Overlayed product images

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5
-- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6

It would be 'extremely' useful to have an option for a variant 'primary' image to select whether this would 'replace' the current image or be 'layered' on top of the current image, with 'replace' being the default to prevent having to reset this for most uses.

The purpose would be to have add the ability to create 'built a product' item.

This ability would help me to meet the needs of one of my clients who wants this ability. By using transparent PNG's, I could 'easily' meet this need but, as it stands now, I can't do it as a part of HikaShop but will have to go with some type of custom built system.

Any suggestions on how I can do this within HikaShop?

Let's take an example. We have a blanket product that has variants of 9 colors, 16 textures, 4 sizes and 24 custom corners. If I create 4 different variant groups and select 'brown' as the color, 'fuzzy' as the texture, '32 inch' as the size and 'bear' as the custom corner, each variant has it's own image that I can assign to it. That would require 9x16x4x24 images for a total of 13,824 images instead of 9+16+4+24 which is a total of 43 different variants. I think you see the problem.

In this situation, I believe a custom solution is going to be the only 'real' option.