I spent the day bringing translucent -1 back, and I have to say I really
like it. Especially with antialiasing. :)
Bob
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Robert Hanson <hans...@stolaf.edu> wrote:
> Well, Eric, I do apologize. I swear I looked at the code and saw that it
> was broken and had been since 2009, so I figured it could not be relevant.
> However, looking at it now, it looks like it was fine. I can't remember
> what I saw in the code that made me think it could not be being applied
> correctly.
>
> But I am not keen on bringing it back. It required a lot of code, and it
> was slowing down rendering even when not turned on. It gave very odd
> effects when there were multiple translucent objects. (One hides the other
> completely.)
>
> I think you can get at least as nice an effect using
>
> set translucent false
> color balls translucent 0.4
>
> The setting specifically does the same as the screened effect, only much
> nicer -- making translucent objects NOT translucent to each other -- and
> now it is adjustable all across the range of translucency.
>
> At least give that a try, please.
>
> Bob
>
>
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Robert M. Hanson
Larson-Anderson Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemistry
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr
If nature does not answer first what we want,
it is better to take what answer we get.
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