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Oct 9, 2000, 7:30am

This command can already turn OFF mipmapping if it's already enabled, but I'd like a way to turn ON mipmapping for certain textures even though mipmapping may be disabled. I don't generally like mipmapping (and there's no way to change the mipmap levels/distance in AW) but I would like mipmapping always on for certain textures that have a Moire pattern on them (like my chainlink fences in Hole).

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Oct 12, 2000, 2:05am

I know this is going to be a duh, but what is Mipmapping please? I'm drawing a blank, thanks, love Ingie

[View Quote] > This command can already turn OFF mipmapping if it's already enabled, but I'd like a way to turn ON mipmapping for certain textures even though mipmapping may be disabled. I don't generally like mipmapping (and there's no way to change the mipmap levels/distance in AW) but I would like mipmapping always on for certain textures that have a Moire pattern on them (like my chainlink fences in Hole).
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Oct 12, 2000, 9:11pm

Don't you worry your pretty little head about it...

[View Quote] > I know this is going to be a duh, but what is Mipmapping please? I'm drawing a blank, thanks, love Ingie
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Oct 12, 2000, 11:37pm

:o( you arn't going to share with me? (sniff sniff) Sad Ingie

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Oct 13, 2000, 11:10am

Basically, the way I understand it is this: the farther the texture gets from you, the more it is blurred. Not quite sure how to
explain it other than that.

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Oct 13, 2000, 12:31pm

Oh, Is it where the image also is prevented from "Pixeling" when you get close? I know that's one of the new features, but I wouldn't
want to turn that off, I like that feature :o)
Thanks, Ingie

[View Quote] > Basically, the way I understand it is this: the farther the texture gets from you, the more it is blurred. Not quite sure how to
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Oct 13, 2000, 9:53pm

Yes when you get close, groups of pixels are kinda averaged and gradiented to make it look less
blocky, when you get farther away the same thing happens -- ut it don't work perfectly. (Maybe it
is just me? When Mipmaps are on for anyone else do things seem to get blocky and pixelly as they
get farther away?)

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Oct 13, 2000, 10:28pm

No, that's bilinear filtering, when the texture blurs as you get close.
Mipmapping reduces the complexity of the texture as you get farther away.

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Oct 14, 2000, 3:31am

Oh, ok. So how do you turn it off?....... nevermind, if there is a button,
I'll find it :o) Thanks, Ingie

[View Quote] > No, that's bilinear filtering, when the texture blurs as you get close.
> Mipmapping reduces the complexity of the texture as you get farther away.
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