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It's your OSFest! Make it fun everywhere
OSFest celebrates the creative talents of residents in the decentralized Hyperverse. We welcome merchants, exhibit presenters, and entertainment artists. For two full weeks, including weekends, we'll have music, dance, art, and merchant expos in one place - the OSFest Grid!
Creating an Original OpenSimulator Character
A Simple Guide to ChatGPT, Tripo, and Ferd Frederix's New Mesh Uploader
Creating original 3D characters for OpenSimulator has become much easier. With ChatGPT for reference artwork, Tripo for 3D model creation and rigging, and Ferd Frederix's new GLTF/DAE/FBX Mesh Uploader, you can bring your creations into OpenSimulator without manually rigging them in Blender or Avastar.
This tutorial walks through the process, from your first character idea to seeing your creation in-world.
What You'll Need
- ChatGPT — To create your character reference image.
- Tripo — To turn your image into a 3D model, rig it, and preview animations.
- Fred's Mesh Uploader — To import your finished model into OpenSimulator.
- An OpenSimulator viewer — To inspect and test your creation.
You will also need access to a DreamGrid installation with the uploader enabled, either through its desktop interface or through authorized web uploading.
Step 1: Create Your Character in ChatGPT
Every character starts with an idea!
You might create a fantasy creature, a holiday character, a cartoon animal, or something entirely original.
For characters you intend to rig, the reference image is particularly important.
Ask ChatGPT to create a full-body character in a T-pose, facing directly forward.
Suggested ChatGPT prompt:
"Create an original full-body 3D character reference image, facing directly forward in a true T-pose. Arms extended horizontally, fingers separated, legs slightly apart with a clear gap between them, and both feet fully visible. Use a plain gray background. No props, scenery, text, or clothing connecting the legs."
A clean image helps Tripo distinguish the character's limbs and body proportions.
Tip: Avoid long skirts, hanging fabric, complicated accessories, and overlapping body parts. These can interfere with automatic rigging.
Step 2: Create Your 3D Model in Tripo
Once you are happy with your reference image:
Open Tripo and select its Image to 3D workflow.
Upload your ChatGPT character image.
Generate the 3D model.
Examine the character from several angles.
Check that the arms, hands, legs, and feet are properly separated.
If something looks wrong, correct the reference image and generate another model.
Do not rush into rigging a model with fused limbs or badly distorted geometry. Fixing the source is usually easier than trying to repair the finished result.
Step 3: Rig Your Character in Tripo
This is where your character comes to life!
Tripo provides automatic rigging capabilities for supported character models.
Open your generated model.
Select the available rigging or animation workflow.
Apply automatic rigging.
Preview an available animation.
Watch the shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, knees, and feet.
Look for unnatural bending, stretching, or distortion.
If the rigging is unsuccessful, try regenerating a cleaner model.
For wearable OpenSimulator characters, preserve a proper T-pose as the rig's reference pose. An action pose is not a suitable substitute.
Important: Tripo's interface and available features may change over time.
Step 4: Export Your Character as an FBX ZIP
Once your model is ready, use Tripo's FBX export option.
Select the appropriate FBX export.
Download the exported model and associated files.
Keep the supplied ZIP package intact, including any textures or supporting files.
Save a backup of your original character image and Tripo project.
For this tutorial, we use an FBX ZIP because Fred's uploader supports FBX files, including rigged characters, and ZIP packages containing models and their textures.
A static GLB and a rigged FBX are not interchangeable for every intended use. Choose the export that preserves the data you need.
Step 5: Open Fred's GLTF/DAE/FBX Mesh Uploader
Fred Frederix has developed a Mesh Uploader that can import several popular 3D formats directly into an OpenSimulator region.
Supported formats include:
- DAE (Collada)
- FBX
- GLTF
- GLB
- ZIP packages containing supported models and textures
For grid administrators using DreamGrid, open the main DreamGrid window, choose Content, and select Load DAE, GLB, GLTF, FBX.
The uploader opens with options to select your model, preview it, adjust scale, and choose its destination.
Select your FBX ZIP package using the file browser.
Preview your model before uploading. This can help you catch missing textures, incorrect sizing, and other problems.
Step 6: Choose Object, Clothing, or Avatar
