Hi,

Could the way MOI works allow for the implementation of transparent objects?

Thanks.

Frederick

Till now there is not real transparency but you have this script by Max Smirnov

script:/* Transparency */ var gd = moi.geometryDatabase; var so=gd.getSelectedObjects(); if (so.length>0) { so.setProperty( 'displayMode',1); so.setProperty( 'selected', 0); } else { gd.getObjects().setProperty( 'displayMode',0); }



Just select an object(s) and press the shortcut key!
You can do this on different objects!

Pressing the shortcut key again will make all objects reappear!

So always select an object before calling the shortcut, otherwise all objects will reappear!

A glas material would be the hit.

Maybe on the V5 but i believe that will slowdown the display! :)

Thanks - while not what I was thinking of it still looks useful.

Frederick

It seems the nature of the universe that all things have a cost in proportion to their desirability.

Frederick

Cool maxime! :)

better then Impératif catégorique.

Hi Frederick,

re:
> Could the way MOI works allow for the implementation of transparent objects?

Unfortunately no, not easily. The regular video card display pipeline does not allow for transparent objects without special processing which can reduce performance considerably.

- Michael

Perhabs, you could switch transparency off and on.

At some point there will be a simple "off-line" renderer built in to MoI and that's where it would be possible to do transparency.

it's not a good fit for the real-time viewport display though.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

I rather suspected that would be the case.

Thanks.

Frederick