Hide Particles using exclusion layer
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CatalinaHunter Resident
As we hide SL water using the Exclusion layer, it would be a great idea if particles could be hidden too using this layer. Perhaps particles would need a flag to allow them to be hidden or not. This couild be used in boats, where we want to hide water and water spray from entering the hull.
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Particle Exclusion Volumes
AlettaMondragon Resident
Since there are water exclusion surfaces again, there are ideas to improve the water exclusion feature with exclusion volumes, added features to make it more realistic, etc. This is not one of them, but a similar idea for particles.
The idea for particle exclusion "layers" has been already brought up here before, but obviously using exclusion volumes would be much better.
This would work in a way that once particles happen to be inside of the "particle exclusion" prim's volume, they would not be rendered.
The primary use of this feature would be to keep rain and snow particles out of the interior of buildings, vehicles and underground structures. This would also allow for a global environment system later since particles going where they shouldn't wouldn't be a blocker anymore.
This obviously wouldn't stop rain and snow systems using animated texture prims from conflicting with interiors, but it would be a very useful feature when working with particle weather systems.
Gavin Felisimo
Is there a reason NOT to do it? Thanks LL... then get it done.
laured Cabassoun
An excellent idea, let's hope it can be realized.
Xilinx Undertone
This would be great. I wonder if this could also apply to rain entering buildings.
AlettaMondragon Resident
Xilinx Undertone It would only work if the layer happens to be between the camera view point and the rain particles, BUT it would be a good start!
Christi Maeterlinck
Xilinx Undertone Gosh yes... and falling snow...
Shivahn Snowfox
This would be so good. I hope they can do it
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Elbag Gable
Couldn't agree more with cat - this would be a game changer in the SL Sailing world.