[Bf-funboard] Reference Image-transparent overlay

[Cuby]

On 1/04/2007, at 5:14 PM, Campbell Barton wrote:

> Cuby wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> I was thinking it would be a good idea to have a new button in the  
>> Background Image Window, which allows you to have the background  
>> reference image over the top of objects, instead of underneath  
>> them.  Of course they would also have to be transparent though, so  
>> that you can still see the object/s behind it.  This would allow  
>> users to work with a reference picture in Solid Mode, rather than  
>> having to use Wireframe Mode.
>> What do you guys think of this idea?
>> - Cuby
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> Agree this would be useful, A patch to get this working probably  
> wouldn't be that hard to write but the 3d drawing code is an issue  
> of contention at the moment and it might not be accepted.
>
> Also having a foreground for the "background image" seems a bit  
> funny too.
>
> Another way to get about it might be to enable "Transp" in textured  
> draw mode. that would allow a mesh to have XRay and Transp and be  
> used as an overlay.

Yes, Using Transp on a plane in Textured draw mode would probably do  
the trick, however, most of the time I would much prefer not to model  
in Texture mode, as it slows down the computer, and is harder to work  
with.  Also, another major problem with that is that when selecting  
objects, you would always click on the plane showing the reference  
pic, and not the actual object.

-Cuby


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