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Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces [message #48859 is a reply to message #48858]

Tue, 30 May 2006 09:16

Michael Galloy
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Registered: April 2006

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Presumably, you rotate or translate each surface some small amount to
represent the change between eyes? Doesn't this cause peaks of the
surface stick out? The problem with transparency in object graphics is
the order the atoms are added to their parent matters. So if you have
two atoms that intersect -- i.e. neither is strictly in front or behind
the other, sometimes one is in front, sometimes the other is -- then
you can't choose an order that makes the transparency work.

My suggestion would be to rotate and render each surface separately in
a buffer, read the buffer, and then blend the images (either yourself
or using ALPHA_CHANNEL).

I wrote some code that does this, but I have to re-implement this in
order to give it away.

Mike
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		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: Rick Towler on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:49
		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:16
		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: greg michael on Tue, 06 June 2006 05:53
		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: Michael Galloy on Fri, 16 June 2006 08:52
		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: greg michael on Wed, 28 June 2006 06:46
		Re: object graphics - transparent surfaces By: greg michael on Tue, 06 June 2006 05:44

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