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Mapping graphics to form without a texture.

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January 24, 2019
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How can I map a graphic to a form leaving only the graphic and no texture on the form?

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Correct answer Ussnorway7605025

yes but that means you have no texture since texture is a material effect and you don't want the material to show at all

example;

I made this by place a decal on the flat disc (included with Dimension) then I pushed the translucency 100%... at this point I can only use the default [blank material] because Dimension doesn't have true transparency I now have to trick the rendor

I would make my own mdl but an easy option is to send the material "image" (in this example it should be a blank white square because we didn't add any materials) to Photoshop... I add a new blank 'transparent" layer and delete the first layer and save

note this doesn't remove any default Dimension materials and is only a temp fix

also note you can't have a 100% + textures... to see the textures at least some of the base material must be showing

Ussnorway7605025

Legend

In slow talk an opacity map is a two colours image where white is 'show' & black is ' hide'... I like to use Photoshop but almost any drawing software can make them

jabbatiAuthor

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Thank you for you response and diagrams. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Joseph

jabbatiAuthor

Participant

I want to take the texture of the form to 0% and leave the graphics on top at 100% but when I make the sphere with 0% the graphics are also taken away. I just want to see the graphics floating over an invisible shape.

Ussnorway7605025Correct answer

Legend

yes but that means you have no texture since texture is a material effect and you don't want the material to show at all

example;

I made this by place a decal on the flat disc (included with Dimension) then I pushed the translucency 100%... at this point I can only use the default [blank material] because Dimension doesn't have true transparency I now have to trick the rendor

I would make my own mdl but an easy option is to send the material "image" (in this example it should be a blank white square because we didn't add any materials) to Photoshop... I add a new blank 'transparent" layer and delete the first layer and save

note this doesn't remove any default Dimension materials and is only a temp fix

also note you can't have a 100% + textures... to see the textures at least some of the base material must be showing

Ares Hovhannesyan

Community Expert

You can enlarge graphic size

jabbatiAuthor

Participant

I'm not sure how enlarging the size will solve my question. I would like to map my graphics onto a sphere but only leave the graphics and not the sphere.

Ussnorway7605025

Legend

first turn down the graphic opacity until you can 'see' the material under it, about 20% is a good starting point
then click the material and turn up its translucency to around 50%... adjust as needed but be aware that full rendor will be needed to really 'see' the image and what you get in ui is only a preview

example

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