Linden Scripting Language Guide

The Linden Scripting Language (LSL) is a simple, powerful language used to attach behaviors to the objects found in Second Life. It follows the familiar syntax of a c/Java style language, with an implicit state machine for every script.

Multiple scripts may also be attached to the same object, allowing a style of small, single-function scripts to evolve. This leads to scripts that perform specific functions ("hover", "follow", etc.) and allows them to be combined to form new behaviors.

The text of the script is compiled into an executable byte code, much like Java. This byte code is then run within a virtual machine on the simulator. Each script receives a time slice of the total simulator time allocated to scripts, so a simulator with many scripts would allow each individual script less time rather than degrading its own performance. In addition, each script executes within its own chunk of memory, preventing scripts from writing into protected simulator memory or into other scripts, making it much harder for scripts to crash the simulator.

This tutorial introduces the reader to the basic features of LSL, how to edit and apply your scripts, and a complete reference for standard linden constants, events, and library functions.

Chapter 2. Getting Started

You're probably wondering what you can do with LSL, and how quickly you can do it. We'll start with some simple examples, dissect them, and introduce you the script development process while we're at it.

2.1. Hello Avatar

Continuing a long tradition of getting started by looking at a script that says "Hello", we'll do just that. Though obviously not a particularly useful example on it's own, this example will introduce us to:

Creating a basic script
Script states
Calling functions
Script events
Applying a script to an object

2.1.1. Creating the Script

Start by opening your inventory and selecting 'Create|New Script' from the inventory pull down menu. This will create an empty script called 'New Script' in your 'Scripts' folder. Double click on the text or icon of the script to open the script in the built in editor. When you open the script, the viewer will automatically insert a basic skeleton for lsl. It should look like:

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!");
    }

    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        llSay(0, "Touched.");
    }
}

A casual inspection of this script reveals that this script probably says 'Hello, Avatar!' when it enters some state, and it says 'Touched.' when it is touched. But since this is also probably the first time you have seen a script we'll dissect this short listing, explaining each segment individually.

2.1.2. Default State

default
{
...
}

All LSL scripts have a simple implicit state machine with one or more states. All scripts must have a default state, so if there is only one state, it will be the 'default' state. When a script is first started or reset, it will start out in the default state.

The default state is declared by placing the default at the root level of the document, and marking the beginning with an open brace '{' and ending with a close brace '}'. Because of it's privileged status, you do not declare that it is fact a state like you normally would with other states.

Every time you enter a state, the script engine will automatically call the state_entry() event and execute the code found there. On state exit, the script engine will automatically call the state_exit() event before calling the next state's state_entry handler. In our example, we call the llSay() function in state_entry() and do not bother to define a state_exit() handler. the state entry and exit handlers are a convenient place to initialize state data and clean up state specific data such as listen event callback.

You can read more about the default state, and how to create and utilize other states in the states chapter.

2.1.3. Functions

The language comes with well over 200 built in functions which allow scripts and objects to interact with their environment. All of the built in functions start with 'll'.

The example calls the llSay() function twice, which is used to emit text on the specified channel.

llSay( integer channel string text );

Say text on channel. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 to 2,147,483,648 are private channels that aren't sent to avatars but other scripts can listen for.

You can define your own functions as long as the name does not conflict with a reserved word, built in constant, or built in function.

2.1.4. Touch Event

touch_start(integer total_number)
{
    llSay(0, "Touched.");
}

There are many events that can be detected in your scripts by declaring a handler. The touch_start() event is raised when a user touches the object through the user interface.

2.1.5. Try it Out

Now that we have seen the default script, and examined it in some detail, it is time to see the script in action. Save the script by clicking on Save. During the save process, the editor will save the text of the script and compile the script into bytecode and then save that. When you see message 'Compile successful!' in the preview window, you know the compile and save is done.

To test the script you will have to apply it to an object in the world. Create a new object in the world by context clicking in the main world view and selecting Create. When the wand appears, you can create a simple primitive by clicking in the world. Once the object appears, you can drag your newly created script onto the object to start the script.

Soon after dragging the script onto the object, you will see the message Object: Hello Avatar!

Make sure the touch event is working by clicking on the object. You should see the message Touched printed into the chat history.

2.2. Using The Built-In Editor

The built in editor comes with most of the typical features you would expect from a basic text editor. Highlight text with the mouse, or by holding down the shift key while using the arrow keys. You can cut, copy, paste, and delete your selection using the 'Edit' pull down menu or by pressing the usual shortcut key.

2.3. Using Alternative Editors

Since the built-in editor supports pasting text from the clipboard, you can employ a different editor to edit your scripts, copying them into Second Life when you're ready to save them.

Chapter 3. Basics

Now that we have seen a very simple script in action, we need to look at the our toolchest for writing scripts. The next set of tools we will consider are the basic building blocks for programming a script, and will be used in every non-trivial script you write.

3.1. Comments

Commenting your scripts is a good idea, and will help when you update and modify the script, or when you adapt parts of it into other scripts. Unless the meaning is obvious, you should add comments:

at the start of the script to explain the purpose of the script
before every global variable to describe what it holds
before every global function to describe what it does
sprinkled through your script wherever the code solves a problem that took you more than a few minutes to figure out.

LSL uses Java/C++ style single line comments.

// This script toggles a the rotation of an object

// g_is_rotating stores the current state of the rotation. TRUE is
// rotating, FALSE otherwise.
integer g_is_rotating = FALSE;
default
{
    // toggle state during the touch handler
    touch(integer num)
    {
        if(g_is_rotating)
        {
            // turn off rotation
            llTargetOmega(<0,0,1>, 0, 0);
            g_is_rotating = FALSE;
        }
        else
        {
            // rotate around the positive z axis - up.
            llTargetOmega(<0,0,1>, 4, 1);
            g_is_rotating = TRUE;
        }
    }
}

3.2. Arithmetic Operations

Most of the common arithmetic operations are supported in lsl, and follow the C/Java syntax.

3.2.1. Assignment

The most common arithmetic operation is assignment, denoted with the '=' sign. Loosely translated, it means, take what you find on the right hand side of the equal sign and assign it to the left hand side. Any expression that evaluates to a basic type can be used as the right hand side of an assignment, but the left hand side must be a normal variable.

All basic types support assignment '=', equality '==' and inequality '!=' operators.

// variables to hold a information about the target
key g_target;
vector g_target_postion;
float g_target_distance;

// function that demonstrates assignment
set_globals(key target, vector pos)
{
    g_target = target;
    g_target_position = pos;

    // assignment from the return value of a function
    vector my_pos = llGetPos(); 
    g_target_distance = llVecDist(g_target_position, my_pos);
}

3.2.2. Hexadecimal Entry

Integers may be entered in hex form (e.g. 0xffff). For example:

integer Mask = 0xff;  // Equivalent to integer Mask = 255;
integer Bit  = 0x0100 // Equivalent to integer Mask = 256;

3.2.3. Binary Arithmetic Operators

Binary arithmetic operators behave like a function call that accepts two parameters of the same type, and then return that type; however, the syntax is slightly different.

Table 3-1. Binary Arithmetic Operators

Operator	Meaning
+	Addition
-	Subtraction
*	Multiplication
/	Division
%	Modulo (remainder)
^	Exclusive OR
<<	Shift Left
>>	Shift Right

Where noted, each type may have a special interpretation of a binary arithmetic operator. See the lsl types section for more details.

3.2.4. Boolean Operators

Table 3-2. Boolean Operators

Operator	Meaning
<	Operator returns TRUE if the left hand side is less than the right hand side.
>	Operator returns TRUE if the left hand side is greater than the right hand side.
<=	Operator returns TRUE if the left hand side is less than or equal to the right hand side.
>=	Operator returns TRUE if the left hand side is greater than or equal to the right hand side.
&&	Operator returns TRUE if the left hand side and right hand side are both true.
\|\|	Operator returns TRUE if either the left hand or right hand side are true.
!	Unary operator returns the logical negation of the expression to the right.

3.2.5. Bitwise Operators

Table 3-3. Bitwise Operators

Operator	Meaning
&	Returns the bitwise and of the left and right hand side.
\|	Returns the bitwise or of the left and right hand side.
~	Unary operator returns the bitwise complement of the expression to the right.

3.3. Types

Variables, return values, and parameters have type information. LSL provides a small set of basic types that are used throughout the language.

LSL Types

integer

A signed, 32-bit integer value with valid range from -2147483648 to 2147483647.

float

An IEEE 32-bit floating point value with values ranging from 1.175494351E-38 to 3.402823466E+38.

key

A unique identifier that can be used to reference objects and agents in Second Life.

vector

3 floats that are used together as a single item. A vector can be used to represent a 3 dimensional position, direction, velocity, force, impulse, or a color. Each component can be accessed via '.x', '.y', and '.z'.

Table 3-4. Vector Arithmetic Operators

Operator	Meaning
+	Add two vectors together
-	Subtract one vector from another
*	Vector dot product
%	Vector cross product

rotation

4 floats that are used together as a single item to represent a rotation. This data is interpreted as a quaternion. Each component can be accessed via '.x', '.y', '.z', and '.s'.

Table 3-5. Rotation Arithmetic Operators

Operator	Meaning
+	Add two rotations together
-	Subtract one rotation from another
*	Rotate the first rotation by the second
/	Rotate the first rotation by the inverse of the second

list

A heterogeneous list of the other data types. Lists are created via comma separated values of the other data types enclosed by '[' and ']'.

string StringVar = "Hello, Carbon Unit";
list MyList = [ 1234, ZERO_ROTATION, StringVar ];

Yields the list: [ 1234, <0,0,0,1>, "Hello, Carbon Unit" ]

Lists can be combined with other lists. For example:

MyList = 3.14159 + MyList;

Yields the list: [ 3.14159, 1234, <0,0,0,1>, "Hello, Carbon Unit" ] And similarly,

MyList = MyList + MyList;

Yields: [ 3.14159, 1234, <0,0,0,1>, "Hello, Carbon Unit", 3.14159, 1234, <0,0,0,1>, "Hello, Carbon Unit" ]

Library functions exist used to copy data from lists, sort lists, copy/remove sublists.

3.3.1. Type Conversion

Type conversion can either occur implicitly or explicitly. Explicit type casts are accomplished using C syntax:

float foo_float = 1.0;
integer  foo_int = (integer)foo_float;

3.3.1.1. Implicit Casting

LSL only supports two implicit type casts: integer to float and string to key. Thus, any place you see a float specified you can supply an integer, and any place you see a key specified, you can supply a string.

3.3.1.2. Explicit Casting

LSL supports the following explicit casts:

Integer to String
Float to Integer
Float to String
Vector to String
Rotation to String
Integer to List
Float to List
Key to List
String to List
Vector to List
Rotation to List
String to Integer
String to Float
String to Vector
String to Rotation

3.4. Global Functions

Global functions are also declared much like Java/C, with the exception that no 'void' return value exists. Instead, if no return value is needed, just don't specify one:

make_physical_and_spin(vector torque)
{
    // double the torque
    vector double_torque = 2.0*torque;
    llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS, TRUE);
    llApplyTorque(double_torque);
}

3.5. Global Variables

Global variables and functions are accessible from anywhere in the file. Global variables are declared much like Java or C, although only one declaration may be made per line:

vector gStartPosition;

Global variables may also be initialized if desired, although uninitialized global and local variables are initialized to legal zero values:

vector gStartPosition = <10.0,10.0,10.0>

3.6. Local Variables

Local variables are scoped below their declaration within the block of code they are declared in and may be declared within any block of code. Thus the following code is legal and will work like C:

integer test_function()
{
    // Test vector that we can use anywhere in the function
    vector test = <1,2,3>;
    integer j;
    for (j = 0; j < 10; j++)
    {
        // This vector is a different variable than the one declared above
        // This IS NOT good coding practice
        vector test = <j, j, j>;
    }
    // this test fails
    if (test == <9,9,9>)
    {
        // never reached
    }
}

Chapter 4. Flow Control

LSL comes with a complete complement of constructs meant to deal with conditional processing, looping, as well as simply jumping to a different point in the script.

4.1. Conditional Statements

The 'if' statement operates and has the same syntax as the Java/C version.

check_message(string message)
{
    if(message == "open")
    {
        open();
    }
    else if(message == "close")
    {
        close();
    }
    else
    {
        llSay(0, "Unknown command: " + message);
    }
}

The statements between the open and close curly brace are performed if the conditional inside the parentheses evaluates to a non-zero integer. Once a conditional is determined to be true (non-zero), no further processing of 'else' conditionals will be considered. The NULL_KEY constant is counted as FALSE by conditional expressions.

There can be zero or more 'else if' statements, and an optional final 'else' to handle the case when none of the if statements evaluate to a non-zero integer.

The usual set of integer arithmetic and comparison operators are available.

// a function that accepts some information about its environment and
// determines the 'best' next step. This kind of code might be
// part of a simple box meant to move close to an agent and attach to
// them once near. This code sample relies on the standard linden
// library functions as well as two other methods not defined here.
assess_next_step(integer perm, integer attached, integer balance, float dist)
{
    string msg;
    if(!attached)
    {
        if((perm & PERMISSION_ATTACH) && (dist < 10.0))
        {
             attach();
        }
        else if((dist > 10.0) || ((dist > 20.0) && (balance > 1000)))
        {
            move_closer();
        }
        else
        {
            llRequestPermissions(llGetOwner(), PERMISSION_ATTACH);
        }
    }
}

4.2. Loop Constructs

Loops are a basic building block of most useful programming languages, and LSL offers the same loop constructs as found in Java or C.

4.2.1. for loop

A for loop is most useful for when you know how many times you need to iterate over an operation. Just like a Java or C for loop, the parentheses have three parts, the initializer, the continuation condition, and the increment. The loop continues while the middle term evaluates to true, and the increment step is performed at the end of every loop.

// move a non-physical block smoothly upward (positive z) the total
// distance specified divided into steps discrete moves.
move_up(float distance, integer steps)
{
    float step_distance = distance / (float)steps;
    vector offset = <0.0, 0.0, step_distance>;
    vector base_pos = llGetPos();
    integer i;
    for(i = 0; i <= steps; ++i)
    {
        llSetPos(base_pos + i * offset);
        llSleep(0.1);
    }
}

4.2.2. do-while loop

The do-while loop construct is most useful when you are sure that you want to perform an operation at least once, but you are not sure how many times you want to loop. The syntax is the same as you would find in a Java or C program. A simple English translation would be 'do the code inside the curly braces and continue doing it if the statement after the while is true.

// output the name of all inventory items attached to this object
talk_about_inventory(integer type)
{
    string name;
    integer i = 0;
    integer continue = TRUE;
    do
    {
        name = llGetInventoryName(type, i);
        if(llStringLength(name) > 0)
        {
            llSay(0, "Inventory " + (string)i + ": " + name);
        }
        else
        {
            llSay(0, "No more inventory items");
            continue = FALSE;
        }
    } while(continue);
}

4.2.3. while loop

The while loop behaves similarly to the do-while loop, except it allows you to exit the loop without doing a single iteration inside.

mention_inventory_type(integer type)
{
    integer i = llGetInventoryNumber(type);
    while(i--)
    {
        llSay(0, "item: " + llGetInventory(i));
    }
}

4.3. Jumps

A jump is used to move the running script to a new point inside of a function or event handler. You cannot jump into other functions or event handlers. Usually, you will want to use a jump for in situations where the if..else statements would become too cumbersome. For example, you may want to check several preconditions, and exit if any of them are not met.

attach_if_ready(vector target_pos)
{
    // make sure we have permission
    integer perm = llGetPerm();
    if(!(perm & PERMISSION_ATTACH))
    {
        jump early_exit;
    }

    // make sure we're 10 or less meters away
    vector pos = llGetPos()
    float dist = llVecDist(pos, target_pos);
    if(dist > 10.0)
    {
        jump early_exit;
    }

    // make sure we're roughly pointed toward the target.
    // the calculation of max_cos_theta could be precomputed 
    // as a constant, but is manually computed here to 
    // illustrate the math.
    float max_cos_theta = llCos(PI / 4.0);
    vector toward_target = llVecNorm(target_pos - pos);
    rotation rot = llGetRot();
    vector fwd = llRot2Fwd(rot);
    float cos_theta = toward_target * fwd;
    if(cos_theta > max_cos_theta)
    {
        jump early_exit;
    }

    // at this point, we've done all the checks.
    attach();

    @early_exit;
}

4.4. State Change

State change allow you to move through the lsl virtual machine's flexible state machine by transitioning your script to and from user defined states and the default state. You can define your own script state by placing the keyword 'state' before its name and enclosing the event handlers with open and close curly braces ('{' and '}'.) You can invoke the transition to a new state by calling it with the syntax: 'state <statename>'.

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "I am in the default state");
        llSetTimer(1.0);
    }

    timer()
    {
        state SpinState;
    }
}

state SpinState
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "I am in SpinState!");
        llTargetOmega(<0,0,1>, 4, 1.0);
        llSetTimer(2.0);
    }

    timer()
    {
        state default;
    }

    state_exit()
    {
        llTargetOmega(<0,0,1>, 0, 0.0);
    }
}

Chapter 5. States

All scripts must have a 'default' state, which is the first state entered when the script starts. States contain event handlers that are triggered by the LSL virtual machine. All states must supply at least one event handler - it's not really a state without one.

When state changes, all callback settings are retained and all pending events are cleared.

