I have seen a lot of discussion about creating transparent textures, but I am not sure this is the same approach.In CellGrid2004a, the program creates a series of numbered grids over the terrain. The numbers are drawn using VTPDataArea, e.g.: VTPDataArea 1, 1, 0, 0 VTPLayer 12, 0 VTPNumTexturesInLayer 1, 0 VTPTextureId 0, 0 VTPPolyCount 1, 0 VTPPolyMethod2 4, 0, 0 VTPPointXY2 9015, 4623 VTPPointXY2 9030, 4623 VTPPointXY2 9030, 4643 VTPPointXY2 9015, 4643The texture files are a series of bmp files, designated 00_00.bmp though 99_99.bmp. According to DXTBmp, they are not dxt files, but are bmp files.The great thing about these files is that they allow the numbers to be displayed with a transparent background.Two questions:1. Can this approach be used to create, e.g., a runway environment with a transparent backgound?2. How do I create those bmps? I have an older version of Paint Shop Pro (v. 5) and when I load these bmps and resave them, they are smaller and do not display correctly- perhaps some kind of mask is being lost?Thanks, Phil

Yes, you could use the same approach. But remember that they always have a resolution of 4.8 meters/pixel when applied to the mesh like the example you mention. So I think that is never enough to make a nice runway.In theory you can make the bitmap with any paint program. After that you load it in ImageTool or DXTBMP to convert it into a FS format (DXT) with mipmaps. After that it should work fine.

Thanks Arno,I agree that it is not much of a runway from the ground, but should look okay from the air. I have tried using DXT textures, but the result is either a black background or the ocean.The interesting thing is that this cellgrid texture seems to work fine, and it is a BMP, not a DXT. (Although I cannot duplicate it using DXTBMP or PSP.)Phil