Second Life
Archipelis Designer convert 3D models into Linden Labs' Second Life (SL) format. With Archipelis Designer, you can easily create models for use in SL and get the power of Archipelis Designer technology (i.e. creating 3D models simply by drawing their 2D outlines and shapes) applied to Second Life, thus giving you the best and easiest way to create new, unique and realistic SL content.
For that, you will need:
- a Second Life account.
- some L$ (Linden dollars) in order to pay Linden Labs (owner of Second Life) for uploading images. L$10 are taken for every uploaded image. A 3D model from Archipelis Designer will be converted into images to get scuplty prims definition (one image per shape and one image per texture of a shape). Thus L$100 to L$200 average is required for one model (hopefully, a small amount of real dollars).
In order to get good 3D models in Second Life, in Archipelis Designer, it is required to:
- not use any operators like intersection or difference (only union is possible).
- not use the mirror feature (please draw the mirrored part yourself).
- use simple definitions of every contour (like a banana, for instance). Obviously, you can create a complex model, but this model should be based on a set of "simple" shapes.