3dsmax opacity map issue

NAIMA

Hi , I am having an issue with 3dsmax 2022 , I was used to the older ones that with standard material I could just add opacity map black and white and I got transparency , instead with the physical material , dunno what I am doing wrong but I can't get simple alpha map , I get a see trought unwanted effect when I actvate opacity ... I want the cut out to be crisp and not see trought , here a better explanatory vieo ...

https://i.gyazo.com/6acebea500933bdc906d2130284476ec.mp4

coven

I'm not an expert on maps and materials, but I'm pretty sure the cutout map is absolute, meaning it's either there or not. Grayscales won't give you a gradient transparency. You might want to add a map to the Transparency map slot instead.

NAIMA

coven said:

I'm not an expert on maps and materials, but I'm pretty sure the cutout map is absolute, meaning it's either there or not. Grayscales won't give you a gradient transparency. You might want to add a map to the Transparency map slot instead.

Tried also that but no result.

othyz

i think it's just a display problem if you render or import in a game engine it will work.
check shaded with maps or realistic with map ( if not working click on the top left of your viewport to change to high quality )

 

Dihemi

NAIMA said:

coven said:

I'm not an expert on maps and materials, but I'm pretty sure the cutout map is absolute, meaning it's either there or not. Grayscales won't give you a gradient transparency. You might want to add a map to the Transparency map slot instead.

Tried also that but no result.

In spite of its name; it's not absolute. The gradient should also be visible with a cutout map.

If what othyz above says doesn't work, have you tried other materials like the PBR materials?

NAIMA

I see that with standard shading happens with high quality not , I remember though that older versions of 3dsmax didn't have this issue with standard shading .

Eric Chadwick

If viewport preview is important to you, then make a directx shader, and use that. Then you'll get very close to what a game engine offers. Check out Shader FX.