Topic: The glass is not clear

[mjfarrell]

So are you running 3d studio at home, or is this autocad?
The issue is the way autocad handles the materials.

Nope... AutoCAD MEP 2008 at home and work.

OK, I'm working with C3D, and the materials behave as I described.
Any other material template than the one you started with will show the material as transparent. I played with this for some time, before reaching that conclusion.

[jnieman]

Was a solution solved or was it given up on?

I know Matt's on hiatus, but if I read this right, it appears to be a Mech. quirk only?

[mjfarrell]

OK

My curiosity is satisfied.

The Advanced Metal Material Template will approach transparent, although it is highly reflective.

The Advanced Material Template will not approach transparent.

Both Realistic, and it's Matalic Brothers will approach transparent.

I believe the above is or was the 'autocad' solution as some of the materials templates provided will not become transparent. (see list above). I don't think it is or was a MEP only issue.
And as you can see from the posted examples clearly I can make transparent materials.
However I could NOT make the material he started with transparent in C3D.