5.1. state_entry()

The state_entry event occurs whenever a new state is entered, including program start, and is always the first event handled. No data is passed to this event handler.

You will usually want to set callbacks for things such as timers and sensor in the state_entry() callback of the state to put your object into a useful condition for that state.

Warning: It is a common mistake to assume that the state_entry() callback is called when you rez an object out of your inventory. When you derez an object into your inventory the current state of the script is saved, so there will not be a call to state_entry() during the rez. If you need to provide startup code every time an object is created, you should create a global function and call it from both state_entry() and the on_rez() callbacks.

// global initialization function.
init()
{
    // Set up a listen callback for whoever owns this object.
    key owner = llGetOwner();
    llListen(0, "", owner, "");
}

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        init();
    }

    on_rez(integer start_param)
    {
        init();
    }

    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        llSay(0, "Hi " + name + "! You own me.");
    }
}

5.2. state_exit()

You will want to provide a state_exit() if you need to clean up any events that you have requested in the current state, but do not expect in the next state.

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        state TimerState;
    }
}

state TimerState
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // set a timer event for 5 seconds in the future.
        llSetTimerEvent(5.0);
    }

    timer()
    {
        llSay(0, "timer");
        state ListenState;
    }

    state_exit()
    {
        // turn off future timer events.
        llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
    }
}

integer g_listen_control;

state ListenState
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // listen for anything on the public channel
        g_listen_control = llListen(0, "", NULL_KEY, "");
    }

    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        llSay(0, "listen");
        state TimerState;
    }

    state_exit()
    {
        // turn off the listener
        llListenRemove(g_listen_control);
    }
}

The state_exit() handler is not called when an object is being deleted - all callbacks, handlers, sounds, etc, will be cleaned up automatically for you.

5.3. States vs. Global variables

A state and a set of global variables can serve the same purpose, and each can be expressed in terms of the other. In general, you should prefer the use of states over global variables since states allow you to immediately assume script state without making comparisons. The less comparisons a script makes, the more regular code statements it can run.

Chapter 6. Math

6.1. Tables of Functions

Table 6-1. Trigonometry Functions

Function
llAbs
llAcos
llAsin
llAtan2
llCeil
llCos
llFabs
llFloor
llFrand
llPow
llRound
llSin
llSqrt
llTan

Table 6-2. Vector Functions

Function
llVecDist
llVecMag
llVecNorm

Table 6-3. Rotation Functions

Function
llAngleBetween
llAxes2Rot
llAxisAngle2Rot
llEuler2Rot
llRot2Angle
llRot2Axis
llRot2Euler
llRot2Fwd
llRot2Left
llRot2Up
llRotBetween

Chapter 7. Strings

7.1. Tables of Functions

Table 7-1. String Functions

Function
llBase64ToString
llDeleteSubString
llGetSubString
llInsertString
llMD5String
llStringLength
llSubStringIndex
llStringToBase64
llToLower
llToUpper
llXorBase64Strings

Chapter 8. Lists

8.1. Tables of Functions

Table 8-1. List Functions

Function
llCSV2List
llDeleteSubList
llGetListEntryType
llGetListLength
llList2CSV
llList2Float
llList2Integer
llList2Key
llList2List
llList2ListStrided
llList2Rot
llList2String
llList2Vector
llListFindList
llListInsertList
llListRandomize
llListSort
llParseString2List

Chapter 9. Communication

9.1. Tables of Functions

Table 9-1. In World Functions

Function
llListen
llListenControl
llListenRemove
llSay
llShout
llWhisper

Table 9-2. Messaging Functions

Function
llEmail
llGetNextEmail
llInstantMessage

Chapter 10. Inventory

10.1. Tables of Functions

Table 10-1. Inventory Functions

Function
llAllowInventoryDrop
llGetInventoryCreator
llGetInventoryKey
llGetInventoryName
llGetInventoryType
llGetInventoryNumber
llGetInventoryPermMask
llGetNotecardLine
llGiveInventory
llGiveInventoryList
llRemoveInventory
llRequestInventoryData
llRezObject
llRezAtRoot

Chapter 11. Vehicles

Custom Vehicles can be constructed and controlled using the LSL. This chapter will cover the basics of how vehicles work, the terms used when describing vehicles, and a more thorough examination of the api available.

There are several ways to make scripted objects move themselves around. One way is to turn the object into a "vehicle". This feature is versatile enough to make things that slide, hover, fly, and float. Some of the behaviors that can be enabled are:

deflection of linear and angular velocity to preferred axis of motion
asymmetric linear and angular friction
hovering over terrain/water or at a global height
banking on turns
linear and angular motor for push and turning

11.1. Overview

Each scripted object can have one vehicle behavior that is configurable through the llSetVehicleType, llSetVehicleFloatParam, llSetVehicleVectorParam, llSetVehicleRotationParam, llSetVehicleFlags, and llRemoveVehicleFlags library calls.

These script calls are described in more detail below, but the important thing to notice here is that the vehicle behavior has several parameters that can be adjusted to change how the vehicle handles. Depending on the values chosen the vehicle can veer like a boat in water, or ride like a sled on rails.

Setting the vehicle flags allow you to make exceptions to some default behaviors. Some of these flags only have an effect when certain behaviors are enabled. For example, the VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY will make the vehicle ignore the height of the terrain, however it only makes a difference if the vehicle is hovering.

11.2. Warnings

Vehicles are a work in progress and will likely experience changes in future versions of Second Life. Some of the details of vehicle behavior may be changed as necessary to ensure stability and user safety. In particular, many of the limits and defaults described in the appendices will probably change and should not be relied upon in the long term.

It is not recommended that you mix vehicle behavior with some of the other script calls that provide impulse and forces to the object, especially llSetBuoyancy, llSetForce, llSetTorque, and llSetHoverHeight.

While the following methods probably don't cause any instabilities, their behavior may conflict with vehicles and cause undesired and/or inconsistent results, so use llLookAt, llRotLookAt, llMoveToTarget, and llTargetOmega at your own risk.

If you think you have found a bug relating to how vehicle's work, one way to submit the problem is to give a copy of the vehicle and script to Andrew Linden with comments or a notecard describing the problem. Please name all submissions "Bugged Vehicle XX" where XX are your Second Life initials. The vehicle and script will be examined at the earliest convenience.

11.3. Definitions

The terms "roll", "pitch", and "yaw" are often used to describe the modes of rotations that can happen to a airplane or boat. They correspond to rotations about the local x-, y-, and z-axis respectively.

        z-axis  .
      yaw-axis /|\
                |     __. y-axis
   ._        ___|      /| pitch-axis
  _||\       \\ |\.   /
  \|| \_______\_|__\_/_______
   | _ _   o o o o o o o    |\_  ______\ x-axis
   // ./_______,----,__________)       / roll-axis
  /_,/        //  ./
             /__,/

The right-hand-rule, often introduced in beginning physics courses, is used to define the direction of positive rotation about any axis. As an example of how to use the right hand rule, consider a positive rotation about the roll axis. To help visualize how such a rotation would move the airplane, place your right thumb parallel to the plane's roll-axis such that the thumb points in the positive x-direction, then curl the four fingers into a fist. Your fingers will be pointing in the direction that the plane will spin.

    .-.--.--.--.              __
   / /  /  /  _ \            /  \
  (-(- (- (- (   | _________|______\ axis of
   \.\._\._\._)  |          |      / rotation
    |           \:__,---.  \|/
    |                    |  + positive
     \           .,_.___.'    rotation
      \_ ^ `.__,/ 
      |      / 
      |      |

Many of the parameters that control a vehicle's behavior are of the form: VEHICLE_BEHAVIOR_TIMESCALE. A behavior's "timescale" can usually be understood as the time for the behavior to push, twist, or otherwise affect the vehicle such that the difference between what it is doing, and what it is supposed to be doing, has been reduced to 1/e of what it was, where "e" is the natural exponent (approximately 2.718281828). In other words, it is the timescale for exponential decay toward full compliance to the desired behavior. When you want the vehicle to be very responsive use a short timescale of one second or less, and if you want to disable a behavior then set the timescale to a very large number like 300 (5 minutes) or more. Note, for stability reasons, there is usually a limit to how small a timescale is allowed to be, and is usually on the order of a tenth of a second. Setting a timescale to zero is safe and is always equivalent to setting it to its minimum. Any feature with a timescale can be effectively disabled by setting the timescale so large that it would take them all day to have any effect.

11.4. Setting the Vehicle Type

Before any vehicle parameters can be set the vehicle behavior must first be enabled. It is enabled by calling llSetVehicleType with any VEHICLE_TYPE_*, except VEHICLE_TYPE_NONE which will disable the vehicle. See the vehicle type constants section for currently available types. More types will be available soon.

Setting the vehicle type is necessary for enabling the vehicle behavior and sets all of the parameters to its default values. For each vehicle type listed we provide the corresponding equivalent code in long format. Is is important to realize that the defaults are not the optimal settings for any of these vehicle types and that they will definitely be changed in the future. Do not rely on these values to be constant until specified.

Should you want to make a unique or experimental vehicle you will still have to enable the vehicle behavior with one of the default types first, after which you will be able to change any of the parameters or flags within the allowed ranges.

Setting the vehicle type does not automatically take controls or otherwise move the object. However should you enable the vehicle behavior while the object is free to move and parked on a hill then it may start to slide away.

We're looking for new and better default vehicle types. If you think you've found a set of parameters that make a better car, boat, or any other default type of vehicle then you may submit your proposed list of settings to Andrew Linden via a script or notecard.

11.5. Linear and Angular Deflection

A common feature of real vehicles is their tendency to move along "preferred axes of motion". That is, due to their wheels, wings, shape, or method of propulsion they tend to push or redirect themselves along axes that are static in the vehicle's local frame. This general feature defines a class of vehicles and included in this category a common dart is a "vehicle": it has fins in the back such that if it were to tumble in the air it would eventually align itself to move point-forward -- we'll call this alignment effect angular deflection.

A wheeled craft exhibits a different effect: when a skateboard is pushed in some direction it will tend to redirect the resultant motion along that which it is free to roll -- we'll call this effect linear deflection.

So a typical Second Life vehicle is an object that exhibits linear and/or angular deflection along the "preferential axes of motion". The default preferential axes of motion are the local x- (at), y- (left), and z- (up) axes of the local frame of the vehicle's root primitive. The deflection behaviors relate to the x-axis (at): linear deflection will tend to rotate its velocity until it points along it's positive local x-axis while the angular deflection will tend to reorient the vehicle such that it's x-axis points in the direction that it is moving. The other axes are relevant to vehicle behaviors that are described later, such as the vertical attractor which tries to keep a vehicle's local z-axis pointed toward the world z-axis (up). The vehicle axes can be rotated relative to the object's actual local axes by using the VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME parameter, however that is an advanced feature and is covered in detail in a later section of these documents.

Depending on the vehicle it might be desirable to have lots of linear and/or angular deflection or not. The speed of the deflections are controlled by setting the relevant parameters using the llSetVehicleFloatParam script call. Each variety of deflection has a "timescale" parameter that determines how quickly a full deflection happens. Basically the timescale it the time coefficient for exponential decay toward full deflection. So, a vehicle that deflects quickly should have a small timescale. For instance, a typical dart might have a angular deflection timescale of a couple of seconds but a linear deflection of several seconds; it will tend to reorient itself before it changes direction. To set the deflection timescales of a dart you might use the lines below:

llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 2.0);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 6.0);

Each variety of deflection has an "efficiency" parameter that is a slider between 0.0 and 1.0. Unlike the other efficiency parameters of other vehicle behaviors, the deflection efficiencies do not slide between "bouncy" and "damped", but instead slide from "no deflection whatsoever" (0.0) to "maximum deflection" (1.0). That is, they behave much like the deflection timescales, however they are normalized to the range between 0.0 and 1.0.

11.6. Moving and Steering the Vehicle

Once enabled, a vehicle can be pushed and rotated by external forces and/or from script calls such as llApplyImpulse, however linear and angular motors have been built in to make motion smoother and easier to control. Their directions can be set using the llSetVehicleVectorParam call. For example, to make the vehicle try to move at 5 meters/second along its local x-axis (the default look-at direction) you would put the following line in your script:

llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <5, 0, 0>);

The motor strength is not the full story, since you can also control how fast the motor engages (VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE) and there is a parameter that causes the motor's effectiveness to decay over time (VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE).

Steering the vehicle involves setting the VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION and related parameters. It is also possible to set some flags that allow the angular motor slave to your camera view when in mouselook.

For more details about the vehicle motors read the sections on the linear and angular motors below.

11.7. The Linear Motor

The parameters that control the linear motor are:

VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION
A vector. It is the velocity (meters/sec) that the vehicle will try to attain. It points in the vehicle's local frame, and has a maximum length of 40.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_OFFSET
A vector. It is the offset point from the vehicle's center of mass at which the linear motor's impulse is applied. This allows the linear motor to also cause rotational torque. It is in the vehicle's local frame and its maximum length is 100 meters! No need to worry about stability -- if the vehicle starts to spin too fast (greater than about 4*PI radians per second) then angular velocity damping will kick in. The reason the offset is allowed to be so large is so that it can compete with the other vehicle behaviors such as angular deflection and the vertical attractor. Some of the other vehicle behaviors may drastically reduce the effective torque from the linear motor offset, in which case a longer leverage arm may help.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE
A float. Determines how long it takes for the motor to push the vehicle to full speed. Its minimum value is approximately 0.06 seconds.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE
A float. The effectiveness of the motor will exponentially decay over this timescale, but the effectiveness will be reset whenever the motor's value is explicitly set. The maximum value of this decay timescale is 120 seconds, and this timescale is always in effect.

The flags that affect the linear motor are:

VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP
Useful for "ground vehicles". Setting this flag will clamp the z-component of the linear motor (in world frame) to prevent it from defeating gravity.

Setting the motor speed is not enough to enable all interesting vehicles. For example, some will want a car that immediately gets up to the speed they want, while others will want a boat that slowly climbs up to its maximum velocity. To control this effect the VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE parameter can be used. Basically the "timescale" of a motor is the time constant for the vehicle to exponentially accelerate toward its full speed.

What would happen if you were to accidentally set the vehicle's linear velocity to maximum possible speed and then let go? It would run away and never stop, right? Not necessarily: an automatic "motor decay" has been built in such that all motors will gradually decrease their effectiveness after being set.

Each time the linear motor's vector is set its "grip" immediately starts to decay exponentially with a timescale determined by the VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, such that after enough time the motor ceases to have any effect. This decay timescale serves two purposes. First, since it cannot be set longer than 120 seconds, and is always enabled it guarantees that a vehicle will not push itself about forever in the absence of active control (from keyboard commands or some logic loop in the script). Second, it can be used to push some vehicles around using a simple impulse model. That is, rather than setting the motor "on" or "off" depending on whether a particular key is pressed "down" or "up" the decay timescale can be set short and the motor can be set "on" whenever the key transitions from "up" to "down" and allowed to automatically decay.

Since the motor's effectiveness is reset whenever the motor's vector is set, then setting it to a vector of length zero is different from allowing it to decay completely. The first case will cause the vehicle to try to reach zero velocity, while the second will leave the motor impotent.

The two motor timescales have very similar names, but have different effects, so try not to get them confused. VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE is the time for motor to "win", and VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE is the time for the motor's "effectiveness" to decay toward zero. If you set one when you think you are changing the other you will have frustrating results. Also, if the motor's decay timescale is shorter than the regular timescale, then the effective magnitude of the motor vector will be diminished.

11.8. The Angular Motor

The parameters that control the angular motor are:

VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION
A vector. It is the angular velocity (radians/sec) that the vehicle will try to rotate. It points in the vehicle's local frame, and has a maximum value of 4*PI (two revolutions per second).
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE
A float. Determines how long it takes for the motor to spin the vehicle to full speed. Its minimum value is approximately 0.06 seconds.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE
A float. The effectiveness of the motor will exponentially decay over this timescale, but the effectiveness will be reset whenever the motor's value is explicitly set. The maximum value of this decay timescale is 120 seconds, and this timescale is always in effect.

Like the linear motor the angular motor can be set explicitly, and has magnitude/direction, a timescale, and a decay timescale.

When it comes to actually steering a vehicle there are several ways to do it. One way would be for the script to grab keyboard input and to explicitly turn the motor on/off based on which keys are pressed. When steering this way you probably don't want it to turn very far or for very long. One way to do it using the angular motor would be to leave the decay timescale long, enable a significant amount of angular friction (to quickly slow the vehicle down when the motor is turned off) then set the angular motor to a large vector on a key press, and set it to zero when the key is released. That has the effect of making the vehicle unresponsive to external collisions, due to the angular friction.

Another way to do it is to set the VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE to a short value and push the vehicle about with a more impulsive method that sets the motor fast on a key press down (and optionally setting the motor to zero on a key up) relying on the automatic exponential decay of the motor's effectiveness rather than a constant angular friction.

Finally, it may be possible to discard the angular motor entirely and use the VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_OFFSET. Whenever the offset has a component that is perpendicular to the direction of the linear motor the vehicle will rotate as it travels. Note, with the incorrect values for offset and strength the linear motor effect can easily cause the vehicle to tumble and spin uncontrollably, so experiement with small offsets first!.

