Tanis.Tech

Let's setup your first HUD!

There is a little bit of a process, but once you get your head around it, you will find it intiuitive, fast, and efficent! Let's walk through the process together!

1. Rez your item you wish to Texture
2. Edit your item, and go to the Contents Tab [This stunning dress was made by MeshAgency - go check them out!]
   
   
   
3. Drag the Object Setup script into the contents and close the Edit Window [TCHM Channel Setup v2.12a - PUT ME IN FIRST!] - after 3 seconds the system will activate and walk you through your Object's setup!
4. To select a Channel for your object to operate on, simply enter a number from 0 to 99 in the box and click Submit [DO NOT HIT ENTER!] REMEMBER THIS NUMBER FOR LATER!!!!
   
   1. With this, we have streamlined the creation of secure channel numbers by defining 100 from 0 to 99.
   2. All are below zero channels, to reduce lag and make the transfer of info more secure.
5. Now you need to select the SUB Channel that this will operate on. Sub channels are a great way to allow your single HUD to control multiple items [say a dress, a necklace, earrings etc whatever] Just remember that if you are only HUD controlling one item, sub 1 is fine, otherwise you will need to know the sub channel number for each item you want to texture / manage!
   
   1. All you need to do is select "Sub X" from the menu - remember this as you will need it when applying texturing features later!!!
6. Next, you will be asked whether to engage Rez-Guard or not. Rez-Guard is a feature of the controller script, that prevents the object from being rezzed on the ground [only worn or attached]
   
   1. For clothing, it is oftetn considered best practice to engage this feature!
   2. For builds that REQUIRE to be rezzed, obviously do not enable this!
7. Next you define whether to operate DEMO mode or not. When DEMO Mode is enabled, hover text will shift and change colours constantly saying "I AM A DEMO!!! Please consider purchasing the full version!"
   
   1. Select Demo On to enable DEMO Mode, or Demo Off to disable Demo Mode [for final versions obviously!]
8. If you selected Demo On, you have one more option, that is to specify how long the item will remain "alive" in world [either worn or rezzed]
   
   1. Simply select how long in minutes you wish the Demo to remain there. Once the item is rezzed or attached, the timer begins.
9. Final setup question - enable Resizer yes or no - IF YOUR ITEM IS RIGGED SELECT NO!!!!!!!
   
10. Once this is done, the setup script will finalise all settings, and self delete itself.
11. Last step to setup your item is to drop the Receiver script [The Creators HUD Maker Pro Receiver v2.32a-rev 0.8] into the object, and then close the Edit window!
    
    
    
12. Now it is time to setup the HUD itself!
    
    
13. Start by rezzing out the HUD [The Creators HUD Maker Pro v2.32a rev 0.8] and you will be asked for "attach/detach" permissions - grant it - if you DO NOT grant this, then you will have issues while trying to test your animations etc.
    
    
14. First up is to click the COG in the right hand upper corner of the HUD, And you will see these options - select "Set Channel"
    
    
    
    Simply enter the number you selected before for your object, and click Submit [DO NOT HIT ENTER!!!]
    
    

Texture Button

You selected a Texture! The first option that will appear is this: Select a Diffuse, Normal or Specular texture.

What are Diffuse, Normal and Specular texture layers? In secondlife you can have layers upon layers of textures - The "Diffuse" layer [the technical term] is the normal texture we see, the "Normal" texture is the one that sits underneath it - think of it as the bumpiness in the Texture tab! The Specular texture and settings, determines how light reflects and highlights on the surface.

Once you have selected whether you are applying a Diffuse or Normal texture, you will be asked to select whether this is for the entire object, or just 1 link within the linkset. If you are setting a specular texture, please scroll down to the section marked Speculars [as that has a few more steps involved!]

If your object only has 1 item in the linkset, or you want to texture the entire thing, click Whole Linkset or alternatively, Just 1 Link

If you select Just 1 Link, you will be presented with this window asking for the Link number! [see the Face Detector script that we included to help identify which face / link is what!]

Enter the number, and click Submit [do not hit enter!]

You are then prompted to select a face for that link, or "All Sides".

Once you have selected which face you want, you will be asked if you wish to texture another face / link, add another texture to that button or if that button is complete.

Here if you need to texture another face with the same texture, click Another Face, otherwise you can select Another Texture, or Button Complete.

