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Hexagon 2.5, Bryce 7.0, and Daz Studio 4 Pro–Free!

Yes, they are free from www.daz3d.com, but only for the month of February!

To my knowledge, these programs have never been offered free before. Daz Studio has been offered for free, but not the Pro version of it. The combined value of these programs is over $800 US.

Hexagon 2.5 is a . . . → Read More: Hexagon 2.5, Bryce 7.0, and Daz Studio 4 Pro–Free!

Black Rose Medieval Kitchen

It is finally completed and released for sale! Land impact as shown, 105 prims total.

Link to Black Rose Kitchen in the Marketplace

Link to Black Rose Medieval Lighting in the Marketplace

Link to Black Rose Medieval Cooking Hearth in the Marketplace

Link to Black Rose Medieval Sink in the . . . → Read More: Black Rose Medieval Kitchen

New Christmas Items

To help you decorate your home in Second Life, or to give as gifts to friends, we have two new Christmas releases this year.

Get it at the Marketplace.

You get a lovely turkey, roasted to perfection, served on a bed of lettuce on our very best china platter. It will look lovely . . . → Read More: New Christmas Items

Medieval Kitchen

I have not posted anything for a while, but I have continued working in mesh on the beta grid. I have been working on a medieval kitchen. Prim counts may not yet be final, so all I will say on that count is that I am getting a lot of detail for a very . . . → Read More: Medieval Kitchen

Lady of the Towers

I have completed another mesh outfit for women. It is a medieval styled dress with a pair of heeled slippers.

The dress is one piece of mesh, and it was much, much easier to rig and weight paint than multiple mesh outfits. I have taken a lesson from that!

The . . . → Read More: Lady of the Towers

The Status of Mesh

I have been attending mesh office hours on the beta grid for some time now. There are usually four or five Lindens in attendance. Nyx Linden, Vir Linden, Runitai Linden, and Prep Linden are the regulars. I have seen a “Tester” (the last name of Tester also indicates a Linden Lab employee) who identified . . . → Read More: The Status of Mesh

Weighted Mesh Ankle Boots

I continue to experiment and play around on the mesh beta sims on the test grid. I finished the ankle boots I made to go with the peasant tunic and dress. Here are some pictures.

I thought the boots would be simple, but weighting the mesh was tricky because the buckles were . . . → Read More: Weighted Mesh Ankle Boots

Still playing with weighted mesh clothing!

I completed the skirt for to go with the tunic I blogged about a few days ago. I tried linking the skirt to the tunic, and that works perfectly, so even though it is made up of two mesh pieces, it is only one piece in my inventory that I need to wear, taking . . . → Read More: Still playing with weighted mesh clothing!

Playing with Weighted Mesh Clothing

I have been playing with mesh in the open beta test of mesh import on the Second Life test grid for the past three weeks.

Here is a peasant tunic I have been working on. It is one piece, and it is the equivalent to 6 prims. I want to play now with . . . → Read More: Playing with Weighted Mesh Clothing

Mesh Open Beta Starts October 13!

Well the news it out! Jack Linden posted on the SL website that open mesh will officially start on October 13. You can go and read the blog here.

For a quick preliminary look at how to use Blender to export to Collada format and upload it to Second Life, have a look at . . . → Read More: Mesh Open Beta Starts October 13!