first serie on mesh import I felt there was a lot left to explore. So this second set is looking at more advance topic. This tutorial show how to work with big mesh model. It provides insight into limits and conviniently include how to handle the challange they represent. It use an exemple from NASA 3d library dowload and converted from 3ds format. As a bonus the shuttle lauch pad subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (link to NASA 3d Library)

Mesh Importing advance 1 of 3 . After the first serie on mesh import I felt there was a lot left to explore. So this second set is looking at more advance topic. This tutorial show how to work with UVMAP included with your mesh download. It use an exemple from NASA 3d library dowload and converted from 3ds format. As a bonus the shuttle subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (link to NASA 3d Library)

Mesh Importing 3 of 3 . This serie of tutorial is about importing mesh. It uses available mesh library on internet. The third tutorial show how to optimise the mesh for less impact on server. As a bonus the house subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (Blender a free 3d software)

Mesh Importing 2 of 3 . The second tutorial show how to correct the "normal" problem often seen in file available from the net . As a bonus the house subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (Blender a free 3d software)

Mesh Importing 1 of 3 . The first exemple show direct download of DAE file. Main reason for failure, and how to correct the situation using blender. As a bonus the house subject of this demo is available on gimisaOS. (Blender a free 3d software)

OAR Scanner Tool . This tutorial is about a tool to help creators assess their region building and reduce lag. It uses the OAR created from the region console to provide a report of the object size in region. The scanner tool is available in gimisaOS. To know more about oar see the tutorial on this page and/or (see OpenSim web site for detail about OAR console command)

SCULPTY MATH . This tutorial is the the third and last in the serie about sculpty. It shows the foundamental mathematic nature of sculpty. It present a creation tool I did to create harmonic symetry sculpty object in world from an external server.

SCULPTYPAINT . This tutorial is the second in the serie about sculpty. It show how to create and manipulate your sculpty using SCULTYPAINT a freely available software. (Sculpty paint is free software to create sculpty)

SCULPTY INTRODUCTION. This tutorial is a explanation of what SCULPTY are and how to load them inworld. This is the first of three tutorials

OAR. This tutorial is an explanation of what OAR are in opensim a Opensim ArchiveR file. Its creation and usage. You will also find OAR inworld object to apply to your grid or region located in gimisaOS. Enjoye (see OpenSim web site for detail about OAR console command)

Tattoo. This tutorial is a how to making tattoo. It also could be use for basic clothing. It use gimp for simple tattoo and blender for more complex. A box of astrology symboles tattoo is available in gimisaOS (www.gimp.org) (www.blender.org) both are open free programs. The FULL PERM astrologic theme tattoo set that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS grid.

Stitching. This tutorial is illustrating the stitching of multiple image into one seemingly picture. A demo of the result panoramas is available in gimisaOS with the help of HUGGIN open free program. It also show the use of this application for sphere texturing. You will find an application of that program result in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS grid

Permission. This tutorial is illustrating what modfiy/copy/transfer permission settings are all about. It shows how to set them, what you avatar a presented with, and what futur owner get. It also address selling and group sharing.

HTML phone. This presentation is illustrating an intergrid communication similar to the friend list. This is a continuation of HTML Communication tutorial (see below). This tutorial includes a web server on a prim, an online indicators for each grid and phone(s) to distribute to you and your friends. The FULL PERM object that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS grid.

Land Access control. This is a tutorial on how to control the access of your land if you so do wish. Part is addessing general info and part is addessing OpenSim Hypergrid access restriction. The FULL PERM object that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS grid.

HTML communication. This is a tutorial on how to use HTML to setup a web server on a prim and communicate between objects. The FULL PERM object that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS grid.

Removing Megaregion. This is a tutorial on how to return a megaregion set to regular regions. Exemple is done with Diva distro 4 megaregion switched back to regular region.

Terraforming land. This is a tutorial on how to terrafrom a region both with regular building tool and with a land picture using gimp and terrain console command.The tool presented in this tutorial is available in gimisaOS

Hypergrid. This is a tutorial on what is Hypergrid and how to tavel it . This is available on OpenSim. A demo gateway is also include with this tutorial in gimisa5 of gimisaOS

Rotation prim construction. This is a tutorial on how to rotate prims sets with a reference point. This is use for making construction like a stairway, or the roman coliseum. The FULL PERM object that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS. A windmill building located is located near this tutorial to show the application in gimisa5 region of gimisaOS

Align texture. This is a tutorial on SL align texture tool in Build Texture Tab

SL Sphere prim texture. This is a tutorial on how to texture a sphere prim on SL

GIMP Tutorial. This is a tutorial on how to use GIMP (www.gimp.org) to modify images.

Blender Texture Tutorial. This is a tutorial on how to texture using blender (www.blender.org) with scupty and mesh for SecondLife. The FULL PERM mushrooms that accompany this tutorial can be found in gimisaOS.

Tutoriel sur texture blender . Ce tutorial montre comment texturer des scupty ou des mesh avec blender (www.blender.org)pour des scupty ou des mesh pour second life ou opensim. Le FULL PERM champignon qui accompagne ce tutorial est situe sur gimisa5 region de gimisaOS grid .

Opensim MESH upload tutorial . This is a tutorial on how to use the Second Life viewer to access opensim. (gimisaOS) or OpenSim (www.opensimulator.org) type grid and upload MESHES

Tutoriel MESH OpenSim . Ce tutorial montre comment acceder a opensim (www.osgrid.org) (www.opensimulator.org) et faire un telechargement de mesh.


Some of these tutorials provide OPENSIM users with object helpers and other things on gimisaOS grid.
(Log in your opensim grid and clic the link above.)

All Hypergrid user are welcome.


If none of this tell you anything and you are interested in knowing more feel free to visit my web site @ GimisaOS opensim grid web site presenting what is opensim for me. Or email me gimisa@yahoo.fr. I am doing this for fun , any comment questions please do drop me a line


I LIKE SCRIPTING TOO:

I understand that google is your friend for a lot script resource searching. A listing can never be comprehensive enougth compare to a search. But here is my take of a few site that merits attention. Please note most are done for SL:

http://lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wa ... iptLibrary Scripting library and function coding exemple
http://www.free-lsl-scripts.com/cgi/freescripts.plx Wonderfull library of code with search engine on many script much more
http://www.freeslscripts.gendersquare.org/ Script library
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/script-library/ Script library
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/User:Alle ... yriad_Lite this assembly of combat script is a wonderfull source of ideas
http://code.google.com/hosting/search?q=label:LSL Google hosting LSL
http://www.foxsan.com/scripts/ Cool coder scripts
http://particles-lsl-generator.bashora.com/index.php particule code generator
http://botbabes.pbworks.com/w/browse/#v ... AllObjects Movement and Robotic stuff
http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/15/1.html OLD SL scripting forum
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/LSL- ... ingLibrary
http://www.findbestopensource.com/home/ Interesting open source stuff

There is also books I like a lot with exemple code:
http://redwood.colorado.edu/jkb/csci122 ... 0Guide.pdf
old but http://www.bo.ingv.it/~scacciag/home_fi ... _Guide.pdf
A web site http://people.cc.ku.edu/~grobe/intro-to-LSL/
in french http://script.lsl.free.fr/guide.pdf


visit my grid using viewer map search with 3d.gimisa.ca:9000 for exemples.
Hope it helps
GiMiSa
hypergrid secondlife:///app/teleport/3d.gimisa.ca:9000
web: http://ddd.gimisa.ca