• IF you click Another Face, the system will jump back to the Select Whole Linkset or Just 1 Link and keep cycling through
• IF you click Another Texture, you will be prompted in nearby chat to drop another texture onto the SAME BUTTON! Then you can select your Sub Channel and Texture Type and assign faces / link ID's as usual
• IF you click Button Complete, that button data will be saved and you can continue!..

Setting up Specular Texture Buttons:

Once you have selected Specular Texture, you will be presented with a number of questions you MUST fill in, for the button to work properly without breaking! This will take some experimenting BEFORE you set up the hud, to work out the correct rotations, colour, repeats, offsets, glossiness and environmental settings! It is assumed that you know what you want to set it to, when you are setting it up!

First we specify the COLOUR for the specular layer. This is in LSL colour code format of <r,g,b> - for more information on colours visit the wiki here!

Enter your colour selection and click Submit! Next you will be asked about the rotations for the image - if you are unsure, set this to 0 and click Submit!

Now you need to set the Horizontal Repeats - this is a FLOAT [that is a number with a decimal point] The Default is 1.0

Next you need to set the Vertical repeats - as above it is a FLOAT [that is a number with a decimal point] and as above, the Default is 1.0

Now you need to set the Horizontal offset - that is the same as the horizontal offsets on the edit window and is a Float! The Default is 0.0

Now the vertical offset! The Default is 0.0

Now you set the Glossiness setting from 0 to 255. The default is 51 and this is an INTEGER [no decimal point!]

Finally the last setting, is the Glossiness from 0 to 255. The Default is 0 and this is an INTEGER [no decimal point!]

Once you have done all these steps for your Specular texture, you will then be allowed to set up the face/faces that you would normally with any other texture!

Message Button

You selected a Message Button!

This function allows your HUD to send a message to the user in nearby chat! This is great for "join our group" messages, general info, slurls and other informational type functions.

You will see this come up - simply type your message in the box and click Submit [DO NOT HIT ENTER!]

That is pretty much it for this section, if you mess that, or any button up you can always click on it during edit mode, and go to "reset"

Link Button

You selected a Link Button!

This function allows your HUD to open any webpage [your webpage, your marketplace, help page, TOS etc etc etc]

You will see this come up - simply type your link [include the http:// ] in the box and click Submit [DO NOT HIT ENTER!]

That is pretty much it for this section, if you mess that, or any button up you can always click on it during edit mode, and go to "reset"

Link Tree Button

You selected a Link Tree Button!

This feature allows you to store up to 6 links in a single button, and the end user gets a pull down menu to visit any of them that they wish!

There is one caveat on this button type - you can only use up to 15 characters for the button titles! Any more will be scrapped! [to bypass the SL button length issue]

The first thing you will see is the first request for a link and it is stored in the following format:

Link Name,Link

for example

Cool Link,http://www.google.com

Once you enter the first one, you will be given this option:

If you click Complete Link, then the button is complete, otherwise click Another Link to create another and you will see this:

and you continue until you reach 6 links, or you click Complete Link.

Remember to go into TEST MODE [cog > Test Mode and then when you are done cog > Edit Mode] to make sure all the links work as expected

Non Functioning Button

You selected a Non Functioning Button

This will mark this button as NON functioning, and if clicked upon, nothing will occur. These are especially good for backgrounds for grouping other buttons etc. So when you are done with the button setups, and you finish the hud you can then move the non functioning buttons backa little and stretch them to act as independant backgrounds for groups of buttons etc.

Unpacker

You selected an Unpacker button!

This only has 1 input that is required, that is the folder name you wish to set for this button. Please note that you CAN have multiple different unpackers on the same HUD if you wish, you can even specify different folder names that it creates with different content per button! This is what you will see, enter the Folder name, and click Submit [DO NOT HIT ENTER!]

Now you have done this, you need to EDIT the HUD, [right click > edit] then select Edit Linked Parts and select button you have just defined as your Unpacker. Go to the Contents Tab and put all the items you wish to share, in that! Please note that if you do not put copyable items in it, once they are delivered they will be removed from its inventory and the button will no longer work!

That is it! Remember to click the COG, and go to Test Mode so you can test that it is delivering as you expect, and it is always a great idea to send the finished HUD to your ALT to test before wide spread delivery!

