MSFS20 Tinting windshields in blender 3.1

[FrancisJohannes]

Hi guys,
I read this a post by Marwan Gharib
Yet I wonder, these days how are you guys handling the tinting of windshields for MSFS using blender 3.1?
Do you rely on albedo + normal + comp?

I would like to kindly know.

 

[Anthony31]

Are you talking windshield or glass?

Because windshield materials use the comp texture for dirt/scratches instead of metallic/roughness/occlusion (you will need to use vertex painting in Blender to take full advantage of this).

So if you want to colour the windshield you need to use the albedo texture. Pick your colour and set the opacity (which as Marwan says needs to be very low, about 1-2%).

Glass gives you more flexibility but there is nothing to say you can't use a standard texture and layer it into the window to give additional tinting.

Personally, for interior views I use two layers using both Windshield (for the outer layer and to get the rain and icing effects) and Glass (for the inner layer to get pretty, but distracting, reflections).

 

[FrancisJohannes]

Are you talking windshield or glass?

Because windshield materials use the comp texture for dirt/scratches instead of metallic/roughness/occlusion (you will need to use vertex painting in Blender to take full advantage of this).

So if you want to colour the windshield you need to use the albedo texture. Pick your colour and set the opacity (which as Marwan says needs to be very low, about 1-2%).

Glass gives you more flexibility but there is nothing to say you can't use a standard texture and layer it into the window to give additional tinting.

Personally, for interior views I use two layers using both Windshield (for the outer layer and to get the rain and icing effects) and Glass (for the inner layer to get pretty, but distracting, reflections).

Good tips. Thank you.

 

[FrancisJohannes]

For some reason even at 1% my windshields are still too dark. I barely can't see the pilots. I wonder if I am obligated to place comp texture for dirt textures and other types?

 

[=rk=]

It is likely that you use "Windshield Material" without all the relevant parameters? If you use standard material, make sure your base color is white, despite using a texture. I tint most glass using standard FS material color, no texture, Blend mode active and alpha value somewhere below .15, numeric metallic value of .8 roughness zero to .02.

 

[FrancisJohannes]

It is likely that you use "Windshield Material" without all the relevant parameters? If you use standard material, make sure your base color is white, despite using a texture. I tint most glass using standard FS material color, no texture, Blend mode active and alpha value somewhere below .15, numeric metallic value of .8 roughness zero to .02.

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Im going to try these settings. Thank you.