Mesh Land Impact now official

Posted on by Inara Pey

With all the excitement over the new UI reaching the Development Viewer code, it’s been easy to overlook the fact that the last few days saw the latest release of the Viewer, which includes the new mesh uploader floater, and sees prim counts and prim equivalency replaced with Land Capacity and Land Impact.

The new uploader floater provides improved capabilities for adjusting and optimising mesh objects prior to upload.

Mesh uploader floater – note Land Impact towards the bottom

Land Impact is introduced alongside the more familiar upload weights (Download, Physics, Server) in a new blog post from the Lab.

Land Impact itself can be seen in the Build floater, as shown in the image below, which compares how objects are now displayed (right) compared to how we’ve seen them in the past (left).

Land Impact (right) Replacing the Prim and PE values with a single figure

Similarly, the Land Capacity can now be seen under OBJECTS in the About Land floater, with the old (left) and new (right) shown below.

Land Capcity in ABOUT LAND (right) – replacing prim counts (left)

I’ve got a more extensive post on these changes, which includes a look at other options as well. With the changes now firmly in the Viewer release code, expect to start seeing Capacity and Land Impact in the About Land and Build floaters of your preferred V3-based TPV in the very near future.

In the meantime, for those trying out the latest Viewer release, be aware that there are upload issues with it that some people are experiencing, and a JIRA has been opened (SH-2595).

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5 thoughts on “Mesh Land Impact now official”

    1. ‘Tis indeed. It’s been coming for a while, with additional floaters off the Build menu; but given the confusion people had around PE (secret land tax and all that), just pointing out it’s here as a follow-on from my earlier post on the subject :).

      The follow-through from the uploader to the Build menu is more consistent now as well, I believe.

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      1. Part of me can see see chaos – or claims otherwise from some quarters. Although rather than “name change”, I’d say, “attempt at clarification / simplification” – even if it is a mouthful.

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  2. Any idea when Linden will get around to updating the Homestead land impact/prim allowance? Before the New Year?

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