[Bf-funboard] Named Layers

[Peter Haehnlein]

> Wow.  The key next to my right shift key is the "/".  I've never even 
> heard of a shift-minus key before let alone hear that it toggles the 
> 11th layer on and off.  How does toggling the 11th layer on and off make 
> it possible to see one object in wire and shaded while other objects 
> remain textured?  I tried it manually and as far as I can tell the whole 
> 3D view is either shaded, textured, whatever.
> 
> phong.
>

Hi Phong

You can reduce the drawtype of objects in the object buttons (F7key).

Your main drawmode is textured (uv-mapped planes are easier to adjust 
and rotate than a background image).
The mesh you're modelling is in wireframe mode, so you can see the 
reference images.

The trick is to put a linked copy of the mesh (alt-Dkey) on the 11th 
layer which is shaded.

So by pressing shift-minuskey on a german keyboard, you are not 
switching drawmodes, but you overlay a second (but identical) mesh with 
another drawtype.

cheers

Haunt