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  3.     id CAA27548; Tue, 28 Feb 1995 02:16:17 -0800
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  7. Date: Tue, 28 Feb 95 10:16 GMT
  8. From: snouty@cix.compulink.co.uk (Phil South)
  9. Subject: Gradients (Was RE: TRANSPARENCY)
  10. To: lightwave-l@netcom.com
  11. Reply-To: snouty@cix.compulink.co.uk
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  16. In-Reply-To: <9502272007.0SA7O00@oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu>
  17.  
  18. > The trick is to make the grid so big it fills the entire texture. Then if 
  19. > you use a falloff value on the big grid (which technically is no longer a 
  20. > grid but a flat texture color) you can do gradients and stuff.
  21.  
  22. Just like in the texture "ColorGradient" supplied with Lightwave. I'd like 
  23. to know who found this out, because it's not like you'd DESIGN the grid 
  24. texture to do gradients or anything. :?)
  25.  
  26. regards
  27.  
  28. snouty
  29.  
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  32. Phil South <snouty@cix.compulink.co.uk>    "So, five card stud,
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