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FSX render transparency

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I want to test a level of transparency of a box made in FSDS with alpha set at 70. importing the model into MCX doesn't show the level of transparency. Is there a way to set this?
Thank you.
 
In FSX, transparency work a bit differently.

The settings you see in ModelconverterX are "the" FSX settings, requiring Z-testing and appropriate framebuffer settings.
 
Hi,

It should still show normally. When importing a mdl the material settings should set correctly. Are you importing a fs2004 or an fsx mdl?
 
it's FSX and I've just placed it in the sim and the transparency doesn't show there either.
I'm now going to look at Farfy's tutorial on glass etc.
 
In that case I think the material settings in the mdl are wrong. For fsx modelconverterx just takes what is stored in the mdl. Probably if you apply the set default transparent option in the material editor it will work.
 
OK Arno, I thought at first it was because I was using poly in a boolean 'cut out' so I tried using just a box and a tube with default 'grey' colour and the alpha in the box at 150 and the result is the same 'no trans'.
I have to go back to the drawing board and find what I'm doing wrong. Thanks for you input.
I'll be back.

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trans_2.jpg
 
OK. All sorted now.
Seems that when a new material is added in FSDS that needs to have an alpha then the name of the new material must be 'trans' then set the colour and alpha level. Textures will, of course, have to have their own alpha anyway.
I haven't found any info on this except on going through Farfys tutorial word by 'word'
Arno, I'm sorry I brought this up on the MCX forum - it should be the FSDS forum.
Yes, the transparency shows right in MCX.

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Hi,

Glad to hear you got it working.
 
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