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Hi Could some kind , patient person please explain slowly how I would get from this
ATC2.jpg
to a transparent version in MSFS
DYCE1.jpg
I have followed a few postings on here but it still does'nt want to appear transparent. I have the latest MCX dated 12/02/23 and I have applied transparency and set the alpha to blend. Have I missed something?

Paul
 
Hi,

Can you provide some more details? Are the windows textured with a texture that has an alpha channel for transparency or are the windows polygons with a material with just a transparent color?
 
Hi Arno, Firstly thanks for replying. Ok the object is imported into MCX as a x file along with their associated textures, which includes a texture for the windows. The window texture has other textures on the same sheet but only the window texture has a grey alpha layer, the rest has a white alpha. Pic 1 is where we are at.
I check the material tab and applied transparency, checked the alpha is on blend. I export as a gltf. file and import it into the sim through ADE. And this is how we get to pic2. No I know I've probably missed something but for the life of me I cant put my finger on it.
regards
Paul
 
What you did sounds OK. Did you let MCX export the textures to the MSFS package sources folder or did you do that manually? Check that the texture has the alpha channel there as well.
 
Hi Arno, I'm now having problems with MCX since updating it. I have started the process again, MCX with not load the bmp textures even if I manually point the program to them. But it will load .png versions and dds.

Paul
 
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