[MINC-users] Object opacity

[Jason Lerch]

The set_object_opacity command (found inside the conglomerate  
package) is a lot more reliable than the equivalent Display functions  
- give that a try and see if you can get it to work.

Jason

On 21-Feb-06, at 3:17 PM, tpb1 at ualberta.ca wrote:

> I'm trying to change the transparency of an object in the 3D window in
> order to reveal other objects behind it.  That is, I want to make the
> object in front more transparent than the object behind it (the object
> in front partially blocks the object in the back) so that the outline
> of the object in the back can be seen through the object in front.  I
> have played around with the Objects/Change Surface Prop function, but
> have been unsuccessful in changing the opacity in order to get the
> effect mentioned above.  (Opacity is defined from 0 to 1, with 0 being
> the transparent, 1 being fully opaque).  I also don't know the  
> defaults
> for ambient, diffuse, specular, shininess and opacity.
>
> If anyone has any insights, I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
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