or apply a texture pattern with y gradient, on top with a layered image_map
and bottom without
Marc

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> Bryan wrote:
> >     how would I apply text to the top of the saucer without applying it
to
> > the bottom?
>
> Make an extruded text object of less thickness than the saucer.
> If the text is curved, make an object for each character.
> OR.
> Make a box with texture map of the text, of less thickness than
> the saucer.
> Raise both of these objects above the plane of the saucer a very
> tiny amount.
>
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