Please help with glass material setting..

[MrBiggs]

Hi, currently learning the import process but have run into a problem with glass for wip vc.. Nommatter what i try there seems to be no transparency. Have selected glass for the mtl attributes in the editor and have tried the stock p51 .dif & reflect .dds to make sure is not an issue with the textures.

 

Currently have diffuse selected for diffuse color but was not sure if the refl or opacity slot had to use the refl texture or be left unchecked? all other textures work perfectly only have an issue with glass.

 

Thanks

[MrBiggs]

Opacity working fine now but would be grateful if someone could confirm if the .refl textures has to be dropped into the mtl editor or if the sim calls for it automatically by name. Thanks.

[mseraser]

It's actually a fake reflection ( include everything in cockpit) map, and auto env reflection (environment only, no magic raytracing of any mesh object) while you have roughmet map to your material.

 

So it should be a composite map in diffuse channel, layer 1 for fake reflection map with alpha, layer 4 for damage map, layer 6 for color map without alpha.

 

And of course a roughmet map which sim calls for it automatically by name.

[MrBiggs]

Thanks for your help, the images show how the mtl edititor is currently set. So if i understand correctly layer 1 - refl.dds, layer 4 - dam.dds, layer 6 - diff.dds. Which ones do oil splatter, dirt & normal go in?

 

Much apreciate your help.

Edited July 1, 2019 by MrBiggs

[MrBiggs]

Something like this?

[mseraser]

Something like this?

 

Yes.

 

Normal map gose in normal way ;), and all weathering work could be in refl map and roughmet, and layer 6 for color only, since the brightness of refl & color map affect material transparency too, so it's better to keep one map for one purpose only.

[MrBiggs]

Works perfectly thanks again :thumbup:

[Cougar133]

hey , thank you for these informations .

i'm stucked in another level . i have a glass.dds i want to put on my canopy to mùake trasnparency . it works on 3Dsmax , but not in the game .

 

i tried to put the file in bazar/temptextures , and in the texture folder of the aircraft but not succesfully .

 

do you have an idea ?

Edited July 9, 2019 by Cougar133

[MrBiggs]

When you created the mtl did you check 'make cool' and apply to model before export?

[Cougar133]

yes i Did .

make cool

export to edm

 

i put the edm in world/shapes of my aircraft

 

but it never show transparency , even in the model viewer .

 

where do you find your own glass file ?

[MrBiggs]

You could check the alpha Chanel in the image that it is not white should be grey - black or might be a good idea to take the stock tf 51 cpt texture for example copy it to texture folder of your AC rename it & give that a try then go from there..if still no transparency then must be in mtl setting.

Edited July 10, 2019 by MrBiggs

[Cougar133]

what file do i have to use ?