[SOLVED] translucent objects + default rendering = looking bad

[Deimel]

Hi all,

I noticed that in the default configuration, blending of translucent objects is not done in a sane way. Alpha blending needs to be done ordered by z depth to work correctly, and objects don’t seem get z-sorted.

I found the <OrderIndependentTransparencyManager /> component, which fixes the blending.

It would be nice to have sofa render translucency nicely out of the box, i.e. either sort objects by z-depth for blending, or use the OIT algo 8)

[Froy]

Hello,

Nice-looking transparency is not enabled by default because:
– it could impact on performance (z sorting)
– it will make the visual loop more complicated (as the OIT needs multi-pass, shaders, etc)
But it may be possible in the future, as we are revamping a little bit the rendering code.
But we always enjoy feedbacks from the community ! Thank you !

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