Ok heres my problem. I have a t-map of a pic and an alpha for it. I place the t-map on a plane just how I like. Now how do I get the alpha map to line up exactly in the transparency channel? I keep reading that you can copy the settings down but I dont ever seem to get a way with that..is there some sort of trick to it? Up 'till now I have just worked around the issue but I need to figure this out today for a project I am working on.

Brent, If the Alpha map is the same size as the image I don't know what the problem would be; I should import correctly. If they are different sizes, open the picture in your paint program, import the alpha and make adjustments in the paint program to fill in any mis-alignments. Save off the new Alpha and everything should be hunky dory. If you've done all this, post a pict of the shader tree and we'll see if anything stands out.

Hi Brent, I'm not sure of what you're looking for ... Did you use a rectangular layer to apply your T-map in a particular area of a shaded plane ? Or did you apply the map to the whole plane ? I got a solution for both but i'd like to have more details on your problem . If it's the first case, you'll need to copy the rectangular layer to its opacity channel by holding Ctrl while you drag it . Then, in the opacity channel, you change the T-map to your alpha map, and apply the same settings as the T-map . In the second case, you will need to manually apply the same settings (rotation, tiling) for the T-map and the Alpha map . Both cases need some little tricks, and i'd like to show you a capture of the shader tree to help clear things up . So tell us what kind of effect you're trying to achieve ! litst

Thank you!!!! hehehe..with me and carrara I always miss one little detail..weather its hold alt to zoom back out or having to pull out the sequence tray (how embarassing). Hold down control!!! Well I'll be using that little tidbit a lot! Thanks you both for you help!