Fred's uploader supports different kinds of mesh imports.
Object: Use this for decorative characters, statues, props, furniture, and other in-world objects. With both wearable options unchecked, an FBX armature is ignored and the model imports in its saved pose.
Clothing: Use this for supported rigged attachments intended to follow an avatar's movements.
Avatar: Use this for a complete wearable character body. The uploader can process supported rigs, skin weights, and joint positions for OpenSimulator.
For wearable characters, the uploader's automatic skeleton conversion requires a working Python installation on the DreamGrid computer. The Clothing and Avatar options will be unavailable if Python is not detected.
The model must also have a suitable armature and T-pose. Automatic conversion cannot guarantee that every unusual character or rig will work perfectly.
Note about animation: Importing a rigged model is not the same as importing and playing its original Tripo animation. A wearable character uses the OpenSimulator avatar animation system. Test animation behavior separately rather than assuming every animation embedded in an FBX will play in-world.
Step 7: Build and Load Your Character
In Fred's uploader:
Choose the source model or ZIP package.
Examine the model preview.
Adjust the scale if necessary.
Select a running destination region.
Set the desired placement coordinates, or use the online-avatar placement option.
Select the appropriate wearable option if needed.
Click Build & Load.
The uploader processes the model and builds an OpenSim Archive (OAR) behind the scenes, then loads the model into the chosen region.
When using avatar-based placement, the object can appear approximately two meters in front of your avatar.
Watch the uploader's status window for errors or warnings.
Step 8: Test Your Character in OpenSimulator
Once your character appears in-world, inspect it carefully.
For decorative objects, check the size, textures, orientation, geometry, and placement.
For wearable characters, right-click the imported object and select Take. Find it in your inventory and wear it.
Test several ordinary avatar animations to see whether the character bends and moves correctly.
Check the arms, knees, feet, and overall proportions. Some characters may require additional adjustments.
Before sharing your creation, also check permissions, texture quality, and rendering performance.
Tips for Better Results
Start simple. Characters with clean proportions and separated limbs are easier to rig.
Keep your models efficient. Highly detailed geometry can increase rendering costs and cause upload problems. Fred's uploader enforces a maximum of 65,535 vertices per material section.
Keep textures with the model. A ZIP package helps prevent supporting files from getting separated.
Use a proper T-pose for wearable characters. This is essential for correct avatar animation behavior.
Test before distributing. What looks good in Tripo may need adjustment once imported into OpenSimulator.
The Complete Workflow
Character idea → ChatGPT reference image → Tripo 3D generation → Tripo rigging → FBX ZIP export → Fred's Mesh Uploader → OpenSimulator testing
No manual Blender rigging. No Avastar workflow. Just a much more direct way to create and import original characters.
Thank You, Ferd!
This new uploader has saved an enormous amount of time in my creative workflow.
Instead of manually building and rigging characters through several different programs, I can create a character, generate and rig it in Tripo, export the FBX package, and bring the result into OpenSimulator using Fred's GUI.
Seeing something I imagined become a 3D character standing in-world is still a wonderful experience.
Thank you, Fred, for continuing to develop tools that make creating in OpenSimulator easier and more accessible to everyone!
Official documentation: https://outworldz.com/Outworldz_installer/Help/Mesh%20Uplo...
Tutorial note: The exact results depend on the model, its rigging, the chosen import mode, and the DreamGrid version. This guide covers mesh import and wearable character testing; it does not guarantee automatic playback of Tripo's exported animations.
If you need help please feel free to IM u/MariannaMonentes Thank you Adrian Moon for reaching out asking for a tutorial.
Y’all ready for a little taste of country music right in the heart of London City
Join us for an unforgettable Country Music Night at The Barn – where rustic charm meets big city energy! Expect toe-tapping tunes, line dancing, good ol’ country vibes, requests and dedications, all night long with DJ Jon Temple.
Dress code: Boots, hats, and denim encouraged!
Location: The Barn, London City
hop://login.gentlefiregrid.net:8002/London%20City/135/157/...
Date: Monday 19th October
Time: 12 - 2 pm OST time
🎃 **Wenn die Nacht erwacht, wird es Zeit für düstere Eleganz …** 🦇🌙

