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  • Published 6 Mar 2020

Add option to hide borders on Image Empties

It would be very helpful if we could hide the border when using Empties for reference/background images. The borders can be distracting as the model mesh increases in density/complexity.

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Vektor_Normal
6 Mar 2020

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Foaly

Current patch, if you want to check it out or give your thoughts: developer.blender.org/D8897

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robertvermaas

Don't muck about. Take your image that you are using, open it in an Image Editor and perform the opposite of a Crop, it may be called something like Add/Subtract Margins.

Then increase the size of your image without rescaling it, enough to make the border beyond your output settings, and make sure what you are adding is transparent.

That last bit might have to be a separate operation if it doesn't already have an Alpha Channel, in which case, give it one. then box or lassoo select what you have to and delete.

hollyjencka

Yeah, I really need this for my work. I use a lot of reference images, and it gets really annoying when you're using them for different parts of a model.