Transparency

You selected the Transparency Button! The first option that will appear is this dialog asking what % of transparency you want that button to set [great for hiding / showing parts of your build!]

You will then need to go through the similar process as with texturing, where you select link ID and faces. The process is identical!

If your object only has 1 item in the linkset, or you want to apply the Transparency to the entire thing, click Whole Linkset or alternatively, Just 1 Link

If you select Just 1 Link, you will be presented with this window asking for the Link number! [see the Face Detector script that we included to help identify which face / link is what!]

Enter the number, and click Submit [do not hit enter!]

You are then prompted to select a face for that link, or "All Sides".

Once you have selected which face you want, you will be asked if you wish to add another face / link or if that button is complete.

Here if you need to add another face with the same transparency, click Another Face, otherwise click Button Complete. IF you click Another Face, the system will jump back to the Select Whole Linkset or Just 1 Link and keep cycling through till you click Button Complete.

Colour Shifter

You want to include the Colour Shiftter

To switch this on and off, during Edit mode, click the Cog and go to "Show Mixer" or "Hide Mixer" to get rid of it.

The mixer will appear to the left side of the HUD and you need to drop a texture onto one of the 2 buttons at the top of the Colour Shifter sub hud - this allows you to set up 2 separate colour shifted areas!].

If your object only has 1 item in the linkset, or you want to apply the Colour Shift to the entire thing, click Whole Linkset or alternatively, Just 1 Link

If you select Just 1 Link, you will be presented with this window asking for the Link number! [see the Face Detector script that we included to help identify which face / link is what!]

Enter the number, and click Submit [do not hit enter!]

You are then prompted to select a face for that link, or "All Sides".

Once you have selected which face you want, you will be asked if you wish to add another face / link or if that button is complete.

Here if you need to add another face with the same colour shift, click Another Face, otherwise click Button Complete. IF you click Another Face, the system will jump back to the Select Whole Linkset or Just 1 Link and keep cycling through till you click Button Complete.

Once you select you will see 2 buttons at the top of the mixer panel. What are these for? They allow you to specify up to 2 different areas of your build that will be colour shifted! To set up each one, drag a texture onto each of the buttons in turn and set it up similarly to how you would a Texture or another button type!

The Colour Shifter gives you 16K colours you can select.

One thing to note, when you finish the hud, do NOT shrink the Y axis of the colour mixer - it MUST be away from the backboard, when in HUD mode it will appear flat and normal.

To hide the Mixer [so you decide you do not wish to use it anymore, click the Cog in edit mode, and go to "Hide Mixer"

Sounds

You have set up a sounds button!

First thing you will notice, is that the HUD is asking you for the volume for that particular sound in the range of 0.0 [silent] to 1.0 [full volume].

Enter your selected value, then click Submit! The last step for this, is the same as adding an animation or objects to a button for an Unpacker

Now you have done this, you need to EDIT the HUD, [right click > edit] then select Edit Linked Parts and select button you have just defined as your Animation Button. Go to the Contents Tab and put 1 Animation, in that!

That is it! Remember to click the COG, and go to Test Mode so you can test that it is playing for you properly and at the volume you wish! If you are not happy, simply click the button in edit mode, then go to "Reset" - drop the texture back on - select Sound and then change the volume to suite! IF you did not grant permissions when the HUD was first rezzed, IT WILL ERROR however it will work fine once worn as a HUD [and you will not be prompted for consent as that is auto granted!]

This should not get confused with the COG control for "Sounds" - if you switch that on and drop a single sound into the ROOT PRIM of your HUD, then each time a button is clicked that is NOT a sound button, that sound will play and only for the user of the HUD not everyone around them!

Animation

The only step for this, is the same as adding a sound button or unpacker

Now you have done this, you need to EDIT the HUD, [right click > edit] then select Edit Linked Parts and select button you have just defined as your Animation Button. Go to the Contents Tab and put 1 Animation, in that!

That is it! Remember to click the COG, and go to Test Mode so you can test that it is Animating you properly - IF you did not grant permissions when the HUD was first rezzed, IT WILL ERROR however it will work fine once worn as a HUD [and you will not be prompted for consent as that is auto granted!] - this button will be a toggle switch so click to switch on, switch to turn off that particular Animation!

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