keppel,

 

It was my fault entirely as I was confusing things, unable to

"think or express my thoughts in a clear or orderly manner"

 

But anyway, getting that right I find that we are thinking in the exact same tracks, namely =

"Now that I know what to do with the flat version why waste the rendered version?"

?

 

As you say I need to render two versions from my 3D program, one with textures, bump maps, gloss and the whole enchilada, and one with flat colours for easy selection. The two versions need to have the same camera angle and be aligned perfect to the pixel. That will give a lot of possibilities in photoshop.

 

Didn't mama told us never to waste anything? :)