Project 10: Water Fountain
A simple water fountain feature that uses lots of animated textures, scripts and effects to create a realistic water fountain feature.
Shape Prim
Rez a Torus
- General Tab:
- Water 1
- Object Tab:
- Size: X = 2.000, Y = 1.000, Z = 1.000
- Rotation: X = 0.00, Y = 90.00, Z = 0.00
- Hole Size: X = 1.00, Y = 0.50
Add Texture
Texture the Torus with a water texture. I have used Water Ripple Layer 2 in this sample.
- Texture Tab:
- Repeats Per Face Horizontal (U): 2.000
- Repeats Per Face Vertical (V): 1.000
- Rotation (degrees): -90.00
Add Scripts and Effects
Add the TextureAnimslow script to the Contents tab of the Torus and adjust the rotation of the texture and the speed of the animation as required.
Add more prims to build your Fountain
Shift-Copy new prims and adjust the texture settings to create a group of water effects for your fountain.
Create a water ripple effect by making the following changes to a Torus:
- Object Tab:
- Size: X = 4.000, Y = 4.000, Z = 0.010
Align the water ripple prim with the fountain prim by copying the X and Y co-ordinates of the fountain prim onto the water ripple prim
Create more copies of the water fountain and water ripple prims and arrange them for your fountain. Once you are happy with their position, link them together: Ctrl + L or Cmd + L
To create a container for your water fountains, rez a Box and make the following changes:
- General Tab:
- Name: Pond Edges
- Object Tab:
- Size: X = 7.000, Y = 7.000, Z = 0.500
- Hollow: 90.0
Shift-Copy the Pond Edges Prim up along the Z axis, then use Ctrl + Z to snap it back to the position of the original prim. Make the following changes:
- General Tab:
- Name: Pond Base
- Object Tab:
- Size: X = 6.800, Y = 6.800, Z = 0.200
- Hollow: 00.0
Texture the Pond Edges and Pond Base prims with a rock or stone texture.
Use Select Texture to select the top surface of the Pond Base prim and add a water texture to it.
Add the following scripts and effects to the Contents tab of the Pond Base prim:
- Contents Tab:
- anim SMOOTH rotate + script
- bubbling_water.wav sound effect
- Water Mist Script
Select all your prims and link them together. In the General Tab, give your Water Fountain a name, then Take into your Inventory folder.
Add some plants, angled rocks or any other decoration you like in your pond. After all that hard work, sit back and relax to the gently sounds of bubbling water in your new Water Fountain.
