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Transparency problems

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I have scoured these forums for information on how to create transparent textures for FSX but still cannot make them work, hope some one can help.

I use DXTBmp to create the alpha channel and when I press the "preview" button, the image looks as it should, all the black becomes transparent and the areas I want to be visible are shown.

However, no matter what format I save it in, I cannot get the thing to work in the sim. There are many options and I must have tried them all but to no avail.

I have also tried to find the tutorial about creating transparent images but it does not appear to be available. Could someone explain the correct steps when using DXTBmp to produce transparent images?

Thanks in advance

Colin
 
Hi Colin,

Just adding an alpha channel to the texture does not mean that it becomes transparent in FSX by default. You need to change the object itself as well to make sure the alpha channel is used.
 
I really hate to askthe question Arno, but how do you do that? (I use Gmax to produce the mdl).

Colin
 
Hi Colin,

In GMax, go to the material editor. I hope you made your materials as FSX materials already. Then browse down in the material settings till you reach the "Set Default Transparent" button. That's the one you need to press to use the alpha channel.
 
good evening Arno,

Thank you for your advice, I have found this "set transparency" button and I think that the model was not properly set to FSX materials. It is being a very long learning curve but hopefully I can now finish my project.

Thanks again

Colin
 
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