Nebel zieht auf, Schatten erwachen und geheimnisvolle Gestalten betreten die Bühne der Halloween-Nacht. Bei **BK-Mode** warten weitere Herrenoutfits auf euch, die eure Halloween-Nacht unvergesslich machen. Ob düster, mystisch oder teuflisch stilvoll – hier trifft schauriger Charme auf außergewöhnliche Looks. 🖤💀

✨ Traust du dich, aus der Dunkelheit hervorzutreten und alle Blicke auf dich zu ziehen? Dann entdecke die Halloween-Welt von **BK-Mode** – wo Stil auf Gänsehaut trifft und die Nacht ihre ganz eigenen Geschichten erzählt. 🕷️🔥

#BKMode #Halloween #Herrenmode #HalloweenOutfits #SpookySeason #HalloweenStyle #GänsehautMitStil

Ab 20 Uhr ein wenig flotte Musik
http://adult-life.de:8002:Gay Asia

VWEC presents the Digital Citizenship Museum in Kitely

WHERE: Meet in Kitely
Use the Opensimulator version of Firestorm
https://www.firestormviewer.org/choose-your-platform/

TYPE this address into the map:
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie%20II/122/130/25

WHEN: WED Oct 21st 10am SLT

Come join us on a tour of the Digital Citizenship Museum in Kitely with a discussion on key elements!
We will meet at the VWEC HUB and move to the museum (one of the 4 quadrants there.)

SEE on the American Library Association website: https://tinyurl.com/DCMinKITELY

Questions: contact Valibrarian Gregg, Kreatya Shannon or Suemoon Magic

https://tinyurl.com/DCMinKITELY

So, now, here is the best way to reach the entry to the Haunted Valley : call the boat near the landing tent - simply follow instructions.

Novale's Fall and Halloween has much to offer and starting today I will guide you day by day to specific Fall and Halloween areas of Novale.
Today : Discovering the Haunted Valley
Let's

Y’all ready for a little taste of country music right in the heart of London City
Join us for an unforgettable Country Music Night at The Barn – where rustic charm meets big city energy! Expect toe-tapping tunes, line dancing, good ol’ country vibes, requests and dedications, all night long with DJ Jon Temple.
Dress code: Boots, hats, and denim encouraged!
Location: The Barn, London City
hop://login.gentlefiregrid.net:8002/London%20City/135/157/...
Date: Monday 19th October
Time: 12 - 2 pm OST time
DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Junk Room

Tribute - U2

Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zum Junk Room.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon

DJ Dragon at the Junk Room TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime

TRIBUTE to U2

Take your friends, come over to the Junk Room lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon

IM for a teleport

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/245/242/5...

Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
Wo ist Prinz Eddy ?
Der Magier Elyion Arai, hielt das Dokument nicht vorwurfsvoll, senkrecht wie man vielleicht ein Plakat demonstrativ vorzeigt. Nein, es sah aus, als präsentiere er behutsam eine wertvolle Kostbarkeit auf einem Silbertablet.
Das Bild zeigt eine Szene aus der Audienz vom Sonntag Abend. Luise Taufells war mit einer Meldung vors Podest getreten die zunächst von Prinz Lennard eher amusiert zur Kenntnis genommen wurde.
https://lennardmonday.blogspot.com/2026/10/wo-ist-prinz-ed...
Liebe Lagerfeuertänzer und Musikzuhörer,
morgen, 20. Oktober ab 20:00 Uhr (11:00 SLT) gibt es eine herbstliche Musikalische Rumpelkiste, eher mit sanftem Inhalt. Schon ab 19:30 gibts Vormusik - kommet zuhauf - wir freuen uns drauf.
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Dear campfire dancers and music lovers,
tomorrow, October 20th, starting at 8:00 PM (11:00 AM SLT), we'll be having an autumnal musical smorgasbord, with a rather gentle selection of tunes. There will be pre-show music starting at 7:30 PM - come one, come all - we're looking forward to it!

Compte rendu en Français de la réunion OSGRID du 18 Octobre 2026 :https://bloodmoonpack.com/files/Divers/CR/Compte_rendu_reu...

The weekend aint over till the last beat drops! Come on out to the 4 Seasons for your favorite classic disco - R&B - Soul and Dance tunes. We run live 8 - 10 https://opensimworld.com/hop/95867

⚡💜 THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER! 💜⚡
5PM SL
🌀 ELECTRIC VORTEX IS OPENING SOON! 🌀

Get ready to step into another dimension of sound, light, and energy!

