How to use Blender 2.49 create Second Life’s Sculpted Prim

To create sculpted prim with Blender, we need to install small script to Blender first. This Blender script was created by Second Life resident Domino Marama. Thanks to him, for all other Second Life member can create sculpted prim with Blender easily. This small sculpty script will insert functions to Blender and make it able to import, export and create sculpted prim for Second Life. Read this tutorial..

When you have install script successful it’s time to create your first sculpted prim! Run Blender, by default you will see the cube in the center of your screen and Right click on that cube and press X on your keyboard. Blender will pop up “OK? Erase selected Object(s)” then left click on the message to confirm delete. now you have empty 3d workspace in front of you. Read this tutorial..

Before we go on sculpt our prim, you need to familiar with the camera view first. Here is your tips. Just play around with it. Middle Mouse – Free View, Wheel Mouse – Zoon in/out, NumPad 1 – Front View, NumPad 3 – Side View, NumPad 7 – Top View, NumPad 4 – Turn Left, NumPad 6 – Turn Right, NumPad 2 – Turn Up and NumPad 8 – Turn Down. Read this tutorial..

After we have shape it with sculpt mode, let’s give him some punk hair with Blender edit mode. 1. On the bar in center of your screen (below your 3d workspace) click on the Sculpt Mode and change to Edit Mode. Read this tutorial..

After finished modeling, it’s time to export our human head into Sculpted Texture so we can upload into Second Life. Start with Switch back to Object Mode by click on the bar in center of your screen (below your 3d workspace) change from Edit Mode to Object Mode. Read this tutorial..

Upload Sculpt texture by running Second Life viewer and select from top left menu File > Upload > Image. When you select sculpt texture make sure the Use lossless compression is check! Read this tutorial..

In this page I want to use time explain a bit about Primstar Sculpt Mesh Option. Since everytime you start modeling sculpty you need to setup sculpt mesh first so it’s good to understand the basic of these option. Read this tutorial..