I’m just starting out in AR and using Android Studio(ARCore + Sceneform). Using maya to export a FBX file with embedded media checked. Using a blinn for some of the objects body and a semitransparent shader to represent glass. The issue I’m running into is the semitransparent shader is showing up 100% opaque in AR. I tried the following:
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Blinn shader, made it semi-transparent by sliding the ‘Transparency attribute’ slider to the center (gray). In Maya it looks great, I export FBX load it into Android Studio use my phone to AR and nope, it’s 100% opaque.
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Blinn, Driving transparencies using a texture with gray values in the ‘Transparency attribute’ using a file texture. Again this doesn’t work.
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Blinn, a PNG file with some transparent areas in the ‘Transparency attribute’ using a file texture. Again same issue, no transparency.
Is building shaders in maya a bad idea? If so what would be a better alternative that translates correctly? Also I just found out about the Stingray PBS shader. Will this be the best option in maya to use with ARCore + Sceneform?
Thank you for any help / direction.