Thu, Nov 7, 9:39 AM CST

Renderosity Forums / Poser - OFFICIAL

All Forums

Welcome to the Poser - OFFICIAL Forum

Forum Coordinators: RedPhantom

Poser - OFFICIAL F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Nov 07 9:36 am)

Poser Gallery - Poser Freestuff

Subject: How to make something Invisible/transparent?

Nosiferret opened this issue on Nov 30, 2008 · 5 posts
Back to Forum Print
Nosiferret ( ) posted Sun, 30 November 2008 at 11:17 PM · edited Thu, 24 October 2024 at 1:13 PM

There is no way to check mark the "Visible" portion on the item, but the item is broken down in the Materials room. I can make the item say a hair ribbon appear transparent but it appears as a shadow. I don't want it to show up, is there a way for me to do that in the Materials room? 

Cage ( ) posted Sun, 30 November 2008 at 11:31 PM

To make something fully transparent in the materials room, set Transparency and  Transparency_Edge to 1.0.  Set Transparency_Falloff to 0.0.  Set the specularity to 0.0.  A completely transparent material should not cast any shadows. 

===========================sigline======================================================

Cage can be an opinionated jerk who posts without thinking.  He apologizes for this.  He's honestly not trying to be a turkeyhead.

Cage had some freebies, compatible with Poser 11 and below.  His Python scripts were saved at archive.org, along with the rest of the Morphography site, where they were hosted.

Nosiferret ( ) posted Sun, 30 November 2008 at 11:57 PM

Yay! Thanks Cage! It worked :) 

IsaoShi ( ) posted Mon, 01 December 2008 at 4:00 AM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=3231222

Just one little point to note though...

If you use AO in your scene, even a fully "transparent" material may still give some occlusion on nearby surfaces, as seen in the attached thread "Not quite invisibles".

To prevent this, you also have to check "Invisible to raytracing" for the transparent object.

"If I were a shadow, I know I wouldn't like to be half of what I should be."
Mr Otsuka, the old black tomcat in Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)

Cage ( ) posted Mon, 01 December 2008 at 1:45 PM

Ooh.  I didn't know that, IsaoShi!  Good information!  This is why I love this place!  :D  :D  :D  :woot:

The AO problem would explain some rendering oddities I've been seeing in my own efforts.  Hmm.

===========================sigline======================================================

Cage can be an opinionated jerk who posts without thinking.  He apologizes for this.  He's honestly not trying to be a turkeyhead.

Cage had some freebies, compatible with Poser 11 and below.  His Python scripts were saved at archive.org, along with the rest of the Morphography site, where they were hosted.

Privacy Notice

This site uses cookies to deliver the best experience. Our own cookies make user accounts and other features possible. Third-party cookies are used to display relevant ads and to analyze how Renderosity is used. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Terms of Service, including our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.