Topic: Alpha channel not working.

[Dreamcube017]

Hi guys.

I've been looking around on the forum because I have an object that has a material containing an alpha channel. I read that if you import a png or tga with an alpha channel, Lumion would read the transparancy.

Now maybe this is just something in the paid version, but from what I read, it should work in all of them.

Here's my texture in Photoshop.


And here's that same image applied to my model in Lumion.



Well that text box didn't work out... but the greenish color is suppose to be semi-transparent. Can Lumion not have that?... that can't be right as glass isn't fully transparent.

Did I do something wrong?

Thanks.

[Gaieus]

To my best knowledge (which may not be accurate), Lumion can support 100% transparency or 100% opacity but not "in-between" - i.e. you cannot have semi-transparent (translucent) materials.

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Hi,

Which modeler do you use? If It's Sketch up, well apply your texture in sketch up and you will get it in Lumion!

Gaëtan

[Morten]

Gaieus is right.

Lumion currently only supports 1-bit alpha channels (Black or white). Greyscale tones will be rounded up to 100% white or rounded down to 100% black.

[Dreamcube017]

Ah I see. thanks. Well so much for my transparent roads. Oh well. Thanks for your help.

[RAD]

Why aren't we allowed to have a transparency in materials?

That would be helpful in faking those clouds on the ground among other things.