Setting the angular motor to zero magnitude is different from allowing it to decay. When the motor completely decays it no longer affects the motion of the vehicle, however setting it to zero will reset the "grip" of the vehicle and will make the vehicle try to achieve zero angular velocity.

Many real vehicles bank (roll about their forward axis) to effect a turn, such as motorcycles and airplanes. To make it easier to build banking vehicles there is banking behavior available which can be controlled by setting other parameters and is described in more detail here.

It is also possible to make a vehicle turn in response to changing the camera view (right now this only works in mouselook).

11.9. Using the Camera to Steer

The vehicle can be instructed to rotate its forward axis to point in the same direction as the camera view. This is achieved by setting some flags that change how the VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION is interpreted. When used properly this feature has the advantage of being able to provide simple and stable steering that is resilient to bad render frame rates on the client.

The flags that affect the angular motor are:

VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_STEER
Steer the vehicle using the mouse. Use this flag to make the angular motor try to make the vehicle turn such that its local x-axis points in the same direction as the client-side camera.
VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_BANK
Same as above, but relies on banking. It remaps left-right motions of the client camera (also known as "yaw") to rotations about the vehicle's local x-axis (also known as "roll").
VEHICLE_FLAG_CAMERA_DECOUPLED
Makes mouselook camera rotate independently of the vehicle. By default the client mouselook camera will rotate about with the vehicle, however when this flag is set the camera direction is independent of the vehicle's rotation.

When using the VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_STEER (or VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_BANK) the meaning of the VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION parameter subtly changes. Instead of representing the "angular velocity" of the motor the components of the parameter scale the "measured angular velocity" (as determined by the rotation between the client's camera view direction and the forward-axis of the vehicle) to compute the "final angular velocity". That is, suppose you set the angular motor to <0, 0, 5>, then moved the camera view to be PI/4 radians to the left of the vehicle's forward axis, and down PI/8 toward the ground. The measured angular velocity would be <0, -PI/8, PI/4> radians/second, but the final velocity would be <0, 0, 5*PI/4>... the vehicle will turn left, but will not dip its nose down. Thus, by setting a component of the VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION to zero, one can negate the pitch or yaw response of the motor, or even scale one to be much more responsive than the other.

The VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE still has an effect when using mouselook control, and scales the global responsiveness of the angular motor. The VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, on the other hand, is ignored when using mouselook controls.

11.10. The Vertical Attractor

Some vehicles, like boats, should always keep their up-side up. This can be done by enabling the "vertical attractor" behavior that springs the vehicle's local z-axis to the world z-axis (a.k.a. "up"). To take advantage of this feature you would set the VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE to control the period of the spring frequency, and then set the VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY to control the damping. An efficiency of 0.0 will cause the spring to wobble around its equilibrium, while an efficiency of 1.0 will cause the spring to reach it's equilibrium with exponential decay.

llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 4.0);
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.5);

The vertical attractor is disabled by setting its timescale to anything larger than 300 seconds.

Note that by default the vertical attractor will prevent the vehicle from diving and climbing. So, if you wanted to make a airplane you would probably want to unlock the attractor around the pitch axis by setting the VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY bit:

llSetVehicleFlags(VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY);

11.11. Banking

The vertical attractor feature must be enabled in order for the banking behavior to function. The way banking works is this: a rotation around the vehicle's roll-axis will produce a angular velocity around the yaw-axis, causing the vehicle to turn. The magnitude of the yaw effect will be proportional to the VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, the angle of the roll rotation, and sometimes the vehicle's velocity along it's preferred axis of motion.

The VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY can vary between -1 and +1. When it's positive then any positive rotation (by the right-hand rule) about the roll-axis will effect a (negative) torque around the yaw-axis, making it turn to the right -- that is the vehicle will lean into the turn, which is how real airplanes and motorcycle's work. Negating the banking coefficient will make it so that the vehicle leans to the outside of the turn (not very "physical" but might allow interesting vehicles so why not?).

The VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX is a fake (i.e. non-physical) parameter that is useful for making banking vehicles do what you want rather than what the laws of physics allow. For example, consider a real motorcycle... it must be moving forward in order for it to turn while banking, however video-game motorcycles are often configured to turn in place when at a dead stop -- because they're often easier to control that way using the limited interface of the keyboard or game controller. The VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX enables combinations of both realistic and non-realistic banking by functioning as a slider between a banking that is correspondingly totally static (0.0) and totally dynamic (1.0). By "static" we mean that the banking effect depends only on the vehicle's rotation about it's roll-axis compared to "dynamic" where the banking is also proportional to it's velocity along it's roll-axis. Finding the best value of the "mixture" will probably require trial and error.

The time it takes for the banking behavior to defeat a pre-existing angular velocity about the world z-axis is determined by the VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE. So if you want the vehicle to bank quickly then give it a banking timescale of about a second or less, otherwise you can make a sluggish vehicle by giving it a timescale of several seconds.

11.12. Friction Timescales

VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE is a vector parameter that defines the timescales for the vehicle to come to a complete stop along the three local axes of the vehicle's reference frame. The timescale along each axis is independent of the others. For example, a sliding ground car would probably have very little friction along its x- and z-axes (so it can easily slide forward and fall down) while there would usually significant friction along its y-axis:

llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <1000, 1000, 3>);

Remember that a longer timescale corresponds to a weaker friction, hence to effectively disable all linear friction you would set all of the timescales to large values.

Setting the linear friction as a scalar is allowed, and has the effect of setting all of the timescales to the same value. Both code snippets below are equivalent, and both make friction negligible:

// set all linear friction timescales to 1000
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <1000, 1000, 1000>);

// same as above, but fewer characters
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, 1000);

VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE is also a vector parameter that defines the timescales for the vehicle to stop rotating about the x-, y-, and z-axes, and are set and disabled in the same way as the linear friction.

11.13. Buoyancy

The vehicle has a built-in buoyancy feature that is independent of the llSetBuoyancy call. It is recommended that the two buoyancies do not mix! To make a vehicle buoyant, set the VEHICLE_BUOYANCY parameter to something between -1.0 (extra gravity) to 1.0 (full anti-gravity).

The buoyancy behavior is independent of hover, however in order for hover to work without a large offset of the VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, the VEHICLE_BUOYANCY should be set to 1.0.

It is not recommended that you mix vehicle buoyancy with the llSetBuoyancy script call. It would probably cause the object to fly up into space.

11.14. Hover

The hover behavior is enabled by setting the VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE to a value less than 300 seconds; larger timescales totally disable it. Most vehicles will work best with short hover timescales of a few seconds or less. The shorter the timescale, the faster the vehicle will slave to is target height. Note, that if the values of VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE may affect the speed of the hover.

Hover is independent of buoyancy, however the VEHICLE_BUOYANCY should be set to 1.0, otherwise the vehicle will not lift itself off of the ground until the VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT is made large enough to counter the acceleration of gravity, and the vehicle will never float all the way to its target height.

The VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY can be thought of as a slider between bouncy (0.0) and smoothed (1.0). When in the bouncy range the vehicle will tend to hover a little lower than its target height and the VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE will be approximately the oscillation period of the bounce (the real period will tend to be a little longer than the timescale).

For performance reasons, until improvements are made to the Second Life physics engine the vehicles can only hover over the terrain and water, so they will not be able to hover above objects made out of primitives, such as bridges and houses. By default the hover behavior will float over terrain and water, however this can be changed by setting some flags:

If you wanted to make a boat you should set the VEHICLE_HOVER_WATER_ONLY flag, or if you wanted to drive a hover tank under water you would use the VEHICLE_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY flag instead. Finally, if you wanted to make a submarine or a balloon you would use the VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT. Note that the flags are independent of each other and that setting two contradictory flags will have undefined behavior. The flags are set using the script call llSetVehicleFlags().

The VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT determines how high the vehicle will hover over the terrain and/or water, or the global height, and has a maximum value of 100 meters. Note that for hovering purposes the "center" of the vehicle is its "center of mass" which is not always obvious to the untrained eye, and it changes when avatar's sit on the vehicle.

11.15. Reference Frame

The vehicle relies on the x- (at), y- (left), and z- (up) axes in order to figure out which way it prefers to move and which end is up. By default these axes are identical to the local axes of the root primitive of the object, however this means that the vehicle's root primitive must, by default, be oriented to agree with the designed at, left, and up axes of the vehicle. But, what if the vehicle object was already pre-built with the root primitive in some non-trivial orientation relative to where the vehicle as a whole should move? This is where the VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME parameter becomes useful; the vehicle's axes can be arbitrarily reoriented by setting this parameter.

As an example, suppose you had built a rocket out of a big cylinder, a cone for the nose, and some stretched cut boxes for the fins, then linked them all together with the cylinder as the root primitive. Ideally the rocket would move nose-first, however the cylinder's axis of symmetry is its local z-axis while the default "at-axis" of the vehicle, the axis it will want to deflect to forward under angular deflection, is the local x-axis and points out from the curved surface of the cylinder. The script code below will rotate the vehicle's axes such that the local z-axis becomes the "at-axis" and the local negative x-axis becomes the "up-axis":

// rotate the vehicle frame -PI/2 about the local y-axis (left-axis)
rotation rot = llEuler2Rot(0, PI/2, 0);
llSetVehicleRotationParam(VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, rot);

Another example of how the reference frame parameter could be used is to consider flying craft that uses the vertical attractor for stability during flying but wants to use VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing). During flight the craft's dorsal axis should point up, but during landing its nose-axis should be up. To land the vehicle: while the vertical attractor is in effect, rotate the existing VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME by +PI/2 about the left-axis, then the vehicle will pitch up such that it's nose points toward the sky. The vehicle could be allowed to fall to the landing pad under friction, or a decreasing hover effect.

Appendix A. Linden Library Functions

Complete listing of the Linden Library function calls available in lsl.

A.1. llAbs

integer llAbs(integer val);

Returns the absolute value of val.

A.2. llAcos

float llAcos(float val);

Returns the arccosine in radians of val.

A.3. llAddToLandPassList

llAddToLandPassList(key avatar, float hours);

Add avatar to the land pass list for hours.

A.4. llAdjustSoundVolume

llAdjustSoundVolume(float volume);

Adjusts the volume of the currently playing attached sound started with llPlaySound or llLoopSound. This function Has no effect on sounds started with llTriggerSound.

A.5. llAllowInventoryDrop

llAllowInventoryDrop(integer add);

If add == TRUE, users that do no have object modify permissions can still drop inventory items onto object.

A.6. llAngleBetween

float llAngleBetween(rotation a, rotation b);

Returns the angle in radians between rotations a and b.

A.7. llApplyImpulse

llApplyImpulse(vector force, integer local);

Applies the impulse in local coordinates if local == TRUE. Otherwise the impulse is applied in global coordinates. This function only works on physical objects.

A.8. llApplyRotationalImpulse

llApplyRotationalImpulse(vector force, integer local);

Applies a rotational impulse force in local coordinates if local == TRUE. Otherwise the impulse is applied in global coordinates. This function only works on physical objects.

A.9. llAsin

float llAsin(float val);

Returns the arcsine in radians of val.

A.10. llAtan2

float llAtan2(float y, float x);

returns the arctangent2 of y, x

A.11. llAttachToAvatar

llAttachToAvatar(key avatar, integer attachment);

Attach to avatar at point attachment. Requires the PERMISSION_ATTACH runtime permission.

A.12. llAvatarOnSitTarget

key llAvatarOnSitTarget(void);

If an avatar is sitting on the sit target, return the avatar's key, NULL_KEY otherwise. This only will detect avatars sitting on sit targets defined with llSitTarget.

A.13. llAxes2Rot

rotation llAxes2Rot(vector fwd, vector left, vector up);

Returns the rotation represented by coordinate axes fwd, left, and up.

A.14. llAxisAngle2Rot

rotation llAxisAngle2Rot(vector axis, float angle);

Returns the rotation generated angle about axis.

A.15. llBase64ToString

string llBase64ToString(string str);

Converts a Base 64 string to a conventional string. If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.

A.16. llBreakAllLinks

llBreakAllLinks(void);

Delinks all objects in the link set. Requires the permission PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS be set.

A.17. llBreakLink

llBreakLink(integer linknum);

Delinks the object with the given link number. Requires permission PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS be set.

A.18. llCSV2List

list llCSV2List(string src);

Create a list from a string of comma separated values specified in src.

A.19. llCeil

integer llCeil(float val);

Returns largest integer value >= val.

A.20. llCloseRemoteDataChannel

llCloseRemoteDataChannel(key channel);

Closes XML-RPC channel.

A.21. llCloud

float llCloud(vector offset);

Returns the cloud density at the object position + offset.

A.22. llCollisionFilter

llCollisionFilter(string name, key id, integer accept);

If accept == TRUE, only accept collisions with objects name and id, otherwise with objects not name or id. Specify an empty string or NULL_KEY to not filter on the corresponding parameter.

A.23. llCollisionSound

llCollisionSound(string impact_sound, float impact_volume);

Suppress default collision sounds, replace default impact sounds with impact_sound found in the object inventory. Supply an empty string to suppress collision sounds.

A.24. llCollisionSprite

llCollisionSprite(string impact_sprite);

Suppress default collision sprites, replace default impact sprite with impact_sprite found in the object inventory. Supply an empty string to just suppress.

A.25. llCos

float llCos(float theta);

Returns the cosine of theta radians.

A.26. llCreateLink

llCreateLink(key target, integer parent);

Attempt to link object script is attached to and target. Requires permission PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS be set. If parent == TRUE, object script is attached to is the root.

A.27. llDeleteSubList

list llDeleteSubList(list src, integer start, integer end);

Remove the slice from the list and return the remainder. The start and end are inclusive, so 0, length - 1 would delete the entire list and 0,0 would delete the first list entry. Using negative numbers for start and/or end causes the index to count backwards from the length of the list, so 0,-1 would delete the entire list. If start is larger than end the list deleted is the exclusion of the entries, so 6,4 would delete the entire list except for the 5^th list entry.

A.28. llDeleteSubString

string llDeleteSubString(string src, integer start, integer end);

Removes the indicated substring and returns the result. The start and end are inclusive, so 0,length-1 would delete the entire string and 0,0 would delete the first character. Using negative numbers for start and/or end causes the index to count backwards from the length of the string, so 0,-1 would delete the entire string. If start is larger than end the sub string is the exclusion of the entries, so 6,4 would delete the entire string except for the 5^th character.

A.29. llDetachFromAvatar

llDetachFromAvatar(key avatar);

Drop off of avatar.

A.30. llDetectedGrab

vector llDetectedGrab(integer number);

Returns the grab offset of detected object number. Returns <0,0,0> if number is not valid sensed object.

A.31. llDetectedGroup

integer llDetectedGroup(integer number);

Returns TRUE if detected object number is part of same group as owner.

A.32. llDetectedKey

key llDetectedKey(integer number);

Returns the key of detected object number. Returns NULL_KEY if number is not valid sensed object.

A.33. llDetectedLinkNumber

integer llDetectedLinkNumber(integer number);

Returns the link position of the triggered event for touches. 0 for a non-linked object, 1 for the root of a linked object, 2 for the first child, etc.

A.34. llDetectedName

string llDetectedName(integer number);

Returns the name of detected object number. Returns empty string if number is not valid sensed object.

A.35. llDetectedOwner

key llDetectedOwner(integer number);

Returns the key of detected number object's owner. Returns invalid key if number is not valid sensed object.

A.36. llDetectedPos

vector llDetectedPos(integer number);

Returns the position of detected object number. Returns <0,0,0> if number is not valid sensed object.

A.37. llDetectedRot

rotation llDetectedRot(integer number);

Returns the rotation of detected object number. Returns <0,0,0,1> if number is not valid sensed object).

A.38. llDetectedType

integer llDetectedType(integer number);

Returns the type (AGENT, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, SCRIPTED) of detected object number. Returns 0 if number is not valid sensed object. Note that number is a bitfield, so comparisons need to be a bitwise and check. eg:

integer type = llDetectedType(0);
if (type & AGENT)
{
  // ...do stuff with the agent
}

A.39. llDetectedVel

vector llDetectedVel(integer number);

Returns the velocity of detected object number. Returns <0,0,0> if number is not valid sensed object.

A.40. llDialog

llDialog(key avatar, string message, list buttons, integer channel);

Opens a "notify box" in the top-right corner of the given avatar's screen displaying the message. Up to twelve buttons can be specified in a list of strings. When the player clicks a button, the name of the button is chatted on the specified channel. Channels work just like llSay(), so channel 0 can be heard by everyone. The chat originates at the object's position, not the avatar's position. e.g.

LLDialog(who, "Are you a boy or a girl?", [ "Boy", "Girl" ], 4913);
LLDialog(who, "This shows only an OK button.", [], 192);
llDialog(who, "This chats so you can hear it.", ["Hooray"], 0);

A.41. llDie

llDie(void);

Delete the object which holds the script.

A.42. llDumpList2String

string llDumpList2String(list src, string separator);

Write the list out in a single string using separator between values.

A.43. llEscapeURL

string llEscapeURL(string url);

Returns the string that is the URL escaped version of url, replacing spaces with %20 etc.

A.44. llEdgeOfWorld

integer llEdgeOfWorld(vector pos, vector dir);

Returns TRUE if the line along dir from pos hits the edge of the world in the current simulator and returns FALSE if that edge crosses into another simulator.

A.45. llEjectFromLand

llEjectFromLand(key pest);

Ejects pest from land that you own.

