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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      In the current version of VfSU - it does not read the alpha channel of images. You need to extract the alpha channel as a grayscale image and load it into the transparency slot in the diffuse layer.

      But next week VfSU is updated - then you'll only need to tick a checkbox to make it use the alpha channel.

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        fbo_bern
        last edited by

        okey, okey. i have the alpha image. but how i load this pic in the transparency slot of the diffuse layer? πŸ˜• πŸ˜• πŸ˜•

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          alpha.png

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            fbo_bern
            last edited by

            hey thomthom

            thanks for the manual.
            but it doesnt work by me.

            1. i open a clean su file.
            2. i import the plant.skp
            3. first render looks like this:
              no_alpha.png
            4. i open the vray material editor. i put the alpha-png from the plant like your tutorial in the transparency diffuse layer.
              alpha.map:Clump_Whitespire_Birch_S2.png
            5. i render the same again
              result:with_alpha.png

            im so sorry, but i realy dont understand, why this doesnt work...

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              fbo_bern
              last edited by

              ROFL, i found the problem. omg. sorry.... πŸ˜„

              I had a wrong alpha Picture. i must in the material editor " invers" and then " invers alpha" activate. then it functions. Thanks for the assistance.

               :heart_eyes:  
              

              juhuuu.png

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                πŸ‘

                Yes - V-Ray treat alpha images in such a way that white is 100% transparent and black is 0%.

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  Jessica S
                  last edited by

                  is there something similar in Kerkythea??

                  @thomthom said:

                  [attachment=0:2gewb84w]<!-- ia0 -->alpha.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2gewb84w]

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                    Jessica S
                    last edited by

                    is there something similar in Kerkythea? 😞

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Hi Jesica,

                      Yes, Kerky will automatically use the png transparency as clipmap. If there is no transparency in the image, you can manually load a clipmap like above.


                      KerkyClip.png

                      Gai...

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                      • J Offline
                        Jessica S
                        last edited by

                        Thx u so much!! This will help me a lot in the future!

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