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To: Carl Andrew Johnson <[e-mail]>
Cc: Lightwave <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Decals
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I want to add another caveat to the Imagine to Lightwave switch.  In
Imagine 3.0, I can have one color texture for say reptile scales on a
lizard-man, another color texture for hit tattoos, and if necessary, add
a third or fourth color texture for wounds, ect.. all on the same group
of polygons.  Makes life much, much easier.  Also, visual placement or
movement of 'decals' would be wonderful in layout.  I have NO way to tell
where what texture is located if I did not model the object.  For very
large projects with multiple people at multiple locations working on
pieces of the same object or scene, more visual clues would be wonderful.

Besides, with the 'name your polygons something different and put an
image on it' solution, what happens if I need a bump map underneath the
color map to move and change with the one on the reast of the object.
(see lizard skin example above).

Any solutions to my troubles?

I'm not flaming lightwave or putting imagine over lightwave, but am in a
very un-enviable position of convincing a group of animators to switch
from Imagine (which they have several years experience in) to Lightwave
for their next major project.

Scott Bragg              Electron Dreams
[e-mail]      an animation house

specialties:  3D Animation and Simulation

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