That answers my questions very well
Cy,
Thank you very much for the details. I have used CAD programs to build things from houses to an entertainment center. I use PhotoShop to detail photos, and work with other software to create applications for people to run a local government - so its not that I don't understand a little about things that software can do. Its more like hearing raves about something then finding that there were limitations that I did not attend to - like some folks here finding that G-code does not work in Designer. I am no expert in graphics but I do not expect that I could afford a software package that would take a picture and produce exact heights/gradients to import into Designer directly.
My desire is to find the simplest combination of programs to allow me to manipulate elements of a picture into gradients (or heights in my visual conception of what I want). Of course, these various elements themselves would have to have ranges of grayscales to position them in relation to other elements. That is why I pmed you about this earlier.
It would appear that Carrara would not be appropriate for my intended use.
Again, thanks for your response.
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Ken,
V-1, 2, & 3
When the People fear their Government, there is Tyranny.
When the Government fears the People, there is Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mohandas Gandhi