🎧 Incredible music
💜 A spectacular futuristic atmosphere
⚡ A dance floor that comes alive
🔥 Great people and unforgettable vibes

📍 Electric Vortex Nightclub
🌌 Tenth Dimension Grid

The vortex is stirring. The music is calling. Are YOU ready to enter?

WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR! 🖤⚡💜

We're at the Whiskey Smash Saloon and the celebration has begun! Come join us! hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Land of Enchantment/199/352/2509

🗣📢 OPEN COSTUME / OPEN-MIC

📅 When: Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2pm Grid/SLT/PST (SLT = SecondLife Time / PST = Pacific Standard Time)

👤 Who: Vocalists, Poets, Comedians & Short story tellers

👕 How: Come dressed in any costume you feel like & Sing, recite a poem, short story, or do Stand Up Comedy on our house stream OR using Voice inworld
(voice will be enabled when it's your turn)

🗺️︎ Where: hop://login.twiztidtimez.com:8002/Special%20Events/128/128...

📍 Place LM Object Here: 􀀁

🎧 Listen: http://198.245.61.188:8000

halloween campsite (use shared environment setting) Just for social drop in more than anything else.

Wolf Welcome, Huge Mountain and clouds by WolfViewer

https://wolf-grid.com

KnightWood County with WolfViewer

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!



Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.

http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon
⚡ ELECTRIC VORTEX GRAND OPENING | OSFest2026 ⚡

🌌 The Vortex Awaits. Journey to Another Dimension!

Tonight, Star Ravenhurst welcomes you to the grand opening of Electric Vortex, a new destination on the Tenth Dimension Grid, as part of OSFest2026!

Join us for an electrifying musical journey featuring DJ Drew Blood in his debut performance, bringing you trance, deep house, electronic beats, and unexpected musical surprises. Expect an immersive atmosphere, incredible energy, and a dance experience that ventures beyond the ordinary.

Whether you're a dedicated electronic music lover or simply looking for something different, come explore the Vortex, meet friends, and lose yourself in the music!

📅 Sunday, October 18
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM Grid Time
📍 Electric Vortex, Tenth Dimension Grid
🎧 Hosted by Star Ravenhurst | DJ Drew Blood

Bring your friends, bring your date, and come ready to dance!

⚡ Electric Vortex is coming alive tonight. Will you be there when the portal opens?
Silver Basin opens wide beneath the mountains, where the desert floor gives way to pines, rock, and rising trails. It’s one of those places in Sanctuary Canyon where you can stop for a minute and see how much country there is left to explore. Some areas are still being constructed, but there's much to explore freely and much, much more to come!!

Land of Enchantment • Sanctuary Canyon • Long Ranch
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Today is the final OSgrid meeting, so the opening of the Aphra Social Club will be postponed.

Thank you for your understanding!

Sorry for the change of plans. ❤️

Aphra Hendrix – Aphra Social Club
DJane Dragon at The Coffin Club on Carpe Noctem
Today 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Gridtime
I love gothic rock, my sets are lively and often feature the less well known european artists
I play Hardrock, Metall, EBM-Industrial, German Gothic Rock at the Coffin Club.

Hope to see you there.
DJ Dragon
The Coffin Club
The Coffin Club a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.

IM for a teleport

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/86/170/22

listen to: http://dragon.radioamv.com
I've been busy updating my Winter's Magic region with new trees and remodeling the lodge. I have a few Christmas gifts out already and will be adding more as time permits between now and Christmas.

This is where I'll be giving away all my Christmas props, so feel free to stop by and check back for new additions!

Winter's Magic
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Winter's Magic

Putri Solo Live Singer from Indonesia

1pm Grid Time / 22 Uhr Cet

hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/7%20Miles%20Jamaica/102/251/32

◥▧▧▧▧Sunday 18th October 10AM Grid Time▧▧▧▧◤
⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 10/18/26 -- start is 10Am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ DJ Marlon Wayne
█◄♫►█ ⇨ DJ Adriana Darkheart
█◄♫►█ ⇨ PUTRI SOLO LIVE SINGER
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ:Ricks Cafe
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/7%20Miles%20Jamaica/102/251/32
Sunday 8-10am

Join us at Community Social Club for Sunday morning greedy !Hosting By Annie at Community social club New Location make sure grab new Lm in the notice we move to other location
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Fairhaven/523/497/22
x-grid-info://digi/region/Fairhaven/410/214/22
http://login.digiworldz.com:8002/

🌊🎉 **Pool Party Alert!** 🎉🌊

Join us for an unforgettable Sunday afternoon at the **Little Sweden Norrkoping Sim**! 🎶 DJ Annie will be spinning the best tunes at our **Pool Club** from **12 PM to 1 PM Grid Time**.

