# Photo

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 20, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo/6479 "2020-01-20T12:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo/6479/3 "2020-01-20T16:59:45Z")

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Greetings,

Here is something I posted several months ago. This might apply to what you are trying to accomplish.

> [@Making simple presentations better](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-simple-presentations-better/4439):
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> Greetings all, I made an interesting little discovery. This tidbit may be known to many of you in the Shapr3D community, but for others, check this out. Importing an image to trace over to create a 3D model is great. It’s nice that you can also import PNG files. An interesting property of PNG files is that you can have the background transparent. Here’s a little demo where I imported some PNG files and placed them very close to flat surfaces in 3D space. This is great for simple presentations w…

Regards, Mike

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