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Just some additional info on what's being done to IM 3.3 First, the Attributes Requestor, Brush Requestor, and Texture Requestor's will be unrecognizeable. <g> Brush Requestor: -View brush -Specular mapping -Hardness mapping -Brightness mapping -Ability to set transparency of brushes to create depth by layering multiple brushes -Ability to quickrender from within brush requestor Texture Requestor: -Real time preview of the texture on a choice of primitive shapes -Real time preview redraws automatically when a change is made in any field, and works independantly allowing you to continue to edit fields -Real time render of primitive with/without background for dealing with filter values -Real time render of prim with/without reflection map for dealing with reflective values -Real time render of prim with all of it's Attrib settings, specular, hardness -R,G,B color fields now easy to choose via a new color swatch selection method -Set priority from with texture requestor -Ability to move forward/backward through the texture list from within the texture requestor -Ability to quickrender from within texture requestor Attributes: -Drop Texture button -Clone Texture button -Click on <new> entry in texture list to add texture..no more button -Click on texture/brush name to enter texture/brush requestor -See in real time what the attributes will look like on a prim -See in real time what the cumulative textures will look like on a prim -Ability to turn on/off textures/brushes in the list without having to DROP them Disclaimer…I have only seen _some_ of the above new features. The rest are heresay! <g> So, if you've been wondering what _some_ of the things Impulse is working on for IM3.3, know ya know a little more. -GreG