# I need some help :(
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151
**Category:** Archived
**Tags:** hardware-discussions
**Created:** [April 17, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151 "2001-04-17T01:43:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@grafenberg](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/grafenberg)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151/1 "2001-04-17T01:43:05Z")
I am having problems with the paint on paintable objects feature of paintfx. I am unable to paint on surfaces after making them paintable. The brush curser traces the geometry, but when I try to paint the brush starts at the depth at which I initiated the stroke, then paints the screen. The stroke actually leaves the geometry when I try to paint the sides. The stroke also goes through the geometry if the stroke was started on the side. I am not having problems with artisan or with drawing curves on live surfaces so this is as far as I know exclusive to paintfx. This also happens when I try to paint on the modeling plane, which I believe is the default painting surface in scene mode. If I start paint up close to the camera, where the brush is larger (because of perspective), the brush stays at that size and paints the screen when I move the curser to the horizon. I
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### Author:  [@jtk77](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jtk77)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151/2 "2001-04-17T03:06:58Z")
yea .. the Gloria three uses a Geforce based system that has trouble with Hardware overlays that are required with PaintFX .
Try the win2k reg update that is found in the Maya ttols that enbales a backbuffer that should speed up the PaintFX usage.
Is called "overlay" enabler for Geforce cards.. and it IS on this site.
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### Author:  [@grafenberg](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/grafenberg)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151/3 "2001-04-17T03:27:05Z")
If I
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### Author:  [@jtk77](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jtk77)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2001, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/i-need-some-help/71151/4 "2001-04-17T04:47:31Z")
well. I can use paintFX pretty much now . and before it was a mess and WAY too slow. so try it if you want . it really seems to work.
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