Black transparent objects

I’m having trouble with transparent materials at night and I’m hoping somebody might be able to help me solve the issue or share a tip or trick to make it less noticeable. It seems any time I create a night image with transparent objects they go black (see attached). Hoping somebody might be able to help me find a solution to this.

Thanks!


Hey @tedvitale.cg ,

thank you for sharing this example - looks great!

Is this a SketchUp scene? We’ve seen lots of similar behavior lately when there was a second material applied to the backside of the object. This often leads to transparent objects not behaving as expected, as people tend to overlook the second material that’s being displayed as well.

Could this issue be caused by this backface material? Please let me know in case that’s not the solution. In that case, is there a chance you could share the scene with us, or create a small sample scene in which the same behavior occurs?

Thank you in advance!

Ahh, I didn’t think to check, but that could very well be the case. Ill open and test today. Thanks Kaj!