A.46. llEmail

llEmail(string address, string subject, string message);

Sends email to address with subject and message.

A.47. llEuler2Rot

rotation llEuler2Rot(vector vec);

Returns the rotation represented by Euler Angle vec.

A.48. llFabs

float llFabs(float val);

Returns the absolute value of val.

A.49. llFloor

integer llFloor(float val);

Returns largest integer value <= val.

A.50. llFrand

float llFrand(float mag);

Returns a pseudo-random number between [0, mag).

A.51. llGetAccel

vector llGetAccel(void);

Gets the acceleration.

A.52. llGetAttached

integer llGetAttached(void);

Returns the object attachment point or 0 if not attached.

A.53. llGetAgentInfo

integer llGetAgentInfo(key id);

Returns information about the given agent id. Returns a bitfield of agent info constants.

A.54. llGetAgentSize

vector llGetAgentSize(key id);

If the agent id is in the same sim as the object, returns the size of the avatar.

A.55. llGetAlpha

float llGetAlpha(integer face);

Returns the alpha of the given face. If face is ALL_SIDES the value returned is the mean average of all faces.

A.56. llGetAndResetTime

float llGetAndResetTime(void);

Returns the seconds of elapsed time from an internal timer associated with the script. The timer is reset to zero during the call. The timer is also reset on rez, simulator restart, script reset, and in calls to llResetTime. Use llSetTimerEvent if you want a reliable timing mechanism.

A.57. llGetAnimation

string llGetAnimation(key id);

Returns the currently playing animation for avatar id.

A.58. llGetAnimationList

list llGetAnimationList(key id);

Returns a list of currently playing animations for avatar id.

A.59. llGetBoundingBox

list llGetBoundingBox(key object);

Returns the bounding box around object (including any linked prims) relative to the root prim. Returned value is a list of the form: [ (vector) min_corner, (vector) max_corner ]

A.60. llGetCenterOfMass

vector llGetCenterOfMass(void);

Returns the center of mass of the root object.

A.61. llGetColor

vector llGetColor(integer face);

Returns the color of face as a vector of red, green, and blue values between 0 and 1. If face is ALL_SIDES the color returned is the mean average of each channel.

A.62. llGetCreator

key llGetCreator(void);

Returns the creator of the object which has the script.

A.63. llGetDate

string llGetDate(void);

Returns the current UTC date as YYYY-MM-DD.

A.64. llGetEnergy

float llGetEnergy(void);

Returns how much energy is in the object as a percentage of maximum.

A.65. llGetForce

vector llGetForce(void);

Returns the current force if the script is physical.

A.66. llGetFreeMemory

integer llGetFreeMemory(void);

Returns the available heap space for the current script.

A.67. llGetGeometricCenter

vector llGetGeometricCenter(void);

Returns the geometric center of the linked set the script is attached to.

A.68. llGetGMTclock

float llGetGMTclock(void);

Returns the time in seconds since GMT midnight.

A.69. llGetInventoryCreator

key llGetInventoryCreator(string name);

Returns the key for the creator of the inventory name.

A.70. llGetInventoryKey

key llGetInventoryKey(string name);

Returns the key of the inventory name.

A.71. llGetInventoryName

string llGetInventoryName(integer type, integer number);

Get the name of the inventory item number of type. Use the inventory constants to specify the type.

A.72. llGetInventoryNumber

integer llGetInventoryNumber(integer type);

Get the number of items of type in the object inventory. Use the inventory constants to specify the type.

A.73. llGetInventoryPermMask

integer llGetInventoryPermMask(string item, integer mask);

Returns the requested permission mask for the specified inventory item. See Permission Mask Constants for more information. Example usage:

integer JeansPerms = llGetInventoryPermMask("Black Jeans", MASK_NEXT);
if (JeansPerms & PERM_COPY)
{
	llSay(0, "The next owner may copy the 'Black Jeans'");
}

A.74. llGetInventoryType

integer llGetInventoryType(string name);

Returns the type of the inventory name. INVENTORY_NONE is returned if no inventory matching name is found. Use the inventory constants to compare against the return value.

A.75. llGetKey

key llGetKey(void);

Get the key for the object which has this script.

A.76. llGetLandOwnerAt

key llGetLandOwnerAt(vector pos);

Returns the key of the land owner at pos or NULL_KEY if public.

A.77. llGetLinkKey

key llGetLinkKey(integer linknum);

Returns the key of linknum in the link set.

A.78. llGetLinkName

string llGetLinkName(integer linknum);

Returns the name of linknum in the link set.

A.79. llGetLinkNumber

integer llGetLinkNumber(void);

Returns what link number in a link set the for the object which has this script. 0 means no link, 1 the root, 2 for first child, etc.

A.80. llGetListEntryType

integer llGetListEntryType(list src, integer index);

Returns the type of the variable at index in src.

A.81. llGetListLength

integer llGetListLength(list src);

Returns the number of elements in src.

A.82. llGetLocalPos

vector llGetLocalPos(void);

Returns the local position of a child object relative to the root.

A.83. llGetLocalRot

rotation llGetLocalRot(void);

Returns the local rotation of a child object relative to the root.

A.84. llGetMass

float llGetMass(void);

Returns the mass of the object in Kilograms. Most materials in Second Life are less dense than their first life counterparts, so the returned mass may be less than you might expect.

A.85. llGetObjectMass

float llGetObjectMass(key id);

Returns the mass of the object specified by id in Kilograms. Most materials in Second Life are less dense than their first life counterparts, so the returned mass may be less than you might expect.

A.86. llGetNextEmail

llGetNextEmail(string address, string subject);

Get the next waiting email with appropriate address and/or subject. If the parameters are blank, they are not used for filtering.

A.87. llGetNotecardLine

key llGetNotecardLine(string name, integer line);

This function fetches line number line of notecard name and returns the data through the dataserver event. The line count starts at zero. If the requested line is past the end of the notecard the dataserver event will return the constant EOF string. The key returned by this function is a unique identifier which will be supplied to the dataserver event in the requested parameter.

A.88. llGetNumberOfNotecardLines

key llGetNumberOfNotecardLines(string name);

This function reads the number of lines in notecard name and returns this information through the dataserver event. The key returned by this function is a unique identifier which will be supplied to the dataserver event in the requested parameter. You will need to cast the returned string to an integer.

A.89. llGetNumberOfPrims

integer llGetNumberOfPrims(void);

Returns the number of prims in the linked set the script is attached to.

A.90. llGetNumberOfSides

key llGetNumberOfSides(void);

Returns the number of sides of the current which has the script.

A.91. llGetObjectDesc

string llGetObjectDesc(void);

Returns the description of the object which has the script.

A.92. llGetObjectName

string llGetObjectName(void);

Returns the name of the object which has the script.

A.93. llGetObjectPermMask

integer llGetObjectPermMask(integer mask);

Returns the requested permission mask for the root object the task is attached to. See Permission Mask Constants for more information. Example usage:

integer ObjectPerms = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_NEXT);
if (ObjectPerms & PERM_COPY)
{
	llSay(0, "The next owner may copy this item");
}

A.94. llGetOmega

vector llGetOmega(void);

Returns the omega.

A.95. llGetOwner

key llGetOwner(void);

Returns the owner of the object.

A.96. llGetOwnerKey

key llGetOwnerKey(key id);

Returns the owner of object id.

A.97. llGetPermissions

integer llGetPermissions(void);

Returns what permissions have been enabled. eg:

integer perm = llGetPermissions();
if((perm & PERMISSION_DEBIT) == PERMISSION_DEBIT)
{
    // code goes here
}

A.98. llGetPermissionsKey

key llGetPermissionsKey(void);

Returns avatar that has enabled permissions. Returns NULL_KEY if not enabled.

A.99. llGetPos

vector llGetPos(void);

Returns the position.

A.100. llGetPrimitiveParams

list llGetPrimitiveParams(list parameters);

Get primitive parameters specified in parameters. The parameters are identical to the rules of llSetPrimitiveParams, and the returned list is ordered as such. Most requested parameters do not require a value to be associated, except for texture-related requests (PRIM_TEXTURE, PRIM_COLOR, and PRIM_BUMP_SHINY) which require a side number to be specified as well. Valid parameters can be found in the Primitive Constants. Here is a simple example:

llGetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_TYPE, PRIM_MATERIAL, PRIM_COLOR, ALL_SIDES, PRIM_POSITION]);

This would return a list similar to this:

    [PRIM_TYPE_BOX, PRIM_HOLE_DEFAULT, <0, 1, 0>, 0.0, <0, 0, 0>, <1, 1, 0>, <0, 0, 0>, // PRIM_TYPE
     PRIM_MATERIAL_WOOD, 	// PRIM_MATERIAL
     0, <1, 1, 1>, 1.0, 	// PRIM_COLOR (ALL_SIDES specified, so all 6 sides returned)
     1, <1, 0, 0>, 0.5,
     2, <0, 0, 1>, 1.0,
     3, <0, 1, 0>, 1.0,
     4, <0, 0, 0>, 0.5,
     5, <1, 1, 1>, 1.0,
     <37.341, 195.283, 31.239>]	// PRIM_POSITION

A.101. llGetRegionCorner

llGetRegionCorner(void);

Returns a vector with the south west corner position of the current region.

A.102. llGetRegionFPS

llGetRegionFPS(void);

Returns the mean region frames per second.

A.103. llGetRegionName

string llGetRegionName(void);

Returns the current region name.

A.104. llGetRegionTimeDilation

float llGetRegionTimeDilation(void);

Returns the current time dilation as a float between 0 and 1.

A.105. llGetRootPosition

vector llGetRootPosition(void);

Returns the global position of the root object of the object the script is attached to.

A.106. llGetRootRotation

rotation llGetRootRotation(void);

Returns the global rotation of the root object of the object the script is attached to.

A.107. llGetRot

rotation llGetRot(void);

Returns the rotation.

A.108. llGetScale

vector llGetScale(void);

Returns the scale.

A.109. llGetScriptName

string llGetScriptName(void);

Returns the name of this script.

A.110. llGetStartParameter

integer llGetStartParameter(void);

Returns the start parameter passed to llRezObject or llRezAtRoot. If the object was created from agent inventory, this function returns 0.

A.111. llGetScriptState

integer llGetScriptState(string name);

Resets TRUE if script name is running

A.112. llGetStatus

integer llGetStatus(integer status);

Returns the value of status. The value will be one of the status constants.

A.113. llGetSubString

string llGetSubString(string src, integer start, integer end);

Returns the indicated substring from src. The start and end are inclusive, so 0,length-1 would capture the entire string and 0,0 would capture the first character. Using negative numbers for start and/or end causes the index to count backwards from the length of the string, so 0,-1 would capture the entire string. If start is larger than end the sub string is the exclusion of the entries, so 6,4 would give the entire string except for the 5^th character.

A.114. llGetSunDirection

vector llGetSunDirection(void);

Returns the sun direction on the simulator.

A.115. llGetTexture

string llGetTexture(integer face);

Returns the texture of face if it is found in object inventory.

A.116. llGetTextureOffset

vector llGetTextureOffset(integer side);

Returns the texture offset of side in the x and y components of a vector.

A.117. llGetTextureRot

float llGetTextureRot(integer side);

Returns the texture rotation of side.

A.118. llGetTextureScale

vector llGetTextureScale(integer side);

Returns the texture scale of side in the x and y components of a vector.

A.119. llGetTime

float llGetTime(void);

Returns the seconds of elapsed time from an internal timer associated with the script. The timer is reset on rez, simulator restart, script reset, and in calls to llGetAndResetTime or llResetTime. Use llSetTimerEvent if you want a reliable timing mechanism.

A.120. llGetTimeOfDay

float llGetTimeOfDay(void);

Gets the time in seconds since midnight in Second Life.

A.121. llGetTimestamp

string llGetTimestamp(void);

Returns a timestamp in the format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ff..fZ.

A.122. llGetTorque

vector llGetTorque(void);

Returns the torque if the script is physical.

A.123. llGetVel

vector llGetVel();

Returns the velocity.

A.124. llGetWallclock

float llGetWallclock(void);

Returns the time in seconds since simulator timezone midnight. Currently this is PST.

A.125. llGiveInventory

llGiveInventory(key destination, string inventory);

Give the named inventory item to the keyed avatar or object in the same simulator as the giver. If the recipient is an avatar, the avatar then follows the normal procedure of accepting or denying the offer. If the recipient is an object, the same permissions apply as if you were dragging inventory onto the object by hand, ie if llAllowInventoryDrop has been called with TRUE, any other object can pass objects to its inventory.

A.126. llGiveInventoryList

llGiveInventoryList(key destination, string category, list inventory);

Give the list of named inventory items to the keyed avatar or object in the same simulator as the giver. If the recipient is an avatar, the avatar then follows the normal procedure of accepting or denying the offer. The offered inventory is then placed in a folder named category in the recipients inventory. If the recipient is an object, the same permissions apply as if you were dragging inventory onto the object by hand, ie if llAllowInventoryDrop has been called with TRUE, any other object can pass objects to its inventory.If the recipient is an object, the category parameter is ignored.

A.127. llGiveMoney

llGiveMoney(key destination, integer amount);

Transfer amount from the script owner to destination. This call will fail if PERMISSION_DEBIT has not been set.

A.128. llGround

float llGround(vector offset);

Returns the ground height at the object position + offset.

A.129. llGroundContour

vector llGroundContour(vector offset);

Returns the ground contour at the object position + offset.

A.130. llGroundNormal

vector llGroundNormal(vector offset);

Returns the ground contour at the object position + offset.

A.131. llGroundRepel

llGroundRepel(float height, integer water, float tau);

Critically damps to height if within height * 0.5 of level. The height is above ground level if water is FALSE or above the higher of land and water if water is TRUE.

A.132. llGroundSlope

vector llGroundSlope(vector offset);

Returns the ground slope at the object position + offset.

A.133. llInsertString

string llInsertString(string dst, integer position, string src);

Inserts src into dst at position and returns the result.

A.134. llInstantMessage

llInstantMessage(key user, string message);

Send message to the user as an instant message.

A.135. llKey2Name

string llKey2Name(key id);

If object id is in the same simulator, return the name of the object.

A.136. llList2CSV

string llList2CSV(list src);

Create a string of comma separated values from list.

A.137. llList2Float

float llList2Float(list src, integer index);

Returns the float at index in the list src.

A.138. llList2Integer

integer llList2Integer(list src, integer index);

Returns the integer at index in the list src.

A.139. llList2Key

key llList2Key(list src, integer index);

Returns the key at index in the list src.

A.140. llList2List

list llList2List(list src, integer start, integer end);

Returns the slice of the list from start to end from the list src as a new list. The start and end parameters are inclusive, so 0,length-1 would copy the entire list and 0,0 would capture the first list entry. Using negative numbers for start and/or end causes the index to count backwards from the length of the list, so 0,-1 would capture the entire list. If start is larger than end the list returned is the exclusion of the entries, so 6,4 would give the entire list except for the 5^th entry.

A.141. llList2ListStrided

list llList2ListStrided(list src, integer start, integer end, integer stride);

Copy the strided slice of src from start to end.

A.142. llList2Rot

rotation llList2Rot(list src, integer index);

Returns the rotation at index in src.

A.143. llList2String

string llList2String(list src, integer index);

Returns the string at index in src.

A.144. llList2Vector

llList2Vector(list src, integer index);

Returns the string at index in src.

A.145. llListFindList

integer llListFindList(list src, list test);

Returns the position of the first instance of test in src. Returns -1 if test is not in src.

A.146. llListInsertList

list llListInsertList(list dest, list src, integer pos);

Returns the list created by inserting src into dest at pos.

A.147. llListRandomize

list llListRandomize(list src, integer stride);

Returns src randomized into blocks of size stride. If the length of src divided by stride is non-zero, this function does not randomize the list.

A.148. llListReplaceList

list llListReplaceList(list dest, list src, integer start, integer end);

Returns the list created by replacing the segment of dest from start to end with src.

A.149. llListSort

list llListSort(list src, integer stride, integer ascending);

Returns src sorted into blocks of stride in ascending order if ascending is TRUE. Note that sort only works in the head of each sort block is the same type.

A.150. llListen

integer llListen(integer channel, string name, key id, string msg);

Sets a listen event callback for msg on channel from name and returns an identifier that can be used to deactivate or remove the listen. The name, id and/or msg parameters can be blank to indicate not to filter on that argument. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 to 2,147,483,648 are hidden channels that are not sent to avatars.

A.151. llListenControl

llListenControl(integer number, integer active);

Make a listen event callback active or inactive. Pass in the value returned from llListen to the number parameter to specify which event you are controlling. Use boolean values to specify active.

A.152. llListenRemove

llListenRemove(integer number);

Removes a listen event callback. Pass in the value returned from llListen to the number parameter to specify which event you are removing.

A.153. llLoadURL

llLoadURL(key avatar_id, string message, string url);

Displays a dialog to user avatar_id with message offering to go to the web page at url. If the user clicks the "Go to page" button, their default web browser is launched and directed to url.

The url must begin with "http:" or "https:", other protocols are not currently supported. The dialog box shows the name of the object's owner so that abuse (e.g. spamming) can be easily reported. This function has a 10 second implicit sleep.

A.154. llLog

float llLog(float val);

Returns the natural logarithm (base e) of val if val > 0, otherwise returns 0.

