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Blender / Jass Pro : Tutorial beginner How to make sculpties
Tutorial Sculpty
Written by Surfaqua Oh   

This tutorial describes how to make "UV MAP" sculpt textures from a mesh for a sculpted prim in Second Life using Blender or Jass Pro.
This tutorial is useful especially if you've never used Blender.


 

1°) Download the software Blender or Jass

  • Download Jass PUB-2.3.6 for Windows and MAC (Version Blender specially for sculpties).
  • Or if you prefer download the original version from Blender: Blender
  • Then open Blender / Jass
2°) Clear mesh.

Blender Jass erase selected objet

Clear the visible mesh if you have the software Jass pro or Jass Jass Pub
Click the key ** Delete ** on your keyboard
Then select " Ok! Erase Selected Objet(s) "
"

 


 

3°) Load a new Sculpty mesh.

  • add mesh sculpty blender jassIf you use Blender (original) and not Jass pro , download and open this Blender file, which has been set up for sculptie creation: Sculptymodel.blend

  • If you have the software Jass, click on "ADD"on top from your screen, then select Mesh and Mesh Sculpt.

     

 

 

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4°) Shape your sculpty.

  • Change your Object mode in E dit mode  in the menu at the bottom of your mesh.

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  • With the A key on your keyboard, you can select or deselect your object.
  • With the B key on your keyboard, you can select a portion of your object:
  • B key and drag the mouse over the part you want to select.
  • Click the number 1 on your numeric keypad to see your object on the side.

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  • Thanks to the numeric keypad you can view your objet from different angles.
  • Hold down the Alt key and move your object with the mouse to quickly view different angles.
  • To select or deselect an entire object click the key A.

 

You can deselect the "occlude background geormetry" allowing you to select the vertices on the other side of your object. ( OFF )


Occlude background geormetry OFF
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Occlude background geormetry ON
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  • To select a portion of your object, click the B key and drag your mouse to select that part.

 

  • Use the blue or red arrow to move your vertices.


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build sphere sculpty blender tutorial

 

5°) Bake Your  UV Map Sculpt texture

  • When you have finished your objet, click "Render"and "Bake Sculpt Meshes". In the small window select "Bake" then your uv map will appear right on your screen.

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build sphere sculpty blender

 

build sphere sculpty blender

6°) Save your TGA Sculpty UV Map

 

  • Below the uv texture map, click on "Image" then "Save as", change the name of the tga and click the "Save" button.

 

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build sphere sculpty blender

7°) Upload Your Sculpty in Second Life

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 You can ask questions or discuss in the  Forum