[Resolved] Transparency not really transparent...

chon · 5 Dec 2011, 11:45

Thanks for response !

As i wrote in my first post, no .png file in that test, only a colored vertical plan with a grid as transparency and a sky on background.
If you are talking about the sky on background, it's a .hdr file and i tried with the environment default settings (no bitmap use) with the same bad transparency results...

derei · 5 Dec 2011, 12:05

EDIT - i wrote this before you posted the vray info. I don't know VRay, but I'm sure you can make layered materials.

I was talking about the grid.
Ohh, what renderer did you used? I thought that you used a PNG with alpha as grid and that image could have the transparent pixels not completely transparent. But, if you want to achieve 100% transparency in rendered image, be sure to have IOR = 1 and no absorbtion. I can't provide more info, as I don't know what renderer you used there.
My suggestion would be to make a layered material, if your software allows that. And use the grid as weight map, but be sure the grid to be only Black and White, no grays ! For mesh use what ever material you want (metal, or what you need), and the mesh properly. For gaps, make some material with no absorbtion (black absorbtion), color 100%white, refraction=1, transmitance(if applicable):white and the weight map inverted (negative).

Good luck !

chon · 5 Dec 2011, 12:12

Same exercise with no bitmap on background :

and VRay material settings :

Transparency settings :

thomthom · 5 Dec 2011, 12:20

@stefanq said:

It works. I've inverted the map only in transparency. In vray, black means transparent.

? White is transparent...

stefanq · 5 Dec 2011, 12:36

Yes, white, apologies. I'll correct my reply.

stefanq · 5 Dec 2011, 12:37

It works. I've inverted the map only in transparency. In vray, WHITE means transparent.

chon · 5 Dec 2011, 13:18

Thanks for response !

Yes, white is tranparent. You can see on my transparency settings that the map is inverted. If not, fills would be plain and lines would be transparent.

Stefanq, what are your transparency settings ?

stefanq · 5 Dec 2011, 13:26

Hi, I used your settings. Default render settings, only a HDRI image in background.

andybot · 5 Dec 2011, 13:41

make sure the alpha channel is selected in your vfb channels options.

chon · 5 Dec 2011, 14:16

I've found the problem.

I've a reflection layer on that material and the refract IOR in the Fresnel editor was set on 1.55. Result with decrease to 0 :

Thanks a lot for your help !

thomthom · 5 Dec 2011, 14:24

0 ? Doesn't that effectively void the whole reflection layer? Then you might as well just remove the layer all together.

andybot · 5 Dec 2011, 15:31

Yeah, the reflection layer will do that (reflect the environment)