A.155. llLog10

float llLog10(float val);

Returns the base 10 log of val if val > 0, otherwise returns 0.

A.156. llLookAt

llLookAt(vector target, float strength, float damping);

Cause object to point the forward axis toward target. Good strength values are around half the mass of the object and good damping values are less than 1/10^th of the strength. Asymmetrical shapes require smaller damping. A strength of 0.0 cancels the look at.

A.157. llLoopSound

llLoopSound(string sound, float volume);

Similar to llPlaySound, this function plays a sound attached to an object, but will continuously loop that sound until llStopSound or llPlaySound is called. Only one sound may be attached to an object at a time. A second call to llLoopSound with the same key will not restart the sound, but the new volume will be used. This allows control over the volume of already playing sounds. Setting the volume to 0 is not the same as calling llStopSound; a sound with 0 volume will continue to loop. To restart the sound from the beginning, call llStopSound before calling llLoopSound again.

A.158. llLoopSoundMaster

llLoopSoundMaster(string sound, float volume);

Behaviour is identical to llLoopSound, with the addition of marking the source as a "Sync Master", causing "Slave" sounds to sync to it. If there are multiple masters within a viewer's interest area, the most audible one (a function of both distance and volume) will win out as the master. The use of multiple masters within a small area is unlikely to produce the desired effect.

A.159. llLoopSoundSlave

llLoopSoundSlave(string sound, float volume);

Behaviour is identical to llLoopSound, unless there is a "Sync Master" present. If a Sync Master is already playing the Slave sound will begin playing from the same point the master is in its loop synchronizing the loop points of both sounds. If a Sync Master is started when the Slave is already playing, the Slave will skip to the correct position to sync with the Master.

A.160. llMakeExplosion

llMakeExplosion(integer particles, float scale, float velocity, float lifetime, float arc, string texture, vector offset);

Make a round explosion of particles using texture from the object's inventory.

A.161. llMakeFire

llMakeFire(integer particles, float scale, float velocity, float lifetime, float arc, string texture, vector offset);

Make fire particles using texture from the object's inventory.

A.162. llMakeFountain

llMakeFountain(integer particles, float scale, float velocity, float lifetime, float arc, string texture, vector offset);

Make a fountain of particles using texture from the object's inventory.

A.163. llMakeSmoke

llMakeSmoke(integer particles, float scale, float velocity, float lifetime, float arc, string texture, vector offset);

Make smoky particles using texture from the object's inventory.

A.164. llMD5String

string llMD5String(string str, integer nonce);

Performs a RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm on str with nonce. The function returns the digest as a 32 character hex string. The digest is computed on the string in the following format:

str + ":" + (string)nonce

A.165. llMessageLinked

llMessageLinked(integer linknum, integer num, string str, key id);

Sends num, str, and id to members of the link set. The linknum parameter is either the linked number available through llGetLinkNumber or a link constant.

A.166. llMinEventDelay

llMinEventDelay(float delay);

Set the minimum time between events being handled.

A.167. llModifyLand

llModifyLand(integer action, integer size);

Modify land with action on size area. The parameters can be chosen from the land constants.

A.168. llModPow

integer llModPow(integer a, integer b, integer c);

Raise a to the b power, modulo c. b is capped at 0xFFFF (16 bits).

A.169. llMoveToTarget

llMoveToTarget(vector target, float tau);

Critically damp to position target in tau seconds if the script is physical. Good tau values are greater than 0.2. A tau of 0.0 stops the critical damping.

A.170. llOffsetTexture

llOffsetTexture(float offset_s, float offset_t, integer face);

Sets the texture s and t offsets of face. If face is ALL_SIDES this function sets the texture offsets for all faces.

A.171. llOpenRemoteDataChannel

llOpenRemoteDataChannel(void);

Creates a channel to listen for XML-RPC calls. Will trigger a remote_data event with type = REMOTE_DATA_CHANNEL and a channel id once it is available.

A.172. llOverMyLand

integer llOverMyLand(key id);

Returns TRUE if id is over land owned by the object owner, FALSE otherwise.

A.173. llParcelMediaCommandList

llParcelMediaCommandList(list command_list);

Controls the playback of movies and other multimedia resources on a land parcel. command can be one of PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_STOP, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PAUSE, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_LOOP, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TEXTURE, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TIME, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AGENT, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_UNLOAD, or PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AUTO_ALIGN.

You are allowed one movie (or "media" resource) per land parcel. The movie will be played by replacing a texture on an object with the movie. Users will only see the movie when they are standing on your land parcel. Otherwise they will see the static texture.

Most of the QuickTime media formats are supported including:

QuickTime movies (.mov)
Streamable stored QuickTime movies (.mov)
Real time QuickTime streams (rtsp://)
MPEG4 movies (.mp4, .mpeg4) (simple profile only)
QuickTime VR scenes and objects (.mov)
Flash movies (.swf) (only non-interative, version 5 and earlier
and many others from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/specifications.html

A good rule of thumb is if it plays in the QuickTime Media Player, it will play in Second Life.

You can set up a movie for playback as follows:

First, select a texture from your inventory to be the static texture. It should not be a common texture -- a test pattern would be better than the default plywood.
Apply that texture to an object.
Right click on your land and select "About Land..."
Under "Options" use the GUI to select the static texture.
Enter the URL of your movie or media stream.
Create objects you want to click on for PLAY, STOP, PAUSE and LOOP (play forever)
Attach the following script (or similar) to each.

default
{
    touch_start ( integer total_number )
    {
		// This will play the current movie for all agents in the parcel.
        llParcelMediaCommandList( [PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_LOOP] );
    }
}

Or a more advanced example:

float START_TIME = 30.0;
float RUN_LENGTH = 10.0;

default
{
	state_entry()
	{
		llParcelMediaCommandList( [
			PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL, "http://enter_your.url/here",
			PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TEXTURE, (key) llGetTexture(0) ] );
	}

	touch_start(integer num_detected)
	{
		llParcelMediaCommandList( [
			PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AGENT, llDetectedKey(0),
			PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TIME, START_TIME,
			PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY ] );
		list Info = llParcelMediaQuery([PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL, PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TEXTURE]);
		llSay(0, "Playing '" + llList2String(Info, 0) + "' on texture '" + (string)llList2Key(Info, 1) + "' for agent " + llDetectedName(0));
		llSetTimerEvent(RUN_LENGTH);
	}

	timer()
	{
		llParcelMediaCommandList( [ PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_STOP ] );
		llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
	}
}

A.174. llParcelMediaQuery

list llParcelMediaQuery(list query_list);

Controls the playback of movies and other multimedia resources on a land parcel. command can be one of PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TEXTURE or PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL.

This allows you to query the texture or url for media on the parcel. See llParcelMediaCommandList for an example of usage.

A.175. llParseString2List

list llParseString2List(string src, list separators, list spacers);

Breaks src into a list, discarding anything in separators, keeping any entry in spacers. The separators and spacers must be lists of strings with a maximum of 8 entries each. So, if you had made the call:

llParseString2List("Parsethisnow!  I dare:you to.", ["this", "!", " "], [":"]);

You would get the list:

["Parse", "now", "I", "dare", ":", "you", "to"]

A.176. llParseStringKeepNulls

list llParseStringKeepNulls(string src, list separators, list spacers);

Breaks src into a list, discarding anything in separators, keeping any entry in spacers. Any resulting null values are kept. The separators and spacers must be lists of strings with a maximum of 8 entries each. So, if you had made the call:

llParseString2List("!Parsethisthisnow I dare::you to.", ["this", "!", " "], [":"]);

You would get the list:

[NULL, "Parse", NULL, "now", "I", "dare", ":", NULL, ":", "you", "to"]

A.177. llParticleSystem

llParticleSystem(list parameters);

Makes a particle system based on the parameter list. The parameters are specified as an ordered list of parameter and value. Valid parameters and their expected values can be found in the particle system constants. Here is a simple example:

llParticleSystem([PSYS_PART_FLAGS, PSYS_PART_WIND_MASK,
                  PSYS_PART_START_COLOR, <1,0,0>,
                  PSYS_SRC_PATTERN, PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_EXPLODE]);

A.178. llPassCollisions

llPassCollisions(integer pass);

If pass is TRUE, land and object collisions are passed from children on to parents.

A.179. llPassTouches

llPassTouches(integer pass);

If pass is TRUE, touches are passed from children on to parents.

A.180. llPlaySound

llPlaySound(string sound, float volume);

Plays a sound once. The sound will be attached to an object and follow object movement. Only one sound may be attached to an object at a time, and attaching a new sound or calling llStopSound will stop the previously attached sound. A second call to llPlaySound with the same sound will not restart the sound, but the new volume will be used, which allows control over the volume of already playing sounds. To restart the sound from the beginning, call llStopSound before calling llPlaySound again.

A.181. llPlaySoundSlave

llPlaySoundSlave(string sound, float volume);

Behaviour is identical to llPlaySound, unless there is a "Sync Master" present. If a Sync Master is already playing the Slave sound will not be played until the Master hits its loop point and returns to the beginning. llPlaySoundSlave will play the sound exactly once; if it is desired to have the sound play every time the Master loops, either use llLoopSoundSlave with extra silence padded on the end of the sound or ensure that llPlaySoundSlave is called at least once per loop of the Master.

A.182. llPointAt

llPointAt(vector pos);

Make avatar that owns object point at pos.

A.183. llPow

llPow(float base, float exp);

Returns base raised to the exp.

A.184. llPreloadSound

llPreloadSound(string sound);

Preloads sound from object inventory on nearby viewers.

A.185. llPushObject

llPushObject(key id, vector impulse, vector angular_impulse, integer local);

Applies impulse and angular_impulse to object id.

A.186. llReleaseControls

llReleaseControls(key avatar);

Stop taking inputs from avatar.

A.187. llRemoteDataReply

llRemoteDataReply(key channel, key message_id, string sdata);

Send an XML-RPC reply to message_id on channel with payload of string sdata.

A.188. llRemoteDataSetRegion

llRemoteDataSetRegion(void);

If an object using remote data channels changes regions, you must call this function to reregister the remote data channels. You do not need to make this call if your object does not change regions or use remote data channels.

A.189. llRemoteLoadScript

llRemoteLoadScript(void);

Deprecated. Please use llRemoteLoadScriptPin instead.

A.190. llRemoteLoadScriptPin

llRemoteLoadScriptPin(key target, string name, integer pin, integer running, integer param);

If the owner of the object this script is attached can modify target, it has the correct pin and the objects are in the same region, copy script name onto target, if running == TRUE, start the script with param. If name already exists on target, it is replaced.

A.191. llRemoveInventory

llRemoveInventory(string inventory);

Remove the name inventory item from the object inventory.

A.192. llRemoveVehicleFlags

llRemoveVehicleFlags(integer flags);

Sets the vehicle flags to FALSE. Valid parameters can be found in the vehicle flags constants section.

A.193. llRequestAgentData

key llRequestAgentData(key id, integer data);

This function requests data about agent id. If and when the information is collected, the dataserver event is called with the returned key returned from this function passed in the requested parameter. See the agent data constants for details about valid values of data and what each will return in the dataserver event.

A.194. llRequestInventoryData

key llRequestInventoryData(string name);

Requests data from object inventory item name. When data is available the dataserver event will be raised with the key returned from this function in the requested parameter. The only request currently implemented is to request data from landmarks, where the data returned is in the form "<float, float, float>" which can be cast to a vector. This position is in region local coordinates of the region the script call is made (possible even resulting in negative values). So, to convert this value into a global position, just add the result of llGetRegionCorner.

A.195. llRequestPermissions

integer llRequestPermissions(key avatar, integer perm);

Ask avatar to allow the script to do perm. The perm parameter should be a permission constant. Multiple permissions can be requested simultaneously by or'ing the constants together. Many of the permissions requests can only go to object owner. This call will not stop script execution - if the specified avatar grants the requested permissions, the run_time_permissions event will be called.

A.196. llRequestSimulatorData

key llRequestSimulatorData(string sim_name, integer data);

This function requests data about simulator sim_name. When the information is collected, the dataserver event is called with the returned key returned from this function passed in the requested parameter. See the simulator data constants for details about valid values of data and what each will return in the dataserver event.

A.197. llResetScript

llResetScript(void);

Resets this script.

A.198. llResetOtherScript

llResetOtherScript(string name);

Resets the script name.

A.199. llResetTime

llResetTime(void);

Sets the internal script timer to zero.

A.200. llRezAtRoot

llRezAtRoot(string inventory, vector pos, vector vel, rotation rot, integer param);

Creates object's inventory object at position pos with velocity vel and rotation rot. The last selected root object's location in a multi-object selection will be placed at pos. All other objects in a selection will be created relative to the last selected root's position, taking rot into account. The param value will be available to the newly created object in the on_rez event or through the llGetStartParameter library function. The vel parameter is ignored if the rezzed object is not physical.

A.201. llRezObject

llRezObject(string inventory, vector pos, vector vel, rotation rot, integer param);

Creates object's inventory object at position pos with velocity vel and rotation rot. The param value will be available to the newly created object in the on_rez event or through the llGetStartParameter library function. The vel parameter is ignored if the rezzed object is not physical.

A.202. llRot2Angle

float llRot2Angle(rotation rot);

Returns the rotation angle represented by rot.

A.203. llRot2Axis

vector llRot2Axis(rotation rot);

Returns the rotation axis represented by rot.

A.204. llRot2Euler

vector llRot2Euler(rotation rot);

Returns the Euler Angle representation of rot.

A.205. llRot2Fwd

vector llRot2Fwd(rotation rot);

Returns the forward axis represented by rot.

A.206. llRot2Left

llRot2Left(rotation rot);

Returns the left axis represented by rot.

A.207. llRot2Up

llRot2Up(rotation rot);

Returns the up axis represented by rot.

A.208. llRotBetween

rotation llRotBetween(vector a, vector b);

Returns the rotation needed to rotate a to b.

A.209. llRotLookAt

llRotLookAt(rotation rot, float strength, float damping);

Cause object to rotate to rot. Good strength values are around half the mass of the object and good damping values are less than 1/10^th of the strength. Asymmetrical shapes require smaller damping. A strength of 0.0 cancels the look at.

A.210. llRotTarget

integer llRotTarget(rotation rot, float error);

Set object rotation within error of rotation as a rotational target and return an integer number for the target. The number can be used in llRotTargetRemove.

A.211. llRotTargetRemove

llRotTargetRemove(integer number);

Remove rotational target number.

A.212. llRotateTexture

llRotateTexture(float radians, integer face);

Sets the texture rotation of face to radians. If face ALL_SIDES, rotate the texture of all faces.

A.213. llRound

integer llRound(float val);

returns val rounded to the nearest integer.

A.214. llSameGroup

integer llSameGroup(key id);

Returns TRUE if the object or agent id is in the same simulator and has the same active group as this object. Otherwise, returns FALSE.

A.215. llSay

llSay(integer channel, string text);

Say text on channel. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 to 2,147,483,648 are private channels that are not sent to avatars but other scripts can listen for through the llListen api.

A.216. llScaleTexture

llScaleTexture(integer scale_s, integer scale_t, integer face);

Sets the texture s and t scales of face to scale_s and scale_t respectively. If face is ALL_SIDES, scale the texture to all faces.

A.217. llScriptDanger

integer llScriptDanger(vector pos);

Returns true if pos is over public land, land that doesn't allow everyone to edit and build, or land that doesn't allow outside scripts.

A.218. llSendRemoteData

key llSendRemoteData(string dest, integer idata, string sdata);

Send an XML-RPC request to dest through channel with payload of channel (in a string), integer idata and string sdata. An XML-RPC reply will trigger a remote_data event with type = REMOTE_DATA_REPLY. The call returns a message_id that can be used to identify XML-RPC replies.

A.219. llSensor

llSensor(string name, key id, integer type, float range, float arc);

Performs a single scan for name and id with type within range meters and arc radians of forward vector. Specifying a blank name or NULL_KEY id will not filter results for any particular name or id. A range of 0.0 does not perform a scan. Range is limited to 96.0. The type parameter should be an object type constant value. If anything is found during the scan, a sensor event is triggered. A maximum of 16 items are passed to this event. If nothing is found during the scan, a no sensor event is triggered instead.

A.220. llSensorRemove

llSensorRemove(void);

Removes the sensor.

A.221. llSensorRepeat

llSensorRepeat(string name, key id, integer type, float range, float arc, float rate);

Performs a single scan for name and id with type within range meters and arc radians of forward vector and repeats every rate seconds. Specifying a blank name or NULL_KEY id will not filter results for any particular name or id. A range of 0.0 cancels the scan. Range is limited to 96.0. The type parameter should be an object type constant value. If anything is found during the scan, a sensor event is triggered. A maximum of 16 items are passed to this event. If nothing is found during the scan, a no sensor event is triggered instead.

A.222. llSetAlpha

llSetAlpha(float alpha, integer face);

Sets the alpha value for face. If face is ALL_SIDES, set the alpha to all faces. The alpha value is interpreted as an opacity percentage - 1.0 is fully opaque, and 0.2 is mostly transparent. This api will clamp alpha values less 0.1 to .1 and greater than 1.0 to 1.

A.223. llSetBuoyancy

llSetBuoyancy(float buoyancy);

Set the object buoyancy. A value of 0 is none, less than 1.0 sinks, 1.0 floats, and greater than 1.0 rises.

