On 2005-05-27 (22:46) Miguel wrote:

>Tim wrote:
>>I was very excited to try translucency, but when I applied it to
>>(especially) spheres, 'translucent' did not seem all that different
>>from 'regular' color.
>
>By themselves they don't look very different.
>
>But you *can* see through them. Try making the cartoons translucent.
>Or make the atoms translucent with the bonds thick and opaque.

ok, *that* is sweet. :-)


<snip>
>>so maybe I misunderstood its purpose.  I thought the utility of this
>>feature was that one could see through the translucent object (at
>>least somewhat).  am I incorrect?
>
>Well, that is what it is intended to do ... sorry if it did not meet
>your expectations ;-)
>
merely a case of me not knowing how to use the tool in the right way.  now I 
see the light. :-)

I don't have the very latest, but if I might impose...

any chance we can apply color *schemes* to translucent objects, too?

color bonds translucent cpk


:-)  thanks Miguel!

tim
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Timothy Driscoll
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"Life is just one damned thing after another." - Elbert Hubbard


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