How to deal with transparent objects?

Currently solid object disables alpha tests. Is there a good way to have some objects with alpha test enabled?


Thanks

Have you checked tutorial04 (video & code)?

Yes. The problem is in the following function:

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void sio2ObjectUpdateType( SIO2object *_SIO2object )
{
unsigned int i = 0;

SIO2object *tmp = _SIO2object->_SIO2instance ? ( SIO2object * )_SIO2object->_SIO2instance : _SIO2object;

_SIO2object->type = SIO2_OBJECT_SOLID;

while( i != tmp->n_vgroup )
{
if( tmp->_SIO2vertexgroup[ i ]->_SIO2material )
{
if( tmp->_SIO2vertexgroup[ i ]->_SIO2material->blend &&
!tmp->_SIO2vertexgroup[ i ]->_SIO2material->alvl )
{
sio2DisableState( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_SOLID );
sio2EnableState ( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_TRANSPARENT );
}

else if( tmp->_SIO2vertexgroup[ i ]->_SIO2material->alvl )
{
//sio2DisableState( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_SOLID );
sio2EnableState( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_ALPHA_TESTED );
}
}

++i;
}
}
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Had to comment out the line as indicated above to have stuff shown. (//sio2DisableState( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_SOLID )
After that the screen flicking sometimes, especially when scenes change.

Check the source code of tutorial04 you are definetly missing the point... you shoudn't change that function AT ALL... there's 3 type of object


solid
transparent
and alpha tested...

Check the sio2ResourceRender masks...

Tutorial 4 does work. However when I test my character, which has transparent parts, in tuturial 15, nothing shows. After I comment out the line

//sio2DisableState( &_SIO2object->type, SIO2_OBJECT_SOLID );

the scene does showup.
Also tried sio2ResourceRender with SIO2_RENDER_ALPHA_TESTED_OBJECT in tutorial 15 and the display is totally black ...

First of all do you understand the difference between the 3?

solid : No alpha
transparent : Alpha blend
and alpha tested... : alpha test

rt?

Ok now do you understand the rendering order of these?

solid : No alpha, no sorting necessary
transparent : Alpha blend, sorted by distance (usually)
and alpha tested... : alpha test, no sorting necessary if using the same alpha test value

Ok then you're all set

Make sure that you're objects have the good properties and render them