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Transparency settings from the older Blenders looked like these:
Transparency settings from the older Blenders looked like these:


[[File:Transparency old.png|402px]]
[[File:Transparency old.png|452px]]


Most of them removed in Blender 4.2, some that remained are mostly useless now. To fix this, we've implemented several custom settings for transparency (on the material panel):
Most of them removed in Blender 4.2, some that remained are mostly useless now. To fix this, we've implemented several custom settings for transparency (on the material panel):


[[File:Transparency new.png|402px]]
[[File:Transparency new.png|452px]]


The new setting "Transparency Hacks" might be really useful to combat various transparency artifacts.
The new setting "Transparency Hacks" might be really useful to combat various transparency artifacts.
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== Shadows ==
== Shadows ==


There is no way to configure size of shadow cascades in Blender 4.2, but we've added these settings back:
There is no way to configure size (in pixels) of shadow cascades in Blender 4.2, but we've added these settings back:


[[File:Shadow settings new.webp|516px]]
[[File:Shadow settings new.webp|516px]]
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[[File:Shadow settings cascades new.webp|433px]]
[[File:Shadow settings cascades new.webp|433px]]
To switch shadow casting on individual objects, there is a property on the "Visibility" panel which is used instead of material setting from older Blenders.
[[File:Shadow settings per object.webp|525px]]


== Ambient Occlusion ==
== Ambient Occlusion ==
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[[File:Light probes new.webp|590px]]
[[File:Light probes new.webp|590px]]


== I hate all of this! You must support Eevee-Next in Verge3D properly! ==
== WTF, you must support Eevee-Next in Verge3D properly! ==
 
Unfortunately this is not quite possible due to the following reasons:


Unfortunately this is not possible due to the following reasons:
* There is no hardware-accelerated raytracing APIs available in the browsers (at least at the moment)


* There is no hardware-accelerated raytracing APIs available in the browsers
* Raytracing is really slow and won't be practical for web-based interactives (possibly for decades).


* Raytracing is really slow and won't be practical for web-based interactives for decades
In general, the only things we can do now, is to approximate Verge3D rendering so that it is more or less consistent with Blender viewport.

Latest revision as of 09:30, 18 July 2024

Blender 4.2 is a kinda significant update as it includes the new version of the Eevee render (called Eevee-Next internally).

This new version relies heavily on modern GPUs and raytracing algorithms for viewport rendering, hence it's not quite compatible with Verge3D. To overcome this, we implemented several changes which you should be aware of.

Transparency

Transparency settings from the older Blenders looked like these:

Transparency old.png

Most of them removed in Blender 4.2, some that remained are mostly useless now. To fix this, we've implemented several custom settings for transparency (on the material panel):

Transparency new.png

The new setting "Transparency Hacks" might be really useful to combat various transparency artifacts.

Shadows

There is no way to configure size (in pixels) of shadow cascades in Blender 4.2, but we've added these settings back:

Shadow settings new.webp

Same story is with "Clip Start" and "Bias" settings (assigned for light sources):

Shadow settings lights new.webp

As well as for cascaded shadows:

Shadow settings cascades new.webp

To switch shadow casting on individual objects, there is a property on the "Visibility" panel which is used instead of material setting from older Blenders.

Shadow settings per object.webp

Ambient Occlusion

Ambient occlusion settings have been removed in Blender 4.2, we've recreated them as custom Verge3D settings:

Ambient occlusion new.png

Light Probes

Some settings for spherical and planar light probes have been removed in Blender 4.2, but you can find the missing ones below, on the Verge3D panel:

Light probes new.webp

WTF, you must support Eevee-Next in Verge3D properly!

Unfortunately this is not quite possible due to the following reasons:

  • There is no hardware-accelerated raytracing APIs available in the browsers (at least at the moment)
  • Raytracing is really slow and won't be practical for web-based interactives (possibly for decades).

In general, the only things we can do now, is to approximate Verge3D rendering so that it is more or less consistent with Blender viewport.