Transparency on viewport?

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Hi,

Does Blender 2.55 beta support alpha transparency on viewport?
For example I have a plane with texture map with alpha and want to “cut out” unwanted areas, but still see color map with it.

Thanks

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Yes, see this demo http://www.screencast.com/users/blenderwho/folders/Jing/media/421e4e07-e5ca-4727-8e6d-ad595c111c0f . Viewport set to Textured view and in the Properites (N key) / Display settings set to GLSL

For example I have a plane with texture map with alpha and want to “cut out” unwanted areas, but still see color map with it.
Thanks

What do you exactly mean by “cut out unwanted areas” ?

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OK, nice! I tested GLSL, but I had only area light so it wasn’t illuminating my object on viewport (why not? Spot and point light works well) :slight_smile:

Oh, I had to change raytrace to Z transparency from material.

EDIT: With shaderless option on, I get visual feedback without adding extra light!