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MSFS [SOLVED] Fence object transparency issues and flickering

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Hey folks!

Just started work on my perimeter fence and was very happy with the model and textures I made until I saw it lined up in the MSFS SDK. I'm seeing two big issues:

Is this something with my MSFS Material Settings in Blender?
Did I do something incorrect in texturing with transparency?

I'm pretty crushed if this is going to be a problem :(
 
If anyone ends up tracking this down, here's what I ended up doing -

- Set the material type for the transparent areas from "Decal" to "Standard"
- Adjusted the "Albedo Color" under "Color Modifiers" from the MSFS addon from white to a somewhat desaturated mid to dark green.

Going back to standard from decal messed with the transparency a little, but it's still decent and the flicker is gone.
I didn't realize the standard white albedo for the material actually played with the transparency (it doesn't seem to affect other certain material types, but it depends). This fixes the fact that moving to standard from decal was showing the material as very white the further you moved away, which isn't happening anymore.
 
"Decal" texture is intended only for cockpit instruments and detail textures, like rivets. This is explained in the SDK and issues will arise if material types are not used in accordance with their intended purpose.

Decals And Detail Maps

docs.flightsimulator.com docs.flightsimulator.com

If you study the SDK article, you might agree that a material designed for close viewing detail, will not be suitable at distance.
 
=rk= said:
"Decal" texture is intended only for cockpit instruments and detail textures, like rivets. This is explained in the SDK and issues will arise if material types are not used in accordance with their intended purpose.

Decals And Detail Maps

docs.flightsimulator.com docs.flightsimulator.com

If you study the SDK article, you might agree that a material designed for close viewing detail, will not be suitable at distance.
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Thanks so much for that - I ended up happy where I was with Standard, but definitely missed reading in detail on that specific page on the SDK.

Cheers!
 
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