Transparency in Inventor models

From: Scott Herod (herod++at++rtset.com)
Date: 02/01/2000 16:42:47

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This question came up recently. Is it possible to flag an
inventor file so that when a model is loaded into performer
screen-door transparency is used for the model? A quick
check of pfiv.C suggests not. Starting on line 1702:

    if (transparency > 0.0f)
        cbd->dummyGState->setMode(PFSTATE_TRANSPARENCY, PFTR_ON);

Does PFTR_ON mean multi-sample with visuals that can handle it?
Inventor apparently defines a couple of transparency computations
including screen-door but I can't tell if it is possible to
flag something similar in performer from the .iv file.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Scott Herod
herod++at++rtset.com

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