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mok

02-20-2003, 01:18 AM

I have couple of question toward the transparency settings in 3DSMAX. I have been using XSI for quite a while on 3D modeling, but the problem when it comes to 3Dsmax the transparency settings are totally different. I know to get transparency effect i'll have to tune down the opacity of the material, but is there a way to to make the transparency effect without losing the coloring of it at all? I tried putting the opacity to "5" since I think that's the effect I want to go for, but it turned out the colors are being taken away... which works the same as Photoshop's opacity. I tried look around and played around with advanced transparency but still I can't get the effect of the original color with transparency can someone here please help me out by giving me some idea on what i should do to keep the original color with the transparency effect?

Thanks in advance!
:)

Egyt

02-20-2003, 01:49 AM

You might want to try out a raytraced texture and play with the transparancy rollout?

Bluplet

02-20-2003, 01:49 AM

Try changing the filter colour from grey to the diffuse colour in the advanced transparency section of the extended parameters.

jadedchron

02-20-2003, 01:50 AM

there might be a different method to achieving the effect you're going for, but we'll need to see a picture to know what that is. there might be a different approach than just turning down the opac. levels.

if you do what blu said you get something like this..
http://www.fragcentral.com/~super/3d/clear.jpg

although if you do what egyt said you probably will have more control

heavyness

02-20-2003, 02:19 AM

look for a setting called EXTRA LIGHTING [in the raytrace material] or add some SELF ILLUMINATION in the standard material. maybe if you post a pic or a file we can help more.

02-20-2003, 02:39 AM

Try adding a key down with your desired value (from 0-1) in the visibility track of your object. Select your object, right click go to trackview selected ( or curve editor Max5), then select the object in the track view, add a visabilty track, lay a key or two down on it, right click on the key and give it a value (0.5) or whatever.

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