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Subject: 
Piece authoring question...
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Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:18:53 GMT
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When designing a part with a graphic on it, like a minifig torso, for
instance, is it possible to "overlap" image shapes of different colors, or
must there only be one "level" of image on a surface?  How would LDraw
represent a DAT which had layered images?  For that matter, how would L3P
translate it?

    Dave!
  (I apologize if this is a FAQ; at a glance I didn't see it on the list!)



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  Re: Piece authoring question...
 
(...) would >LDraw represent a DAT which had layered images? For that matter, (...) If you layer the levels by a very small amount (.00001 or something), it'll render nicely in POV-Ray after being converted with L3P. However, it'll look awful in (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: Piece authoring question...
 
Dave Schuler wrote in message ... (...) There should never be coincident faces in a part. It will confuse all rendering programs including PovRay. The color of the overlapping area will fluctuate (according to rounding errors) between the two (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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