A.224. llSetCameraAtOffset

llSetCameraAtOffset(vector offset);

Sets the camera at offset used in this object if an avatar sits on it.

A.225. llForceMouselook

llForceMouselook(integer mouselook);

Puts the camera into mouselook mode if an avatar sits on this object.

A.226. llSetCameraEyeOffset

llSetCameraEyeOffset(vector offset);

Sets the camera eye offset used in this object if an avatar sits on it.

A.227. llSetColor

llSetColor(vector color, integer face);

Sets the color of face. If face is ALL_SIDES, set the alpha to all faces.

A.228. llSetDamage

llSetDamage(float damage);

Sets the amount of damage that will be done to an object that this object hits. This object will be destroyed on damaging another object.

A.229. llSetForce

llSetForce(vector force, integer local);

If the object is physical, this function sets the force. The vector is in local coordinates if local is TRUE, global if FALSE.

A.230. llSetForceAndTorque

llSetForceAndTorque(vector force, vector torque, integer local);

If the object is physical, this function sets the force and torque. The vectors are in local coordinates if local is TRUE, global if FALSE.

A.231. llSetHoverHeight

llSetHoverHeight(float height, float water, float tau);

Critically damps to a height. The height is above ground and water if water is TRUE.

A.232. llSetLinkAlpha

llSetLinkAlpha(integer linknumber, float alpha, integer face);

Sets the alpha of a prim in the link set. The linknum parameter is either the linked number available through llGetLinkNumber or a link constant. If linknumber is LINK_SET, set the alpha of all objects in the linked set. If >>>>>> .merge-right.r59207 >face is ALL_SIDES, set the alpha of all faces.

A.233. llSetLinkColor

llSetLinkColor(integer linknumber, vector color, integer face);

Sets the color of a prim in the link set. The linknum parameter is either the linked number available through llGetLinkNumber or a link constant. If linknumber is LINK_SET, set the color of all objects in the linked set. If >>>>>> .merge-right.r59207 >face is ALL_SIDES, set the color of all faces.

A.234. llSetLinkPrimitiveParams

llSetLinkPrimitiveParams(integer linknumber, list rules);

Sets the primitive parameters of a prim in the link set. The linknum parameter is either the linked number available through llGetLinkNumber or a link constant. The rules list is identical to that of llSetPrimitiveParams.

A.235. llSetLinkTexture

llSetLinkTexture(integer linknumber, string texture, integer face);

Sets the texture of a prim in the link set. The linknum parameter is either the linked number available through llGetLinkNumber or a link constant. If face is ALL_SIDES, set the texture of all faces.

A.236. llSetLocalRot

llSetLinkPrimitiveParams(integer linknumber, list rules);

Sets the primitive parameters of the linked child specified by linknumber. A value of 0 means no link, 1 the root, 2 for first child, etc. If linknumber is LINK_SET, set the primitive parameters of all objects in the linked set. The rules list is identical to that of llSetPrimitiveParams.

A.235. llSetLinkTexture

llSetLinkTexture(integer linknumber, string texture, integer face);

Sets the texture of the linked child specified by linknumber. A value of 0 means no link, 1 the root, 2 for first child, etc. If linknumber is LINK_SET, set the texture of all objects in the linked set. If face is ALL_SIDES, set the texture of all faces.

A.236. llSetLocalRot

>>>>>> .merge-right.r59207 >llSetLocalRot(rotation rot);

If the object is not physical, this function sets the rotation of a child prim relative to the root prim, and the linked set is adjusted.

A.237. llSetObjectDesc

llSetObjectDesc(string description);

Sets the object description to description.

A.238. llSetObjectName

llSetObjectName(string name);

Sets the object name to name.

A.239. llSetParcelMusicURL

llSetParcelMusicURL(string url);

Sets the streaming audio URL for the parcel where the object is currently located. The url must be an http streaming source of mp3 or ogg data.

A.240. llSetPayPrice

llSetPayPrice(integer default_price, list quick_pay_buttons);

Sets the default pay price and optionally the quick pay buttons for the 'Pay' window when someone pays this object. See also Pay Button Constants.

A.241. llSetPos

llSetPos(vector pos);

If the object is not physical, this function sets the position in region coordinates. If the object is a child, the position is treated as root relative and the linked set is adjusted.

A.242. llSetPrimitiveParams

llSetPrimitiveParams(list rules);

Set primitive parameters based on rules. The rules are specified as an ordered list of parameter and value(s). Valid parameters and their expected values can be found in the Primitive Constants. Here is a simple example:

llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_TYPE, PRIM_TYPE_BOX, PRIM_HOLE_DEFAULT, <0,1,0>,
                  0.5, <-0.2, 0.2, 0>, <0.5,0.5,0>,<-0.5,0.5,0>]);

A.243. llSetRemoteScriptAccessPin

llSetRemoteScriptAccessPin(integer pin);

If pin is set to a non-zero number, the task will accept remote script loads via llRemoteLoadScriptPin if it passes in the correct pin. Otherwise, llRemoteLoadScriptPin is ignored.

A.244. llSetRot

llSetRot(rotation rot);

If the object is not physical, this function sets the rotation. If the object is a child, the position is treated as root relative and the linked set is adjusted.

A.245. llSetScale

llSetScale(vector scale);

Sets the object scale.

A.246. llSetScriptState

llSetScriptState(string name, integer run);

Control the state of a script on the object.

A.247. llSetSitText

llSetSitText(string text);

Displays text rather than 'sit' in viewer pie menu.

A.248. llSetSoundQueueing

llSetSoundQueueing(integer queue);

Sets whether successive calls to llPlaySound, llLoopSound, etc., (attached sounds) interrupt the playing sound. The default for objects is FALSE. Setting this value to TRUE will make the sound wait until the current playing sound reaches its end. The queue is one level deep.

A.249. llSetStatus

llSetStatus(integer status, integer value);

Sets the status to value. Use status constants for the values of status.

A.250. llSetText

llSetText(string text, vector color, float alpha);

Sets text that floats above object to text, using the specified color and alpha.

A.251. llSetTexture

llSetTexture(string texture, integer face);

Sets the texture from object inventory of face. If face is ALL_SIDES, set the texture to all faces.

A.252. llSetTextureAnim

llSetTextureAnim(integer mode, integer face, integer sizex, integer sizey, float start, float length, float rate);

Animates a texture by setting the texture scale and offset. The mode is a mask of texture animation constants. You can only have one texture animation on an object, calling llSetTextureAnim more than once on an object will reset it.

You can only do one traditional animation, ROTATE or SCALE at a time, you cannot combine masks. In the case of ROTATE or SCALE, sizex and sizey are ignored, and start and length are used as the start and length values of the animation. For rotation, start and length are in radians.

The face specified which face to animate. If face is ALL_SIDES, all textures on the object are animated.

The sizex and sizey describe the layout of the frames within the texture. sizex specifies how many horizontal frames and sizey is how many vertical frames.

start is the frame number to begin the animation on. Frames are numbered from left to right, top to bottom, starting at 0.

length is the number of frames to animate. 0 means to animate all frames after the start frame.

rate is the frame rate to animate at. 1.0 means 1 frame per second, 10.0 means 10 frames per second, etc.

A.253. llSetTimerEvent

llSetTimerEvent(float sec);

Sets the timer event to be triggered every sec seconds. Passing in 0.0 stops further timer events.

A.254. llSetTorque

llSetTorque(vector torque, integer local);

If the object is physical, this function sets the torque. The vector is in local coordinates if local is TRUE, global if FALSE.

A.255. llSetTouchText

llSetTouchText(string text);

Displays text in viewer pie menu that acts as a touch.

A.256. llSetVehicleFlags

llSetVehicleFlags(integer flags);

Sets the vehicle flags to TRUE. Valid parameters can be found in the vehicle flags constants section.

A.257. llSetVehicleFloatParam

llSetVehicleFloatParam(integer param_name, float param_value);

Sets the vehicle floating point parameter param_name to param_value. Valid parameters and their expected values can be found in the vehicle parameter constants section.

A.258. llSetVehicleType

llSetVehicleType(integer type);

Activates the vehicle action and choose vehicle type. Valid types and an explanation of their characteristics can be found in the vehicle type constants section.

A.259. llSetVehicleRotationParam

llSetVehicleRotationParam(integer param_name, rotation param_value);

Sets the vehicle rotation parameter param_name to param_value. Valid parameters can be found in the vehicle parameter constants section.

A.260. llSetVehicleVectorParam

llSetVehicleVectorParam(integer param_name, vector param_value);

Sets the vehicle vector parameter param_name to param_value. Valid parameters can be found in the vehicle parameter constants section.

A.261. llShout

llShout(integer channel, string text);

Shout text on channel. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 to 2,147,483,648 are private channels that are not sent to avatars but other scripts can listen for through the llListen api.

A.262. llSin

float llSin(float theta);

Returns the sine of theta in radians.

A.263. llSitTarget

llSitTarget(vector offset, rotation rot);

Set the sit location for this object. If offset == ZERO_VECTOR clear the sit target.

A.264. llSleep

llSleep(float sec);

Puts the script to sleep for sec seconds.

A.265. llSqrt

float llSqrt(float val);

Returns the square root of val. If val is less than 0.0, this function returns 0.0 and raises a math runtime error.

A.266. llStartAnimation

llStartAnimation(string anim);

This function starts animation anim for the avatar that owns the object.

Valid strings for anim

hold_R_bazooka, hold_R_handgun, hold_R_rifle: Holds the appropriately shaped weapon in the right hand. Automatically switches to the aims (below) when user enters mouse look
aim_R_bazooka, aim_R_handgun, aim_R_rifle: Aims the appropriately shaped weapon along the direction the avatar is looking.
away: Flops over in "away from keyboard" state.
backflip: Performs a backflip.
bow: Bows at waist.
brush: Brushes dirt from shirt.
clap: Applauds.
courtbow: Bows with a courtly flourish.
crouch: Crouches in place.
crouchwalk: Walks in place while crouching.
dance1, dance2, dance3, dance4, dance5, dance6, dance7, dance8: Various dance maneuvers.
falldown: Freefall falling animation.
female_walk: Walks with hip sway.
fly: Flies forward.
flyslow: Flies forward at a less aggressive angle.
hello: Waves.
hold_throw_R: Hold object in right hand, prepared to throw it.
hover: Hovers in place.
hover_down: Pretends to hover straight down.
hover_up: Pretends to hover straight up.
jump: Midair jump position.
kick_roundhouse_R: Roundhouse kick with right leg.
land: Lands after flying.
prejump: Prepares to jump.
punch_L: Punch with left hand.
punch_R: Punch with right hand.
punch_onetwo: Punch with one hand then the other.
run: Runs in place.
salute: Salutes with right hand.
sit: Sits on object at knee height.
sit_ground: Sits down on ground.
slowwalk: Walks in place slowly.
smoke_idle: Leans on imaginary prop while holding cigarette.
smoke_inhale: Leans on imaginary prop and smokes a cigarette.
smoke_throw_down: Leans on imaginary prop, throws down a cigarette, and stamps it out.
snapshot: Pantomimes taking a picture.
soft_land: Stumbles a bit as if landing.
stand: Stands in place.
standup: Falls on face and stands up.
stride: Legs extended as if stepping off of a ledge.
sword_strike_R: Strike with sword in right hand.
talk: Head moves as if talking.
throw_R: Throws object in right hand.
tryon_shirt: Turns around and models a new shirt.
turnleft: Pretends to turn left.
turnright: Pretends to turn right.
type: Makes typing motion.
uphillwalk: Walks uphill in place.
walk: Walks in place.
whisper: Whispers behind hand.
whistle: Whistles with hands in mouth.
yell: Shouts between cupped hands.

A.267. llStopAnimation

llStopAnimation(string anim);

Stop animation anim for avatar that owns object.

A.268. llStopHover

llStopHover(void);

Stop hover to a height.

A.269. llStopLookAt

llStopLookAt(void);

Stop causing object to look at target.

A.270. llStopMoveToTarget

llStopMoveToTarget(void);

Stops critically damped motion.

A.271. llStopPointAt

llStopPointAt(void);

Stop avatar that owns object pointing.

A.272. llStopSound

llStopSound(void);

Stops a currently playing attached sound started with llPlaySound or llLoopSound. Has no effect on sounds started with llTriggerSound.

A.273. llStringLength

integer llStringLength(string src);

Returns the number of characters in src.

A.274. llSubStringIndex

integer llSubStringIndex(string source, string pattern);

Finds index in source where pattern first appears. Returns -1 if no match is found.

A.275. llStringToBase64

string llStringToBase64(string str);

Converts a string to the Base 64 representation of the string.

A.276. llTakeControls

llTakeControls(integer controls, integer accept, integer pass_on);

If (accept == (controls & input)), send input to object. If the boolean pass_on is TRUE, also send input to avatar.

A.277. llTan

float llTan(float theta);

Returns the tangent of theta radians.

A.278. llTarget

integer llTarget(vector position, float range);

Set object position within range of position as a target and returns an integer ID for the target.

A.279. llTargetOmega

llTargetOmega(vector axis, float spinrate, float gain);

Attempt to spin at spinrate with strength gain on axis. A spinrate of 0.0 cancels the spin. This function works in object local coordinates for child objects and works in world coordinates for root objects.

A.280. llTargetRemove

llTargetRemove(integer tnumber);

Remove target number tnumber.

A.281. llTeleportAgentHome

llTeleportAgentHome(key id);

Teleport agent on the owner's land to agent's home location.

A.282. llToLower

llToLower();

A.283. llToUpper

string llToUpper(string src);

Returns src in all lower case.

A.284. llTriggerSound

llTriggerSound(string sound, float volume);

Plays a transient sound NOT attached to an object. The sound plays from a stationary position located at the center of the object at the time of the trigger. There is no limit to the number of triggered sounds which can be generated by an object, and calling llTriggerSound does not affect the attached sounds created by llPlaySound and llLoopSound. This is very useful for things like collision noises, explosions, etc. There is no way to stop or alter the volume of a sound triggered by this function.

A.285. llTriggerSoundLimited

llTriggerSoundLimited(string sound, float volume, vector tne, vector bsw);

Plays a transient sound NOT attached to an object with its audible range limited by the axis aligned bounding box define by tne (top-north-eash) and bsw (bottom-south-west). The sound plays from a stationary position located at the center of the object at the time of the trigger. There is no limit to the number of triggered sounds which can be generated by an object, and calling llTriggerSound does not affect the attached sounds created by llPlaySound and llLoopSound. This is very useful for things like collision noises, explosions, etc. There is no way to stop or alter the volume of a sound triggered by this function.

A.286. llUnescapeURL

string llUnescapeURL(string url);

Returns the string that is the URL unescaped version of url, replacing %20 with spaces etc.

A.287. llUnSit

llUnSit(key id);

If agent identified by id is sitting on the object the script is attached to or is over land owned by the objects owner, the agent is forced to stand up.

A.288. llVecDist

float llVecDist(vector a, vector b);

Returns the distance from a to b

A.289. llVecMag

float llVecMag(vector vec);

Returns the magnitude of vec.

A.290. llVecNorm

vector llVecNorm(vector vec);

Returns normalized vec.

A.291. llVolumeDetect

llVolumeDetect(integer detect);

When detect = TRUE, this makes the entire link set the script is attached to phantom but if another object interpenetrates it, it will get a collision_start event. When an object stops interpenetrating, a collision_end event is generated. While the other is interpenetrating, collision events are NOT generated. The script must be applied to the root object of the link set to get the collision events. Collision filters work normally.

A.292. llWater

float llWater(vector offset);

Returns the water height at the object position + offset.

A.293. llWhisper

llWhisper(integer channel, string text);

Whisper text on channel. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 to 2,147,483,648 are private channels that are not sent to avatars but other scripts can listen for through the llListen api.

A.294. llWind

vector llWind(vector offset);

Returns the wind velocity below the object position + offset.

A.295. llXorBase64Strings

string llXorBase64Strings(string s1, string s2);

Performs an exclusive or on two Base 64 strings and returns a Base 64 string. The s2 parameter repeats if it is shorter than s1.

Appendix B. Events

Every state must have at least one handler. You can choose to handle an event by defining one of the reserved event handlers named here.

B.1. at_rot_target

at_rot_target(integer number, rotation target_rotation, rotation our_rotation);

This event is triggered when a script comes within a defined angle of a target rotation. The range is set by a call to llRotTarget.

B.2. at_target

not_at_target(integer number, vector target_position, vector our_position);

This event is triggered when a script comes within a defined range from a target position. The range and position are set by a call to llTarget.

B.3. attach

attach(key attached);

This event is triggered whenever a object with this script is attached or detached from an avatar. If it is attached, attached is the key of the avatar it is attached to, otherwise attached is NULL_KEY.

B.4. changed

changed(integer changed);

Triggered when various events change the object. The changed will be a bitfield of change constants.

B.5. collision

collision(integer total_number);

This event is raised while another object is colliding with the object the script is attached to. The number of detected objects is passed to the script. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions. (Collisions are also generated if a user walks into an object.)

B.6. collision_end

collision_end(integer total_number);

This event is raised when another object stops colliding with the object the script is attached to. The number of detected objects is passed to the script. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions. (Collisions are also generated if a user walks into an object.)

B.7. collision_start

collision_start(integer total_number);

This event is raised when another object begins to collide with the object the script is attached to. The number of detected objects is passed to the script. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions. (Collisions are also generated if a user walks into an object.)

