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Release: GLTools, v20071214
Release Type:
Beta
Version:
20071214
Release Notes
This GL Tools beta adds the Depth Buffer Alpha Threshold Patch. This new patch causes rendering subpatches to not write to the depth buffer when writing transparent pixels below a specified threshold. This helps achieve better depth sorting with existing GL patches.
Feature suggested by @coremelt. You may get a "halo" of pixels near the transition; there's nothing we can really do about this that I'm aware of. This plugin is also smaller than the previous version: Apparently "Clean All" in XCode doesn't really mean "delete all intermediate build results", so some stale unused stuff was in the previous version that had accumulated due to some testing... Installation InstructionsPlace the plugin file in 
A set of patches for drawing GL primitives and modifying the GL environment. Source code is available on GitHub. CreditsLogo by @usefuldesign.au. Known issues
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To explain the picture a bit, there's a GL Point in the background, with 4 sprites in front (textured by a yanomano composition), all layered earlier than the gl point. The sprites are set to "Read/Write" Depth Testing, which causes the 'transparent' box around the ones on the right (which are not in the Threshold patch). The ones on the left, however, do not draw such boxes, which is the expected behaviour.
The depth buffer alpha threshold patch is really useful!
I was working on a composition today that involves moving sprites with transparency intersecting each other. This patch allows things to look much better.
Thanks!
-Amos