[Bf-funboard] Slice Modifier

[Campbell Barton]

Yes, just use the camera as the control object and slices will always 
face the view, enable ztransp and alpha- and you can have pretend solid 
textured renders. of course shadows and reflections will messup

jmsoler at free.fr wrote:
> Great job. Could it be used with texture effects like that:
> http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/blender/tutor/pytex_wireeffect.htm
> 
> Selon Campbell Barton <cbarton at metavr.com>:
> 
>> Hi, this is a modifier I just made a patch for that cuts a solid mesh
>> into slithers.
>>
>> The functionality is fairly obscure so Im not sure it should go into
>> blender or not... though of course Id rather my work didn't go to waist ;)
>>
>> Heres what it does
>> * cuts a mesh on the x/y/z axis into slices
>> * adjustable slice gap and offset
>> * supports multiple materials (per solid region)
>> * an object can be used to adjust/animate the slice axis and gap (with
>> scaling)
>> * works with negative space (a cube inside a cube will slice into a
>> hollow shape)
>>
>> * does NOT work when there are holes in a mesh (Those thices will be
>> omitted)
>>
>> It can be used to do fake volumetric rendering (with internal texturing)
>> or as an effect.
>>
>> Here are some examples of its use
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjbarton/test.png
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjbarton/test_.png
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjbarton/test__.png
>>
>>
>> Since the tracker is down, heres the patch
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjbarton/slice_modifier.patch
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