PW2 Transparency issues

Hi all. I seem to be having a problem.
I've modelled a glas display case as a part and I've modelled the scene the
case is to go in as a part.
Started a new assembly and imported the scene part and the case part....
simple.
Now, I've used PW2 to replicate the lighting conditions in the overall
assembly, but as far as the lighting preview window is concerned, the
transparent glass pieces are not transparent at all.
If you do the same thing back in the PART, it has no troubles. I'm trying to
use a spotlight inside the case so that it highlights the case contents and
the light radiaes outwards, however it makes NO difference because as far as
the lighting is concerned, the glass case is not transparent.
In the final rendering the case looks transparent again but as far as the
lighting goes, no light seems to penetrate the case...... is this a bug or
am I doing something wrong?

george.

 

I've tried further and it doesn't seem to (as far as the lights go)
recognise the transparency of a part feature in an assembly..... grrrr

 

Got it I think...... damn global settings wer overriding a local stting
methinks

 

Fantastic suggestions Mike.....
I managed to find the fix myself, it was the transparent shadows thing....
now I've got it looking right, I've got the challenge of stripping the PW
settings back so that it doesn't take me a week to render a 30-second
flypast animation for the client.

I've saved your suggestions as they're all things that are worth trying
should I engounter the same situation again. I've downloaded several of your
models and deconstructed them to see how they're done and in many cases
they've been a fantastic tutorial.

I've even modelled up the entire egyptian mummy in this one and it does look
very cool.... lots of complex curves and even a pretty realistic loking face
on the sarcophagus..... bear in mid that I'm more accustomed to modelling
"engineering" shapes...... squares and the like

George

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