# Is there support for transparencies in GLTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [January 11, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971 "2020-01-11T00:28:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971/1 "2020-01-11T00:28:44Z")
Specifically, “ADOBE\_materials\_thin\_transparency” According to this [README](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/tree/master/extensions/2.0/Vendor/ADOBE_materials_thin_transparency), there are folks working on this at Adobe and Microsoft but I don’t see it anywhere in the code. Is it possible? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Wingnut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/wingnut/32/53_2.png) [@Wingnut](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Wingnut)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971/2 "2020-01-12T12:37:25Z")
Hiya A. I have no answer for that, but I found something possibly interesting: > **[KhronosGroup/glTF](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/tree/master/extensions/2.0/Vendor/ADOBE_materials_thin_transparency)** > > glTF – Runtime 3D Asset Delivery. Contribute to KhronosGroup/glTF development by creating an account on GitHub. I don’t understand very much about exporting advanced materials, but I DO understand part of the caption for the LAST picture on that page: “_Simple implementation using Babylon.js engine. This implementation uses the mip levels of the captured opaque scene to approximate scattering of transmitted light._” Me, I would find this Mike Bond chap… and trade him a bucket of chicken… for his BJS folder from his hard drive. 🙂 At minimum, scratch his belly until he starts talking. Stay tuned for other/wiser comments… hopefully coming soon. And if you DO speak-with Mr. Bond, and/or get some cool custom BJS scenes from his BJS folder… do share, eh? THX! ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971/3 "2020-01-12T17:27:50Z")
> [@Alex\_B](#): > > ADOBE\_materials\_thin\_transparency Great advice! I’ve reached out to him and will report back if I hear anything. If there has already been work done for this, I’d love to try and help get it merged into Babylon. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971/4 "2020-01-13T01:15:00Z")
I heard back from Mike Bond. Here is his experimental repo. > **[MiiBond/Babylon.js](https://github.com/MiiBond/Babylon.js/tree/thin_transparency_v1)** > > Babylon.js: a complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL - MiiBond/Babylon.js He pointed out that Khronos is working on approval of an official extension to handle transparencies: > > Hopefully folks like @Deltakosh can help guide the Babylon side of things. This would be a KILLER feature. ---
**Author:** ![sebavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/sebavan/32/57_2.png) [@sebavan](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/sebavan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/is-there-support-for-transparencies-in-gltf/7971/5 "2020-01-13T15:25:08Z")
It will go in as soon as the GLTF extension has been approved. Thanks to Mike s great work on it 🙂