making sections of parts seethrough in VAB (like the stock service bays)?

[Squiggsy]

I was wondering how this was done? I assume it is just a case of tagging the mesh in Unity but having looked into it I have been unable to find what to tag it as, anyone got any clue?

[NecroBones]

It's done with a config in the part's CFG file, actually. It uses "ModuleSeeThroughObject":

	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSeeThroughObject
		transformName = TrussMount
		shaderName = KSP/Bumped Specular (Transparent)
		screenRadius = 2.0
		leadModuleIndex = 0
		leadModuleTgtValue = 0
	}

But you can get away with a lot less than that. I added it to one of my parts (the LAS shroud in MRS) using only this:

	MODULE
	{
		name = ModuleSeeThroughObject
		transformName = LASshroud
	}

By just supplying the transform's name for the entire object, the whole thing can go transparent.

[Squiggsy]

ah thanks a lot! I didn't see that when searching through monodevelop for interesting modules the other day, probably should have just checked the config for a service bay but I assumed it'd be tagged in unity instead, cheers for the info! will be useful for my service bay for the lander I'm building

[qm3ster]

Hue hue procedural fairings just attacked us all with this goodie :v