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Old 8th May 2010, 06:25 PM   #1
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Default How do I make transparent canopy of the plane?

how do I make transparent canopy of the plane?
I'm drawing a model, and would like to know how to make transparent as glass. can someone help me?:-D
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Old 9th May 2010, 08:18 PM   #2
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Default Re: How do I make transparent canopy of the plane?

Easy.

Use materials. The default #8 is ideal for this, as it's already a light blue. Or use one of the light grays #14 & 15 come to mind. some armored glass can have a yellowish or green hue, so maybe choose something like that...

1) Select the canopy in object mode.
2) In the bottom left interface, find the material (color) picker, pick a material, and assign it to the canopy.
Right click the material number "swatch".
On the pop up menu, move the transparency slider to the right, well into the 90% range.

The material will become nearly completely see through.
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Old 10th May 2010, 08:52 AM   #3
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Thank you very much, It works and I am very happy now. i will never forget how to do this again.thank you.
One more question...
Is there any difference between the colors blue and gray, to do the transparency?
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Is there any difference between the colors blue and gray, to do the transparency?
No, especially if you're using greater than 90% transparency; When it's that clear, the color effect may be too subtle to discern. You'll have to preview your work to make sure it looks the way you want. I recall once needing to create a thick armored glass that had a green tint to it (especially the outer edges) and to actually see the difference, my transparency value was a little bit lower than the 95% or 96% I usually use for "clear" glass or perspex.
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