BabylonJS - Transparency

It is also called Alpha Transparency. It basically combines an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency.

Syntax

Consider the following syntax related to transparency −

materialforbox.alpha = 0.5;

Demo with just material

<!doctype html>
<html>
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>BabylonJs - Basic Element-Creating Scene</title>
      <script src = "babylon.js"></script>
      <style>
         canvas {width: 100%; height: 100%;}
      </style>
   </head>

   <body>
      <canvas id = "renderCanvas"></canvas>
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         var canvas = document.getElementById("renderCanvas");
         var engine = new BABYLON.Engine(canvas, true);
         var createScene  = function() {
            var scene = new BABYLON.Scene(engine);
            scene.clearColor = new BABYLON.Color3(0, 1, 0);
            var camera = new BABYLON.ArcRotateCamera("Camera", 1, 0.8, 10, new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 0, 0), scene);
            camera.attachControl(canvas, true);
            var light = new BABYLON.HemisphericLight("light1", new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 1, 0), scene);
            light.intensity = 0.7;	
            var materialforbox = new BABYLON.StandardMaterial("texture1", scene);
            var box = BABYLON.Mesh.CreateBox("box", '3', scene);	
            box.material = materialforbox;
            return scene;
         };
         var scene = createScene();
         engine.runRenderLoop(function() {
            scene.render();
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Output

The above demo is with standard material and nothing changes. Let us use the standard material property one by one and see how things change.

Demo with transparency

<!doctype html>
<html>
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>BabylonJs - Basic Element-Creating Scene</title>
      <script src = "babylon.js"></script>
      <style>
         canvas {width: 100%; height: 100%;}
      </style>
   </head>

   <body>
      <canvas id = "renderCanvas"></canvas>
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         var canvas = document.getElementById("renderCanvas");
         var engine = new BABYLON.Engine(canvas, true);
         var createScene  = function() {
            var scene = new BABYLON.Scene(engine);
            scene.clearColor = new BABYLON.Color3(0, 1, 0);
            
            var camera = new BABYLON.ArcRotateCamera("Camera", 1, 0.8, 10, new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 0, 0), scene);
            camera.attachControl(canvas, true);
            
            var light = new BABYLON.HemisphericLight("light1", new BABYLON.Vector3(0, 1, 0), scene);
            light.intensity = 0.7;	
            var materialforbox = new 
            BABYLON.StandardMaterial("texture1", scene);
            
            var box = BABYLON.Mesh.CreateBox("box", '3', scene);	
            box.material  = materialforbox;
            materialforbox.alpha = 0.3; // value of 0.3 is applied fro transparency
            return scene;
         };
         var scene = createScene();
         engine.runRenderLoop(function() {
            scene.render();
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Output

The demo shows the transparency property. Try changing the value and see how the box appears on the scene.

babylonjs_materials.htm