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MSFS20 Alpha Channels

pks1414

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Not sure if its possible but I remember in the dim and distant past that it was possible to blend in ground textures using alpha channels, the airfield I am working on has basically broken concrete that blends into the surrounding grass. I can create my texture using photoshop but not sure if MSFS will recognise the black/grey areas?
 
I have not tried it with ground textures but MSFS does use alpha for transparencies in several areas of the game. So, it is definitely worth trying.
 
pks1414 said:
Not sure if its possible but I remember in the dim and distant past that it was possible to blend in ground textures using alpha channels, the airfield I am working on has basically broken concrete that blends into the surrounding grass. I can create my texture using photoshop but not sure if MSFS will recognise the black/grey areas?
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If it's an airport, then why not use the default material editor in FS 2020 SDK/Dev editor with an apron object?

There is an opacity blend in the FS2020 Dev Mode material properties and in combination with the Fallof settings and the colorize, I've never had to use photoshop to do what you want. You can use Photoshop, but then you may have issues with conflicting draw orders or flashing textures. I actually prefer the FS 2020 method over the old Photoshop blending methods. Worst case, I'm pretty sure using a layering technique (layer multiple aprons if you have to), you can easily do what you need in FS 2020 dev mode, otherwise there are alpha samples in some of their own materials you can look at.
 
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