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Modifying depth with 0% depth textures


Grimm
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This is probably a misunderstanding on my part but I'm curious is there is a workflow for this.  Lets say you have one texture that has 100% depth defined and another with 0% depth defined.  If  you first lay down the 100% texture and then start to apply the 0% texture on top of it.  I expected that the 100% depth would be replaced by the 0% as you paint over it, but it doesn't happen that way.  I tried changing the depth opacity but it looks like the math just doesn't work that way.  

 

I have been using smooth to try and get the effect I want but it doesn't always work as I would like. Is there anyway of doing this? 

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Thanks carlosan, I tried that but it doesn't make any difference.  Now that I have thought about it some more, I think what I'm looking for is an absolute mode for depth, instead of a relative mode.  Percentages are relative (adding 0% to depth does nothing) whereas an absolute mode would basically replace the existing depth with the painted depth.

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Sorry, so i misunderstood.

 

Is this set helping your workflow ?

 

layer2 / depth opacity = 100% / Depth blend mode = Supress Depth

layer1 / depth opacity = 100% / Depth blend mode = Add Depth

layer0

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will you add some pics showing your workflow ?

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You desire a replace function... for sub-layers... how our additional or subtracting depth effects the other layers...

A basic function would be to replace the layer directly underneath the layer or all sub-layers with the depth of the current layer.

Maybe a setting where we could select which layers to replace the depth with...

A blending mode for depth.

 

Feature request time for you Grimm...

 

If anyone knows a workaround or current solution, I am all ears as I have not tried to find any myself...

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Yes, exactly, although I was just using one layer.  I would like to have any painted depth be blended into and replace  the current depth.  Or maybe just having a modulate/replace option for the depth layer in the smart materials? 

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