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[mRax]

It looks like .AlphaColor property hasn't effect on Actor3DX-type objects. Is there some reason for such thing? (The property worked with Actor2D...)

[Mnemonic]

It is expected behavior, because AlphaColor is not used by 3D characters. I guess it could override vertex colors or material color or something, but it's not implemented.

[mRax]

I guess it could override vertex colors or material color

That`s the point! Thanks for idea; maybe I'll try it

[mRax]

I tried take advantage of material diffuse color. In CXModel::Render after

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Rend->m_Device->SetRenderState(D3DRS_COLORVERTEX, FALSE);I set

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Rend->m_Device->SetRenderState(D3DRS_DIFFUSEMATERIALSOURCE, D3DMCS_MATERIAL);and in CXMesh::Render before .SetMaterial method set (for testing purposes)

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Mat->m_Material.Diffuse.a = 0.5f;
Mat->m_Material.Diffuse.r = 0.0f;
Mat->m_Material.Diffuse.g = 1.0f;
Mat->m_Material.Diffuse.b = 0.0f;The results were successfull partially: all Actor3DX became green (yes!) but not half-transparent (no-o!).

So does somebody have ideas what should be done here more? (this topic must be moved to the childboard about WME sources, I guess)

[mRax]

P.S. The goal has been reached.

Here is key steps.

1) In CBRenderD3D::Setup3D method line

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C3DUtils::SetTextureStageState(m_Device, 0, D3DTSS_ALPHAOP, D3DTOP_SELECTARG1);was changed to next one

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C3DUtils::SetTextureStageState(m_Device, 0, D3DTSS_ALPHAOP, D3DTOP_BLENDDIFFUSEALPHA);
2) In CXMesh::Render method before SetMaterial call there were added the block

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D3DMATERIAL m_Material = Mat->m_Material;
if(m_AlphaColor!=0)
{
  if(D3DCOLGetR(m_AlphaColor)!=0)m_Material.Diffuse.r = m_Material.Diffuse.r*((float)(D3DCOLGetR(m_AlphaColor)))/255.0f;
  if(D3DCOLGetG(m_AlphaColor)!=0)m_Material.Diffuse.g = m_Material.Diffuse.g*((float)(D3DCOLGetG(m_AlphaColor)))/255.0f;
  if(D3DCOLGetB(m_AlphaColor)!=0)m_Material.Diffuse.b = m_Material.Diffuse.b*((float)(D3DCOLGetB(m_AlphaColor)))/255.0f;
  if(D3DCOLGetA(m_AlphaColor)!=0)m_Material.Diffuse.a = m_Material.Diffuse.a*((float)(D3DCOLGetA(m_AlphaColor)))/255.0f;
}

// set material
Rend->m_Device->SetMaterial(&m_Material);//Rend->m_Device->SetMaterial(&Mat->m_Material);
It's working. Although I have intention to use not actor3dx.DrawBackfaces property to cut unnecessary polygons but stencil buffer.

[Mnemonic]

In WME 1.9 you can achieve the effect using shaders.