B.8. control

control(key name, integer levels, integer edges);

Once a script has the ability to grab control inputs from the avatar, this event will be used to pass the commands into the script. The levels and edges are bitfields of control constants.

B.9. dataserver

dataserver(key requested, string data);

This event is triggered when the requested data is returned to the script. Data may be requested by the llRequestAgentData, the llRequestSimulatorData, the llRequestInventoryData, and the llGetNotecardLine function calls.

B.10. email

email(string time, string address, string subject, string body, integer remaining);

This event is triggered when an email sent to this script arrives. The remaining tells how many more emails are known as still pending.

B.11. land_collision

land_collision(vector position);

This event is raised when the object the script is attached to is colliding with the ground.

B.12. land_collision_end

land_collision_end(vector position);

This event is raised when the object the script is attached to stops colliding with the ground.

B.13. land_collision_start

land_collision_start(vector position);

This event is raised when the object the script is attached to begins to collide with the ground.

B.14. link_message

link_message(integer sender_number, integer number, string message, key id);

Triggered when object receives a link message via llMessageLinked library function call.

B.15. listen

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message);

This event is raised whenever a chat message matching the constraints passed in the llListen command is heard. The name and id of the speaker as well as the message are passed in as parameters. Channel 0 is the public chat channel that all avatars see as chat text. Channels 1 through 2,147,483,648 are private channels that are not sent to avatars but other scripts can listen on those channels.

B.16. money

money(key giver, integer amount);

This event is triggered when user giver has given an amount of Linden dollars to the object.

B.17. moving_end

moving_end(void);

Triggered whenever a object with this script stops moving.

B.18. moving_start

moving_start(void);

Triggered whenever a object with this script starts moving.

B.19. no_sensor

no_sensor(void);

This event is raised when sensors are active (via the llSensor library call) but are not sensing anything.

B.20. not_at_rot_target

not_at_rot_target(void);

When a target is set via the llRotTarget library call, but the script is outside the specified angle this event is raised.

B.21. not_at_target

not_at_target(void);

When a target is set via the llTarget library call, but the script is outside the specified range this event is raised.

B.22. object_rez

object_rez(key id);

Triggered when object rezzes another object from its inventory via the llRezObject api. The id is the globally unique key for the object.

B.23. on_rez

on_rez(integer start_param);

Triggered whenever a object is rezzed from inventory or by another object. The start_param is the parameter passed in from the call to llRezObject or llRezAtRoot.

B.24. run_time_permissions

run_time_permissions(integer permissions);

Scripts need permission from either the owner or the avatar they wish to act on before they perform certain functions, such as debiting money from their owner's account, triggering an animation on an avatar, or capturing control inputs. The llRequestPermissions library function is used to request these permissions and the various permissions integer constants can be supplied. The integer returned to this event handler contains the current set of permissions flags, so if permissions equal 0 then no permissions are set.

B.25. sensor

sensor(integer total_number);

This event is raised whenever objects matching the constraints of the llSensor command are detected. The number of detected objects is passed to the script in the total_number parameter. A maximum of 16 objects are passed to this event. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions.

B.26. state_entry

state_entry(void);

The state_entry event occurs whenever a new state is entered, including program start, and is always the first event handled.

B.27. state_exit

state_exit(void);

The state_exit event occurs whenever the state command is used to transition to another state. It is handled before the new state's state_entry event.

B.28. timer

timer(void);

This event is raised at regular intervals set by the llSetTimerEvent library function.

B.29. touch

touch(integer total_number);

This event is raised while a user is touching the object the script is attached to. The number of touching objects is passed to the script in the total_number parameter. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions.

B.30. touch_end

touch_end(integer total_number);

This event is raised when a user stops touching the object the script is attached to. The number of touching objects is passed to the script in the total_number parameter. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions.

B.31. touch_start

touch_start(integer total_number);

This event is raised when a user first touches the object the script is attached to. The number of touching objects is passed to the script in the total_number parameter. Information on those objects may be gathered via the llDetected* library functions.

B.32. remote_data

remote_data(integer type, key channel, key message_id, string sender, integer ival, string sval);

This event is raised when a user creates an XML-RPC channel via llOpenRemoteDataChannel, a remote XML-RPC server replies to a llSendRemoteData, or a remote XML-RPC client sends in an XML-RPC request. In the open case, type = REMOTE_DATA_CHANNEL, channel = NULL_KEY, message_id = NULL_KEY, sender is an empty string, ival = 0, and sval is an empty string. In the reply case, type = REMOTE_DATA_REPLY, channel is set to the channel that the request was sent on, message_id is set to the id of the message, sender is an empty string, ival = 0, and sval is a string. In the remote request case, type = REMOTE_DATA_REQUEST, channel is set to the channel that sent the message, message_id is set to the id of the message, sender is set by the sender, ival is an integer, and sval is a string. parameter.

Appendix C. Constants

To ease scripting, many useful constants are defined by LSL.

C.1. Boolean Constants

The boolean constants represent the values for TRUE and FALSE. LSL represents booleans as integer values 1 and 0 respectively. Since there is no boolean type these constants act as a scripting aid usually employed for testing variables which conceptually represent boolean values.

TRUE
FALSE

C.2. Status Constants

The status constants are used in the llSetStatus and llGetStatus library calls. These constants can be bitwise or'ed together when calling the library functions to set the same value to more than one status flag

Status Constants

STATUS_PHYSICS

Controls whether the object moves physically. This controls the same flag that the ui checkbox for 'Physical' controls. The default is FALSE.

STATUS_PHANTOM

Controls whether the object collides or not. Setting the value to TRUE makes the object non-colliding with all objects. It is a good idea to use this for most objects that move or rotate, but are non-physical. It is also useful for simulating volumetric lighting. The default is FALSE.

STATUS_ROTATE_X, STATUS_ROTATE_Y, STATUS_ROTATE_Z

Controls whether the object can physically rotate around the specific axis or not. This flag has no meaning for non-physical objects. Set the value to FALSE to disable rotation around that axis. The default is TRUE for a physical object.

A useful example to think about when visualizing the effect is a 'sit-and-spin' device. They spin around the Z axis (up) but not around the X or Y axis.

STATUS_BLOCK_GRAB

Controls whether the object can be grabbed. A grab is the default action when in third person, and is available as the 'hand' tool in build mode. This is useful for physical objects that you don't want other people to be able to trivially disturb. The default if FALSE

STATUS_SANDBOX

Controls whether the object can cross region boundaries and move more than 20 meters from its creation point. The default if FALSE.

STATUS_DIE_AT_EDGE

Controls whether the object is returned to the owner's inventory if it wanders off the edge of the world. It is useful to set this status TRUE for things like bullets or rockets. The default is TRUE

C.3. Object Type Constants

These constants can be combined using the binary '|' operator and are used in the llSensor and related calls.

Object Type Constants

AGENT: Objects in world that are agents.
ACTIVE: Objects in world that are running a script or currently physically moving.
PASSIVE: Static in-world objects.
SCRIPTED: Scripted in-world objects.

C.4. Permission Constants

The permission constants are used for passing values to llRequestPermissions, determining the value of llGetPermissions, and explicitly passed to the run_time_permissions event. For many of the basic library functions to work, a specific permission must be enabled. The permission constants can be or'ed together to be used in conjunction.

Permission Constants

PERMISSION_DEBIT: If this permission is enabled, the object can successfully call llGiveMoney to debit the owner's account.
PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS: If this permission enabled, the object can successfully call the llTakeControls library call.
PERMISSION_REMAP_CONTROLS: (not yet implemented)
PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION: If this permission is enabled, the object can successfully call llStartAnimation for the avatar that owns this object.
PERMISSION_ATTACH: If this permission is enabled, the object can successfully call llAttachToAvatar to attach to the given avatar.
PERMISSION_RELEASE_OWNERSHIP: (not yet implemented)
PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS: If this permission is enabled, the object can successfully call llCreateLink, llBreakLink, and llBreakAllLinks to change links to other objects.
PERMISSION_CHANGE_JOINTS: (not yet implemented)
PERMISSION_CHANGE_PERMISSIONS: (not yet implemented)

C.5. Inventory Constants

These constants can be used to refer to a specific inventory type in calls to llGetInventoryNumber and llGetInventoryName. They are also returned by llGetInventoryType.

Inventory Constants

INVENTORY_TEXTURE, INVENTORY_SOUND, INVENTORY_OBJECT, INVENTORY_SCRIPT, INVENTORY_LANDMARK, INVENTORY_CLOTHING, INVENTORY_NOTECARD, INVENTORY_BODYPART, INVENTORY_ANIMATION, INVENTORY_GESTURE, INVENTORY_ALL, INVENTORY_NONE: Each constant refers to the named type of inventory.

C.6. Pay Price Constants

These constants can be used in llSetPayPrice

Pay Price Constants

PAY_HIDE: Do not show this quick pay button.
PAY_DEFAULT: Use the default value for this quick pay button.

C.7. Attachment Constants

These constants are used to refer to attachment points in calls to llAttachToAvatar.

Attachment Constants

ATTACH_CHEST: Attach to the avatar chest.
ATTACH_HEAD: Attach to the avatar head.
ATTACH_LSHOULDER: Attach to the avatar left shoulder.
ATTACH_RSHOULDER: Attach to the avatar right shoulder.
ATTACH_LHAND: Attach to the avatar left hand.
ATTACH_RHAND: Attach to the avatar right hand.
ATTACH_LFOOT: Attach to the avatar left foot.
ATTACH_RFOOT: Attach to the avatar right foot.
ATTACH_BACK: Attach to the avatar back.
ATTACH_PELVIS: Attach to the avatar pelvis.
ATTACH_MOUTH: Attach to the avatar mouth.
ATTACH_CHIN: Attach to the avatar chin.
ATTACH_LEAR: Attach to the avatar left ear.
ATTACH_REAR: Attach to the avatar right ear.
ATTACH_LEYE: Attach to the avatar left eye.
ATTACH_REYE: Attach to the avatar right eye.
ATTACH_NOSE: Attach to the avatar nose.
ATTACH_RUARM: Attach to the avatar right upper arm.
ATTACH_RLARM: Attach to the avatar right lower arm.
ATTACH_LUARM: Attach to the avatar left upper arm.
ATTACH_LLARM: Attach to the avatar left lower arm.
ATTACH_RHIP: Attach to the avatar right hip.
ATTACH_RULEG: Attach to the avatar right upper leg.
ATTACH_RLLEG: Attach to the avatar right lower leg.
ATTACH_LHIP: Attach to the avatar left hip.
ATTACH_LULEG: Attach to the avatar lower upper leg.
ATTACH_LLLEG: Attach to the avatar lower left leg.
ATTACH_BELLY: Attach to the avatar belly.
ATTACH_RPEC: Attach to the avatar right pectoral.
ATTACH_LPEC: Attach to the avatar left pectoral.

C.8. Land Constants

These constants are only used in calls to llModifyLand. The constants are equivalent to the similarly labelled user interface elements for editing land in the viewer.

Land Constants

LAND_LEVEL: Action to make the land flat and level.
LAND_RAISE: Action to raise the land.
LAND_LOWER: Action to lower the land.
LAND_SMOOTH: Action to smooth the land.
LAND_NOISE: Action to push the land toward a pseudo-random heightfield.
LAND_REVERT: Action to push the land toward the original shape from when it was first terraformed.
LAND_SMALL_BRUSH: Use a small brush size.
LAND_MEDIUM_BRUSH: Use a medium brush size.
LAND_LARGE_BRUSH: Use a large brush size.

C.9. Link Constants

These constants are used in calls to llSetLinkColor and llMessageLinked.

Link Constants

LINK_SET: This targets every object in the linked set.
LINK_ROOT: This targets the root of the linked set.
LINK_ALL_OTHERS: This targets every object in the linked set except the object with the script.
LINK_ALL_CHILDREN: This targets every object except the root in the linked set.
LINK_THIS: This targets the object making the call only.

C.10. Control Constants

These constants are used in llTakeControls as well as the control event handler.

Control Constants

CONTROL_FWD: Test for the avatar move forward control.
CONTROL_BACK: Test for the avatar move back control.
CONTROL_LEFT: Test for the avatar move left control.
CONTROL_RIGHT: Test for the avatar move right control.
CONTROL_ROT_LEFT: Test for the avatar rotate left control.
CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT: Test for the avatar rotate right control.
CONTROL_UP: Test for the avatar move up control.
CONTROL_DOWN: Test for the avatar move down control.
CONTROL_LBUTTON: Test for the avatar left button control.
CONTROL_ML_BUTTON: Test for the avatar left button control while in mouse look.

C.11. Change Constants

These constants are used in the changed event handler.

Change Constants

CHANGED_INVENTORY: The object inventory has changed.
CHANGED_ALLOWED_DROP: The object inventory has changed because an item was added through the llAllowInventoryDrop interface.
CHANGED_COLOR: The object color has changed.
CHANGED_SHAPE: The object shape has changed, eg, a box to a cylinder
CHANGED_SCALE: The object scale has changed.
CHANGED_TEXTURE: The texture offset, scale rotation, or simply the object texture has changed.
CHANGED_LINK: The object has linked or its links were broken.
CHANGED_REGION: The object has changed regions.
CHANGED_TELEPORT: The object has been teleported.

C.12. Type Constants

These constants are used to determine the variable type stored in a heterogeneous list. The value returned from llGetListEntryType can be used for comparison against these constants.

Type Constants

TYPE_INTEGER: The list entry is an integer.
TYPE_FLOAT: The list entry is a float.
TYPE_STRING: The list entry is a string.
TYPE_KEY: The list entry is a key.
TYPE_VECTOR: The list entry is a vector.
TYPE_ROTATION: The list entry is a rotation.
TYPE_INVALID: The list entry is invalid.

C.13. Agent Info Constants

Each of these constants represents a bit in the integer returned from the llGetAgentInfo function and can be used in an expression to determine the specified information about an agent.

Agent Info Constants

AGENT_FLYING: The agent is flying.
AGENT_ATTACHMENTS: The agent has attachments.
AGENT_SCRIPTED: The agent has scripted attachments.
AGENT_SITTING: The agent is sitting.
AGENT_ON_OBJECT: The agent is sitting on an object.
AGENT_WALKING: The agent is walking.
AGENT_IN_AIR: The agent is in the air.
AGENT_MOUSELOOK: The agent is in mouselook.
AGENT_AWAY: The agent is away (AFK).
AGENT_TYPING: The agent is typing.
AGENT_CROUCHING: The agent is crouching.

C.14. Texture Animation Constants

These constants are used in the llSetTextureAnim api to control the animation mode.

Texture Animation Constants

ANIM_ON: Texture animation is on.
LOOP: Loop the texture animation.
REVERSE: Play animation in reverse direction.
PING_PONG: play animation going forwards, then backwards.
SMOOTH: slide in the X direction, instead of playing separate frames.
ROTATE: Animate texture rotation.
SCALE: Animate the texture scale.

C.15. Particle System Constants

These constants are used in calls to the llParticleSystem api to specify parameters.

Particle System Parameters

PSYS_PART_FLAGS

Each particle that is emitted by the particle system is simulated based on the following flags. To use multiple flags, bitwise or (|) them together.

PSYS_PART_FLAGS Values

PSYS_PART_INTERP_COLOR_MASK: Interpolate both the color and alpha from the start value to the end value.
PSYS_PART_INTERP_SCALE_MASK: Interpolate the particle scale from the start value to the end value.
PSYS_PART_WIND_MASK: Particles have their velocity damped towards the wind velocity.
PSYS_PART_BOUNCE_MASK: Particles bounce off of a plane at the object's Z height.
PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_SRC_MASK: The particle position is relative to the source object's position.
PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_VELOCITY_MASK: The particle orientation is rotated so the vertical axis faces towards the particle velocity.
PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK: The particle heads towards the location of the target object as defined by PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY.
PSYS_PART_EMISSIVE_MASK: The particle glows.
PSYS_PART_RANDOM_ACCEL_MASK: (not implemented)
PSYS_PART_RANDOM_VEL_MASK: (not implemented)
PSYS_PART_TRAIL_MASK: (not implemented)

PSYS_SRC_PATTERN

The pattern which is used to generate particles. Use one of the following values:

PSYS_SRC_PATTERN Values

PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_DROP: Drop particles at the source position.
PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_EXPLODE: Shoot particles out in all directions, using the burst parameters.
PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE: Shoot particles across a 2 dimensional area defined by the arc created from PSYS_SRC_OUTERANGLE. There will be an open area defined by PSYS_SRC_INNERANGLE within the larger arc.
PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE: Shoot particles out in a 3 dimensional cone with an outer arc of PSYS_SRC_OUTERANGLE and an inner open area defined by PSYS_SRC_INNERANGLE.

PSYS_PART_START_COLOR

a vector <r,g,b> which determines the starting color of the object.

PSYS_PART_START_ALPHA

a float which determines the starting alpha of the object.

PSYS_PART_END_COLOR

a vector <r, g, b> which determines the ending color of the object.

PSYS_PART_END_ALPHA

a float which determines the ending alpha of the object.

PSYS_PART_START_SCALE

a vector <sx, sy, z>, which is the starting size of the particle billboard in meters (z is ignored).

PSYS_PART_END_SCALE

a vector <sx, sy, z>, which is the ending size of the particle billboard in meters (z is ignored).

