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[BUG-228645] Mesh uploader - Autofill from _postfixes #6667

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sl-service-account opened this issue May 3, 2020 · 1 comment
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[BUG-228645] Mesh uploader - Autofill from _postfixes #6667

sl-service-account opened this issue May 3, 2020 · 1 comment

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How would you like the feature to work?

When uploading a mesh model, the mesh uploader checks the directory for models with special postfixes, and autofills the rest of the form.

For example, in a folder containing the following files:

  • Lampost.dae

  • Lampost_LOD0.dae,

  • Lampost_LOD1.dae,

  • Lampost_LOD2.dae,

  • Lampost_PHYS.dae

    If I went to Build > Upload Model and select Lampost.dae, the fields for medium, low, lowest and physics would automatically be populated as 'from file' with the respective files in the directory because they have the appropriate _postfixes

Why is this feature important to you? How would it benefit the community?

As a creator, I am uploading many mesh creations practically daily throughout the year. For larger items such as trees, I am even splitting my models up into sub models so as to reduce bounding box volume so LOD's can drop at lower distances and reduce land impact.

The bottom line is people like me upload a lot of models

One of the things that slows me down is the uploader, as I need to change the drop down for each item, medium, low, lowest, browse for the file, find the file, which can get tiring going back and forth between so many dialogs and lists and has proven itself prone to frustrating mistakes/reuploads etc.

Having a way to only have to select one model and have the rest of the form autofill would greatly streamline this aspect of creating and would make a world of difference for people like me.

PS. There is an article here:-
https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/uploading-a-mesh-model-r274/
Which under section 2 mentions these postfixes, which suggests this was originally intended to be a thing?

Original Jira Fields
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Issue BUG-228645
Summary Mesh uploader - Autofill from _postfixes
Type New Feature Request
Priority Unset
Status Accepted
Resolution Accepted
Reporter Extrude Ragu (extrude.ragu)
Created at 2020-05-03T08:55:53Z
Updated at 2020-05-07T12:01:27Z
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Beq Janus commented at 2020-05-07T12:01:28Z

+1 for this idea. I spoke about this at the CCUG meeting a few weeks ago and there was a general agreement that the current mechanism is very clunky and in need of love.

The page in the knowledge base is wrong and has been for many years sadly. It was once proposed to be that way and then it got changed, the _LODn suffix is now expected to be in the mesh name within the DAE. The DAE itself can be named however you wish, but I agree most of us who work in this way follow a convention such as the one above to manage the various LOD model files.

  • I have a revised text for that page  that I've prepared (Jira coming soon) that will correct the statements in the link.

  • I have also started to look at an auto-fill function (in Firestorm) as part of a second round of uploader changes. The plan is to support both LODn suffixes and _MED/_LOW type suffixes too.

    I plan to contribute these to the LL viewer as well once I get them in place, unless the lab beat me to it :)

     

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