Bright Cristalina: a stunning home, 900m2 in 35 prims, menu-controlled decor

THE BRIGHT CRISTALINA IS A STUNNING, MODERN, SCULPTURALLY DESIGNED AND SPACIOUS HOME OF PILLARED GLASS, WITH 900m2 OF FLOOR SPACE SPREAD OVER OUTSIDE DECKS AND SPLIT-LEVEL FLOORS, FEATURING MENU-CONTROLLED COLOUR AND DECOR AND SECURITY DOORS.

BRIGHT CORPORATION MAIN STORE:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mizar/32/32/2000?title=BrightCorp

The Bright Cristalina is stunning to view, and luxurious to live in.

A vast 10m high, 20m wide window, supported by slim vertical pillars, can be made transparent to provide a view of the elegant home within, or opaque (and even mirrored) to create privacy behind it's shimmering surface. It stands on a wide deck, offering a large patio space, and all set on a deep base, which can be sunk into the most uneven of terrain. At its largest points, the building is 40m wide x 28m deep x 17m high.

Inside, a wide main floor (with integrated fireplace) offers stairs leading both up to mezzanine and balcony floors, and down to a recessed lower floor. This astonishing level of space and detail was created using only 35 prims: leaving your land's prim capacity to furnish and decorate this substantial home.

USING THE MENU SYSTEM

The Brght Cristalina is supported by a menu system which allows you to change the access and the decor at the click of a button. Simply click the chimney to display this blue box in the top right of your screen

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Please click the buttons below to configure your Bright Cristalina's appearance and security.

(Access currently allowed to the owner.)

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SETTING THE VIEW

To set the transparency of the windows as seen from outside, click . You will see the following blue box:

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Please select the opacity and surface of the outside of the windows.

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Click to make the windows *completely* clear (effectively invisible), to make them completely opaque, or one of the buttons in-between to make them partially see-through. If you would like the windows opaque and mirrored, click , or .

You can independently control the transparency of the windows from the *inside* by clicking . You may wish, for instance, to make the windows opaque from the outside for privacy, and transparent from the inside, to allow you to enjoy the view.

Clicking will take you back to the main menu.

CONTROLLING ACCESS

The Bright Cristalina has two doors: one set slightly right of centre in the front window, and one in the middle of the window at the left hand end. You can open or close them from either side with a click.

As supplied, the doors will only respond to you, as owner. To change this, click the button. You will see the message...

"Door access now allowed to group."

Anyone who is a member of the group the house itself is set to will now be able to open or close the door. Click again and see...

"Door access now allowed to all."

To restrict access to yourself, click again, for...

"Door access now allowed to owner."

SELECTING TEXTURES

Click the , or buttons to display a choice of textures. For instance, click , and you will see:

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Please choose a texture for the main floor:
(1) Carpet, blue (2) Carpet, diamond (3) Carpet, shagpile (4) Carpet, white (5) Fabric, cotton (6) Fabric, cowprint (7) Fabric, leather (8) Fabric, zebraprint (9) Land, grass




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The menu can only show nine textures at a time, and there are considerably more to choose from, so click and to move backwards and forwards through the list: and when you find a texture you feel may be suitable, click the corresponding numbered button to apply it. Clicking will take you back to the main menu.

Each of the textures in this list is a texture inside the Cristalina itself. If you wish, you can delete some of them, or add your own. Right-click the building, and a circular menu will appear. Click "Open" to show the Cristalina's "Contents" window. You can then delete textures from this, or add new ones by dragging them in from your inventory.

It is best to keep texture names short and simple. They will normally be applied so that each metre contains half the texture (a "repeat value" of 0.5). If you would like a texture to be shown at a different size - say, the entire texture shown every metre - add "@1.0" to the name to impose a "repeat value" of 1.0 - as in "ebony @1.0".

SELECTING COLOURS

You can change the colour of the brick walls, or the tint of the glass, by clicking the or buttons. You will see this menu:

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Please choose a colour for the walls.

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Click on a colour for the walls or glass, or to redisplay the main menu.

SELECTING SCHEMES

Choosing individual textures and colours is very flexible, but can be time consuming. You can choose an entire decorating scheme in one go by clicking the button. You will see the following menu:

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Please choose a decorating scheme.

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Click to choose a bright, airy scheme,

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