PSYS_PART_MAX_AGE

age in seconds of a particle at which it dies.

PSYS_SRC_ACCEL

a vector <x, y, z> which is the acceleration to apply on particles.

PSYS_SRC_TEXTURE

an asset name for the texture to use for the particles.

PSYS_SRC_BURST_RATE

how often to release a particle burst (float seconds).

PSYS_SRC_INNERANGLE

specifies the inner angle of the arc created by the PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE or PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE source pattern. The area specified will not have particles in it..

PSYS_SRC_OUTERANGLE

specifies the outer angle of the arc created by the PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE or PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE source pattern. The area between the outer and inner angle will be filled with particles..

PSYS_SRC_BURST_PART_COUNT

how many particles to release in a burst.

PSYS_SRC_BURST_RADIUS

what distance from the center of the object to create the particles.

PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MIN

minimum speed that a particle should be moving.

PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MAX

maximum speed that a particle should be moving.

PSYS_SRC_MAX_AGE

how long this particle system should last, 0.0 means forever.

PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY

the key of a target object to move towards if PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK is enabled.

PSYS_SRC_OMEGA

Sets the angular velocity to rotate the axis that SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE and SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE use..

C.16. Agent Data Constants

These constants are used in calls to the llRequestAgentData api to collect information about an agent which will be provided in the dataserver event.

Agent Data Constants

DATA_ONLINE

"1" for online "0" for offline.

DATA_NAME

The name of the agent.

DATA_BORN

The date the agent was born returned in ISO 8601 format of YYYY-MM-DD.

DATA_RATING

Returns the agent ratings as a comma separated string of six integers. They are:

Positive rated behavior
Negative rated behavior
Positive rated appearance
Negative rated appearance
Positive rated building
Negative rated building

C.17. Float Constants

LSL provides a small collection of floating point constants for use in float arithmetic. These constants are usually employed while performing trigonometric calculations, but are sometimes useful for other applications such as specifying arc radians to sensor or particle system functions.

Float Constants

PI: 3.14159265 - The radians of a hemicircle.
TWO_PI: 6.28318530 - The radians of a circle.
PI_BY_TWO: 1.57079633 - The radians of a quarter circle.
DEG_TO_RAD: 0.01745329 - Number of radians per degree. You can use this to convert degrees to radians by multiplying the degrees by this number.
RAD_TO_DEG: 57.2957795 - Number of degrees per radian. You can use this number to convert radians to degrees by multiplying the radians by this number.
SQRT2: 1.41421356 - The square root of 2.

C.18. Key Constant

There is only one key constant which acts as an invalid key: NULL_KEY.

C.19. Miscellaneous Integer Constants

There is one uncategorized integer constant which is used in some of the texturing and coloring api: ALL_SIDES

C.20. Miscellaneous String Constants

There is one uncategorized string constant which is used in the dataserver event: EOF

C.21. Vector Constant

There is only one vector constant which acts as a zero vector: ZERO_VECTOR = <0,0,0>.

C.22. Rotation Constant

There is only one rotation constant which acts as a zero rotation: ZERO_ROTATION = <0,0,0,1>.

C.23. Simulator Data Constants

These constants are used in calls to the llRequestSimulatorData api to collect information about a simulator which will be provided in the dataserver event.

Simulator Data Constants

DATA_SIM_POS

The global position of the simulator. Cast the value to a vector.

DATA_SIM_STATUS

The status of the simulator. Currently, this may be one of the following:

up
down
stopping
starting
crashed

C.24. Vehicle Parameters

Parameters

VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE: A vector of timescales for exponential decay of the vehicle's linear velocity along its preferred axes of motion (at, left, up). Range = [0.07, inf) seconds for each element of the vector.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE: A vector of timescales for exponential decay of the vehicle's angular velocity about its preferred axes of motion (at, left, up). Range = [0.07, inf) seconds for each element of the vector.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION: The direction and magnitude (in preferred frame) of the vehicle's linear motor. The vehicle will accelerate (or decelerate if necessary) to match its velocity to its motor. Range of magnitude = [0, 30] meters/second.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_OFFSET: The offset point from the vehicle's center of mass at which the linear motor's impulse is applied. This allows the linear motor to also cause rotational torque. Range of magnitude = [0, 100] meters.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential approach to full linear motor velocity.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential decay of the linear motor's magnitude.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION: The direction and magnitude (in preferred frame) of the vehicle's angular motor.The vehicle will accelerate (or decelerate if necessary) to match its velocity to its motor.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential approach to full angular motor velocity.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential decay of the angular motor's magnitude.
VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT: The height (above the terrain or water, or global) at which the vehicle will try to hover.
VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY: A slider between minimum (0.0 = bouncy) and maximum (1.0 = fast as possible) damped motion of the hover behavior.
VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE: The period of bounce (or timescale of exponential approach, depending on the hover efficiency) for the vehicle to hover to the proper height.
VEHICLE_BUOYANCY: A slider between minimum (0.0) and maximum anti-gravity (1.0).
VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY: A slider between minimum (0.0) and maximum (1.0) deflection of linear velocity. That is, it's a simple scalar for modulating the strength of linear deflection.
VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential success of linear deflection. It is another way to specify how much time it takes for the vehicle's linear velocity to be redirected to it's preferred axis of motion.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY: A slider between minimum (0.0) and maximum (1.0) deflection of angular orientation. That is, it's a simple scalar for modulating the strength of angular deflection such that the vehicle's preferred axis of motion points toward it's real velocity.
VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE: The timescale for exponential success of angular deflection. It's another way to specify the strength of the vehicle's tendency to reorient itself so that it's preferred axis of motion agrees with it's true velocity.
VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY: A slider between minimum (0.0 = wobbly) and maximum (1.0 = firm as possible) stability of the vehicle to keep itself upright.
VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE: The period of wobble, or timescale for exponential approach, of the vehicle to rotate such that it's preferred "up" axis is oriented along the world's "up" axis.
VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY: A slider between anti (-1.0), none (0.0), and maximum (1.0) banking strength.
VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX: A slider between static (0.0) and dynamic (1.0) banking. "Static" means the banking scales only with the angle of roll, whereas "dynamic" is a term that also scales with the vehicle's linear speed.
VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE: The timescale for banking to exponentially approach it's maximum effect. This is another way to scale the strength of the banking effect, however it affects the term that is proportional to the difference between what the banking behavior is trying to do, and what the vehicle is actually doing.
VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME: A rotation of the vehicle's preferred axes of motion and orientation (at, left, up) with respect to the vehicle's local frame (x, y, z).

C.25. Vehicle Flags

Flags

VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP: This flag prevents linear deflection parallel to world z-axis. This is useful for preventing ground vehicles with large linear deflection, like bumper cars, from climbing their linear deflection into the sky.
VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY: For vehicles with vertical attractor that want to be able to climb/dive, for instance, airplanes that want to use the banking feature.
VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY: Ignore terrain height when hovering.
VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY: Ignore water height when hovering.
VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT: Hover at global height instead of height above ground or water.
VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY: Hover doesn't push down. Use this flag for hovering vehicles that should be able to jump above their hover height.
VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP: Prevents ground vehicles from motoring into the sky. This flag has a subtle effect when used with conjunction with banking: the strength of the banking will decay when the vehicle no longer experiences collisions. The decay timescale is the same as VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE . This is to help prevent ground vehicles from steering when they are in mid jump.
VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_STEER: Steer the vehicle using the mouse. Use this flag to make the angular motor try to make the vehicle turn such that its local x-axis points in the same direction as the client-side camera.
VEHICLE_FLAG_MOUSELOOK_BANK: Same as above, but relies on banking. It remaps left-right motions of the client camera (also known as "yaw") to rotations about the vehicle's local x-axis.
VEHICLE_FLAG_CAMERA_DECOUPLED: Makes mouselook camera rotate independently of the vehicle. By default the client mouselook camera will rotate about with the vehicle, however when this flag is set the camera direction is independent of the vehicle's rotation.

C.26. Vehicle Types

Types

VEHICLE_TYPE_SLED

Simple vehicle that bumps along the ground, and likes to move along it's local x-axis.

// most friction for left-right, least for up-down
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <30, 1, 1000> );

// no angular friction
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <1000, 1000, 1000> );

// no linear motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 1000 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 120 );

// no angular motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 1000 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 120 );

// no hover (but with timescale of 10 sec if enabled)
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 10 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 10 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 0 );

// maximum linear deflection with timescale of 1 second
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 1 );

// no angular deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// no vertical attractor (doesn't mind flipping over)
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 1000 );

// no banking
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// default rotation of local frame
llSetVehicleRotationParam( VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, <0, 0, 0, 1> );

// remove these flags 
llRemoveVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY );

// set these flags (the limit_roll flag will have no effect
// until banking is enabled, if ever)
llSetVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP );

VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR

Another vehicle that bounces along the ground but needs the motors to be driven from external controls or timer events.

// most friction for left-right, least for up-down
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <100, 2, 1000> );
        
// no angular friction
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <1000, 1000, 1000> );

// linear motor wins after about a second, decays after about a minute
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 60 );

// angular motor wins after a second, decays in less time than that
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 0.8 );

// no hover 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 1000 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 0 );

// maximum linear deflection with timescale of 2 seconds
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 2 );

// no angular deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 10 );
        
// critically damped vertical attractor
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// weak negative critically damped banking
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, -0.2 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 1 );

// default rotation of local frame
llSetVehicleRotationParam( VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, <0, 0, 0, 1> );

// remove these flags 
llRemoveVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT);

// set these flags 
llSetVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP );

VEHICLE_TYPE_BOAT

Hovers over water with lots of friction and some angular deflection.

// least for forward-back, most friction for up-down
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <10, 3, 2> );
        
// uniform angular friction (setting it as a scalar rather than a vector)
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// linear motor wins after about five seconds, decays after about a minute
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 60 );

// angular motor wins after four seconds, decays in same amount of time
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 4 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 4 );

// hover 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 2.0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 1 );

// halfway linear deflection with timescale of 3 seconds
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 3 );

// angular deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 5 );
        
// somewhat bouncy vertical attractor 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 5 );

// weak negative damped banking
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, -0.3 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 0.8 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 1 );

// default rotation of local frame
llSetVehicleRotationParam( VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, <0, 0, 0, 1> );

// remove these flags 
llRemoveVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT);

// set these flags 
llSetVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY 
                   | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP );

VEHICLE_TYPE_AIRPLANE

Uses linear deflection for lift, no hover, and banking to turn.

// very little friction along forward-back axis
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <200, 10, 5> );
        
// uniform angular friction
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, 20 );

// linear motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 2 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 60 );

// angular motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 4 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 8 );

// no hover 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 1000 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 0 );

// linear deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 0.5 );

// angular deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 1.0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 2.0 );
        
// vertical attractor
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.9 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 2 );

// banking
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 0.7 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 2 );

// default rotation of local frame
llSetVehicleRotationParam( VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, <0, 0, 0, 1> );

// remove these flags 
llRemoveVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP );

// set these flags 
llSetVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY );

VEHICLE_TYPE_BALLOON

Hover, and friction, but no deflection.

// uniform linear friction
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, 5 );
        
// uniform angular friction
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// linear motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 60 );

// angular motor
llSetVehicleVectorParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <0, 0, 0> );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 6 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 10 );

// hover 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 5 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 0.8 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 10 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 1 );

// no linear deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 5 );

// no angular deflection 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 5 );
        
// no vertical attractor 
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 1 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 1000 );

// no banking
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, 0 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 0.7 );
llSetVehicleFloatParam( VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 5 );

// default rotation of local frame
llSetVehicleRotationParam( VEHICLE_REFERENCE_FRAME, <0, 0, 0, 1> );

// remove all flags 
llRemoveVehicleFlags( VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_ROLL_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_TERRAIN_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_GLOBAL_HEIGHT 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY 
                      | VEHICLE_FLAG_LIMIT_MOTOR_UP );

C.27. Primitive Constants

These constants are used in calls to the llSetPrimitiveParams and llGetPrimitiveParams api to specify parameters.

Primitive Parameters

PRIM_TYPE

This allows the various primitive shape parameters to be controlled. PRIM_TYPE must be followed by appropriate arguments based on which type is selected.

PRIM_TYPE Values

PRIM_TYPE_BOX: Sets the primitive to a box, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector top size, and vector top shear.
PRIM_TYPE_CYLINDER: Sets the primitive to a cylinder, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector top size, and vector top shear.
PRIM_TYPE_PRISM: Sets the primitive to a prism, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector top size, and vector top shear.
PRIM_TYPE_SPHERE: Sets the primitive to a sphere, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, and vector dimple.
PRIM_TYPE_TORUS: Sets the primitive to a torus, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector hole size, vector top shear, vector advanced cut, vector taper, float revolutions, float radius offset, and float skew.
PRIM_TYPE_TUBE: Sets the primitive to a tube, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector hole size, vector top shear, vector advanced cut, vector taper, float revolutions, float radius offset, and float skew.
PRIM_TYPE_RING: Sets the primitive to a ring, followed by integer hole shape, vector cut, float hollow, vector twist, vector hole size, vector top shear, vector advanced cut, vector taper, float revolutions, float radius offset, and float skew.

Choose hole shape from one of PRIM_HOLE_DEFAULT, PRIM_HOLE_CIRCLE, PRIM_HOLE_SQUARE, or PRIM_HOLE_TRIANGLE.

PRIM_MATERIAL

Choose material from one of PRIM_MATERIAL_STONE, PRIM_MATERIAL_METAL, PRIM_MATERIAL_GLASS, PRIM_MATERIAL_WOOD, PRIM_MATERIAL_FLESH, PRIM_MATERIAL_PLASTIC, PRIM_MATERIAL_RUBBER, or PRIM_MATERIAL_LIGHT.

PRIM_PHYSICS

Set physics to TRUE or FALSE.

PRIM_TEMP_ON_REZ

Set temporary on rez to TRUE or FALSE.

PRIM_PHANTOM

Set phantom to TRUE or FALSE.

PRIM_POSITION

Sets the position with a vector.

PRIM_SIZE

Sets the size with a vector.

PRIM_ROTATION

Sets the rotation with a rotation.

PRIM_TEXTURE

Followed by an integer face, key id, vector repeats, vector offsets, and float rotation in radians.

PRIM_COLOR

Followed by an integer face, vector color, and float alpha.

PRIM_BUMP_SHINY

Followed by an integer face, one of PRIM_SHINY_NONE, PRIM_SHINY_LOW, PRIM_SHINY_MEDIUM, or PRIM_SHINY_HIGH, and one of PRIM_BUMP_NONE, PRIM_BUMP_BRIGHT, PRIM_BUMP_DARK, PRIM_BUMP_WOOD, PRIM_BUMP_BARK, PRIM_BUMP_BRICKS, PRIM_BUMP_CHECKER, PRIM_BUMP_CONCRETE, PRIM_BUMP_TILE, PRIM_BUMP_STONE, PRIM_BUMP_DISKS, PRIM_BUMP_GRAVEL, PRIM_BUMP_BLOBS, PRIM_BUMP_SIDING, PRIM_BUMP_LARGETILE, PRIM_BUMP_STUCCO, PRIM_BUMP_SUCTION, or PRIM_BUMP_WEAVE.

C.28. XML-RPC Constants

These constants are passed to the remote_data event: REMOTE_DATA_CHANNEL, REMOTE_DATA_REQUEST, and REMOTE_DATA_REPLY.

C.29. Permission Mask Constants

These MASK_* constants are used as arguments to llGetObjectPermMask and llGetInventoryPermMask. These functions return combinations of PERM_* constants.

Mask and Permission Constants

MASK_BASE: Specifies base permissions. These permissions are identical to owner permissions except in the case that the object is locked. When an object is locked, owner permissions are stripped of move/modify rights (thus, the 'locking'). On unlock, owner permissions revert back to base permissions.
MASK_OWNER: Specifies owner permissions. These are never more permissive than base permissions.
MASK_GROUP: Specifies group permissions. These are never more permissive than owner permissions.
MASK_EVERYONE: Specifies everyone permissions. These are never more permissive than owner permissions.
MASK_NEXT: Specifies next owner permissions. These are never more permissive than base permissions.
PERM_MOVE: Set if movement is allowed.
PERM_MODIFY: Set if modification is allowed.
PERM_COPY: Set if copying is allowed.
PERM_TRANSFER: Set if transfers are allowed.
PERM_ALL: This is returned if all other PERM_* are set.

C.30. Parcel Media Constants (Movies)

These constants are passed to the llParcelMediaCommand to control playback of movies and other multimedia within a land parcel.

Parcel Media Constants

PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_STOP: Stop the media stream and go back to the first frame.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PAUSE: Pause the media stream (stop playing but stay on current frame).
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY: Start the media stream playing from the current frame and stop when the end is reached.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_LOOP: Start the media stream playing from the current frame. When the end is reached, loop to the beginning and continue.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TEXTURE: Use this to get or set the parcel's media texture.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_URL: Used to get or set the parcel's media url.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_TIME: Move a media stream to a specific time.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AGENT: Applies the media command to the specified agent only.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_UNLOAD: Completely unloads the movie and restores the original texture.
PARCEL_MEDIA_COMMAND_AUTO_ALIGN: Sets the parcel option 'Auto scale content'.