Simviation Forum - Windshield and Window Reflections

Aug 12^th, 2010 at 4:15pm

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How do you edit them. I recently downloaded the A300B by Thomas Ruth. At sunset and night the reflections on the windows and windshield are a bit strong interfering with the view outside. I just want to tone it down a bit. What file do I have to edit? I tried playing with the "glass DDS" alpha file but that didn't work even changing the channels to 0. Obviously I picked the wrong file. Any ideas?

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Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2010 at 7:41pm

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Well, If you used a blank white alpha channel and that didn't work, then it might just me the model. I don't really have any more ideas. Grin

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Reply #2 - Aug 13^th, 2010 at 1:12am

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BrandonF wrote on Aug 12^th, 2010 at 7:41pm:

Well, If you used a blank white alpha channel and that didn't work, then it might just me the model. I don't really have any more ideas. Grin

HOLY COW! I went towards black instead of white! Shocked

Black makes it more reflective and while makes it less. Gotta pay more attention to the tutorials. I will try it with the right RGB values and report back.

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Reply #3 - Aug 13^th, 2010 at 1:19am

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Oops!

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Reply #4 - Aug 13^th, 2010 at 10:46am

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Surely the alpha is controlling transparency and reflection coded into the model material??
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Reply #5 - Aug 13^th, 2010 at 8:47pm

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It does depend on the model, some may not have the reflections, or it may be in a seperate file

I do alot of repaints but alpha channels are not my specialty.

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Reply #6 - Aug 14^th, 2010 at 2:36am

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Makes no difference which model in the case of glass.

Alpha can control reflections or transparency but not both

In this case the part must be a transparent part and so alpha will not be reflective

This is more of a modelling thing rather than a paint issue.

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Reply #7 - Aug 14^th, 2010 at 12:21pm

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garryrussell wrote on Aug 14^th, 2010 at 2:36am:

Makes no difference which model in the case of glass.

Alpha can control reflections or transparency but not both

In this case the part must be a transparent part and so alpha will not be reflective

This is more of a modelling thing rather than a paint issue.

Yeah, must be the model.

I tried it again with more white values and it made no difference. I'm a bit confused now thought because the dds file says "glass". When I load it into DXTBmpx it sure looks like the windows and windshield, but after playing with this file I cannot figure out what I was effecting since it wasn't the reflction on the glass. I didn't see anything change in the cockpit view. I'm wondering if the VC has its own set of files that I missed and the "glass" file was for exterior shine.

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Reply #8 - Aug 14^th, 2010 at 12:57pm

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I would think there is a seperate texture for the VC glass from the external models glass.....that's the norm

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Reply #9 - Aug 14^th, 2010 at 5:27pm

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The windows for the exterior model will probably be on a main/misc texture sheet. I'll download the plane and take a look.

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