is there a way to specify texture transformations specific to an
object?  for example i have a gradient that is scaled to fit an object
exactly 0.5 units long and have scaled and translated it accordingly. 
then i ran into another object that would look good with the same
texture, but it is longer.  i'd like to scale the texture just for that
object without having to do it by hand.  the two objects are disimilar
so i can't reference them.  and they are both too complex to make the
second one smaller, then attach the texture and then scale it up to the
right size.  local, parent, and global does me no good in this case. 
worse than editing the file by hand at the end would be to make another
copy of the texture just for that object.  lame.  lutz?

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Hi ryan constantine, you recently wrote in moray.win:

> is there a way to specify texture transformations specific to an
> object?  
Yes. 

Think of the textures in the Material Editor as declared textures.
The transformations that you add to a texture in the Material Editor
are applied to this declared texture.

When you attach a texture to an object, an instance of this texture is
created (it references the declared texture). This instance has its
own set of transformations, just like an object does. To change those
you need to select it and then treat is an object (i.e. use the normal
scale, rotate, translate methods. To select this texture instance,
first select the object whose instance you want to transform, then
either press Alt-T or in the menu choose Scene|Select Texture or if
the texture has a proxy (i.e. the green approximation) select that
with the mouse.
Now you can apply transformations as usual. This will only apply to
that specific instance of the texture.

Hope that's clear (if not, ask<g>).

- Lutz
  email : lut### [at] stmuccom
  Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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thanks!!!!!

Lutz Kretzschmar wrote:
> 
> Hi ryan constantine, you recently wrote in moray.win:
> 
> > is there a way to specify texture transformations specific to an
> > object?
> Yes.
> 
> Think of the textures in the Material Editor as declared textures.
> The transformations that you add to a texture in the Material Editor
> are applied to this declared texture.
> 
> When you attach a texture to an object, an instance of this texture is
> created (it references the declared texture). This instance has its
> own set of transformations, just like an object does. To change those
> you need to select it and then treat is an object (i.e. use the normal
> scale, rotate, translate methods. To select this texture instance,
> first select the object whose instance you want to transform, then
> either press Alt-T or in the menu choose Scene|Select Texture or if
> the texture has a proxy (i.e. the green approximation) select that
> with the mouse.
> Now you can apply transformations as usual. This will only apply to
> that specific instance of the texture.
> 
> Hope that's clear (if not, ask<g>).
> 
> - Lutz
>   email : lut### [at] stmuccom
>   Web   : http://www.stmuc.com/moray

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