Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial - Transparency
Learn how to make Papervision 3D objects transparent with this tutorial. Demo and source code included.
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Transparency can be achieved in Papervision quite easily by changing a default parameter in the MovieMaterial constructor. The parameter called transparent (which is the second parameter in the MovieMaterial constructor) is set to false by default. This is because transparent materials are more computationally expensive than opaque ones. However if you do need to make a material transparent all you need to do is set this parameter to true.
The sample application displays the animated MD2 dragon model from the last sample, and adds a skybox. The Dragon is semi-transparent by default, but you can toggle between a transparent and opaque material using the checkbox in the top left hand corner.
The transparent material itself is coming from a PNG instead of the original JPG. This is because JPG’s don’t support an alpha channel. If you need a good ((and free) tool for modifying images check out paint.net.
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