Of crucial importance here is the fact that you can only wear one shape. The mesh body is the same, and the skin is the same only the shape parameters have been changed, using the Edit Shape sliders: From left to right, we have the three included ‘fit’ body shapes, and on the far right we have my own edit of the third included shape. The image below is from my recent review of the ‘Kario’ mesh body by Inithium. You can edit your shape by right-clicking your avatar and choosing ‘edit shape’ under the appearance options. Think of the shape as being akin to everything underneath your RL skin: your skeleton, and also to some extent your muscle and fat (although in Second Life muscle and fat can also be affected by which mesh body you choose). It alters things like how tall you are, how long your legs are, how much body fat or muscle you have, how high your cheekbones are, etc etc. But that’s not how it works in SL, so we’re going to begin with the basics, and that means… it’s glossary time!Ī shape is a list of numbers that sets the parameters for your underlying avatar skeleton and physique. I mean, in a manner of speaking a mesh body is a shape (it has shape to it, after all). I’ve seen many people who confuse shapes with mesh bodies, which – if I think about it – kind of makes sense. The terminology for avatar customisation in Second Life can trip up a lot of people, especially newbies. The simple fix for that is to wear the shape included with your mesh head instead of the shape included with your mesh body, but… what if you don’t like what that ‘mesh head shape’ does to your body? This post will help you get that fixed in no time at all. In fact, if you’ve followed that very simple guidance, you might be looking a bit… odd. If you’re new to customising your Second Life avatar with mesh heads and bodies and you’ve maybe been playing around with demos (or with one of the generous gift heads and/or bodies that creators sometimes give away), you’ve probably already realised that it’s not as simple as ‘Wear shape, wear head, wear body, and you’re done’.
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