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The Artworker
The Artworker
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December 10, 2019
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Can't get Translucency to create transparent objects

  • December 10, 2019
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I'm trying to make a transparent wrapper in Dimension so you can see the contents within. The wrapper has a Decal applied so I can't use the transparency setting. A search tells me to use the translucency setting.

In the Design window playing with this parameter gives me the look I want is rather crudely rendered. However when I do a proper render the wrapper just ends up white opaque.

 

What am I doing wrong and while I am at it can someone give me some decent settings for a crear plastic wrapper with relections on it?

 

I'm using Dimension 1.1.1 which is the highest version my Mac supports.

 

Thanks! 

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Correct answer Ussnorway7605025

MATERIAL_ALUMINUM should be in V1.1 and that makes a good 'transparent wrapper' if you set opacity to 44-55% and matalic to 40-60%

 

[A search tells me to use the translucency setting.]

translucency is a different thing mate, white is the default inner colour but other colour and no-colour i.e, blank pixels also work well for some senarios... the new Dimension builds have major issues with blank pixels so you are better off with V1.1 sometimes

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Ussnorway7605025
Ussnorway7605025
Legend
August 15, 2020

To be clear, transparency is rendored correct in version 1 of Dimension because it's using the NVIDIA system

 

Apple Mac is fighting with NVIDIA so Adobe moved with them to untested new drivers which means transparency stopped rendoring from version 2 onwards i.e you dig up old threads = out dated information

 

People who have current version of Dimension should use an opacity map to work around is limitations until Apple Mac gets off their backs and sorts their drivers... Don't hold your breath!

    Ussnorway7605025
    Ussnorway7605025Correct answer
    Legend
    December 11, 2019

    MATERIAL_ALUMINUM should be in V1.1 and that makes a good 'transparent wrapper' if you set opacity to 44-55% and matalic to 40-60%

     

    [A search tells me to use the translucency setting.]

    translucency is a different thing mate, white is the default inner colour but other colour and no-colour i.e, blank pixels also work well for some senarios... the new Dimension builds have major issues with blank pixels so you are better off with V1.1 sometimes

    The Artworker
    The ArtworkerAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 14, 2020

    I couldn't get this to work, despite further searching very much seemed to indicate that Translucency was the right direction to be going in. It worked in the preview but not in the actual render.

     

    Finally I got around it by rendering twice. Once with the decal removed and using transpaency settings based on those supplied above, and then again with the decal applied and tranparecy removed and comping the two results together in Photoshop. 

     

    Not the ideal solution but it got me a usable image in time to meet my deadline.

    M
    markmn
    Inspiring
    August 14, 2020

    Thanks for trying...it may be it is just something that Dimension cannot currently perform...thanks again...I am still bewildered by all the listing here for this rquest as 'Solved', when in reality it isn't...sigh

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