Bring your friends, grab your swimsuits, and let's make a splash together! Don't miss the fun and excitement—come ready to dance and soak up the sun! ☀️💦

See you there!
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Little%20Norrkoping/201/12... Viewer
x-grid-info://digi/region/Little%20Norrkoping/201/128/21 Singularity viewer
http://login.digiworldz.com:8002/
Sunday 8-10am

Join us at Community Social Club for Sunday morning greedy !Hosting By Annie at Community social club New Location make sure grab new Lm in the notice we move to other location
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Fairhaven/523/497/22
x-grid-info://digi/region/Fairhaven/410/214/22
http://login.digiworldz.com:8002/

🌊🎉 **Pool Party Alert!** 🎉🌊

Join us for an unforgettable Sunday afternoon at the **Little Sweden Norrkoping Sim**! 🎶 DJ Annie will be spinning the best tunes at our **Pool Club** from **12 PM to 1 PM Grid Time**.

Bring your friends, grab your swimsuits, and let's make a splash together! Don't miss the fun and excitement—come ready to dance and soak up the sun! ☀️💦

See you there!
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Little%20Norrkoping/201/12... Viewer
x-grid-info://digi/region/Little%20Norrkoping/201/128/21 Singularity viewer
http://login.digiworldz.com:8002/

WolfViewer/WolfStorm features when running on Wolf Territories Grid (just a few)

https://wolf-grid.com

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making progress, have opensim building on dotnet10 (EOL for v8 is Nov 10 2026) and replaced all the System.Drawing/libgdi+ code with skia

opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$ PID=$(pgrep -n -x OpenSim)
opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$ grep -Ei 'libgdiplus|libSkiaSharp' /proc/$PID/maps
7efef7a00000-7efef7bfd000 r--p 00000000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef7bfd000-7efef8333000 r-xp 001fc000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef8333000-7efef835b000 r--p 00931000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef835b000-7efef835e000 rw-p 00958000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$
adding a config option for fall-back font in case someone running windows wants to use it in the future.
maybe will have new version running on holoneon grid by monday, will have to see.
(i know ngc uses v10 but my server tacks upstream core and going to ngc would likely be a major paradigm shift here hehe)
photo of os dynamic text testing
Feuerkreis-Bericht und Audienz-Einladung
Mit Verspätung kommt heute der Bericht über den Feuerkreis vom 15.Oktober. Das Titelbild zeigt den Grund.;) Genauso wie Eddy gings mir auch und ich musste strenge Bettruhe einhalten.
Aber ich bin bereits auf dem Weg der Besserung und arbeite an den nächsten Blogberichten. Von hier aus schonmal vielen Dank für die herzlichen Genesungswünsche die mich erreichten.
https://lemondhousecafe.blogspot.com/2026/10/feuerkreis-be...

Grand Opening Of Little Texas Saloon

⚡🔥 TOMORROW, THE VORTEX OPENS! 🔥⚡

The countdown is almost over! Join me, Star Ravenhurst, as I welcome you to Electric Vortex on the Tenth Dimension Grid for our OSFest2026 event!

🎧 DJ Drew Blood makes his debut! Expect trance, deep house, electronic beats, and a few surprises you won't see coming.

🌌 THE VORTEX AWAITS. JOURNEY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION.

📅 Sunday, October 18
🕔 5–7 PM Grid Time

Bring your friends, bring your date, and come ready to dance! The energy is building, the portal is waiting, and we can't wait to share this experience with you!
Join Us: grid.tenthdimension.org:26002:Electric Vortex
💜 Electric Vortex. Be there when it comes alive! ⚡
INFINITY

1 members

Scottish Pride

4 members

Baby Mania

5 members

Sunset Skate Park-PDG

1 members

City life Virtual

1 members

Blender Group

35 members

Port Kar

2 members

Mobius Grid

6 members

Libertines Club

3 members