You can texture your model using the texture tools built into AC3D. Use one of the pre-made shapes that are included with the plug-in as a basis for your own model. An ordinary spherical map is a common example of a perfect uv space.Īccording to documentation by Qarl Linden, future versions of sculpted prims will allow for non-spherical uv maps, but those aren't available just yet.
This means the top matches the bottom and the left matches the right of the texture map. What is a "perfect uv space" ?Ī perfect uv space is a set of texture coordinates that uses 100% of the available texture space, has no holes in the map, and wraps in all directions. Instructions for building your own multi-part models forĭownload the original model and textures:Īny model with a perfect uv space can be exported with the sculpty export plug-in. The pears shown use the Linden apple stem in addition to the shorter stemīuilt into the base sculpt map. With their apple model, and conveniently provided a stem as a separate object. Seemingly, the Lindens had the same problem Note: The AC3D model contains the stem, but the sculpt map didn't quite Learn to make these pears in only 5 minutes by watching this video tutorial! Drag the image you just uploaded onto the Sculpt Texture in the edit window.Under the Building Block Type, select Sculpted.Click the More button in the Edit window to open the advanced options tab.Right-click on the ground and choose Create to 'rez' a new prim on the ground in front of you.Choose the sculpt map(s) you just exported and click Open. On Second Life's File menu, select Upload Image.If your file contains more than one mesh object, then each object will be saved as its own sculpt map. Give your model a name, and click Save.
#AC3D TUTORIAL UTUBE MAC OS#
To install the plug-in, copy the relevant sculpties.p into your AC3D 'plugins' folder (the plugin zip contains plug-ins for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X), then re-start AC3D. Sculpted Prim Exporter for AC3D Quick Start Guide Installing the AC3D Plug-in Improved undo support for sculpty functionsįor more about AC3D, please visit their website at: Minor fix to path naming convention on multi-part objects No longer need to commit surfaces before exporting
#AC3D TUTORIAL UTUBE FOR MAC#
Support for Mac and Linux platforms as well as Windows Many thanks to the fine folks at Inivis for their support. The scultpy prim exporter for AC3D is now official and available directly from Inivis!ĭownload the Sculpted Prim Export Plug-in for AC3D Batch export mode, accessible from TCL or TCP\IP scripts with function Normalizes the prim on each axis, for smoother output. Complete morph target UV mesh library and models in AC3D and OBJ formats with PNG format 1024x1024 texture templates.