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Re: Piece authoring question...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:40:09 GMT
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> writes:
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?

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 LDraw/Ldlite.  When shapes overlap in LDraw, one
color seems to take precedence over another randomly...
--Bram


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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 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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