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I want to render some glass, in order to actually see something it requires a background. However I want the glass object to have a transparent surrounding. How do I make a background which is considered by the refraction of the glass but is transparent when it is seen directly by the camera?

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  • $\begingroup$ I'm not sure if this is possible in BI, but it's pretty easy in cycles. $\endgroup$ – gandalf3♦ Aug 11 '14 at 17:48
  • $\begingroup$ Unfortunately I need a solution for BI $\endgroup$ – Machtl Aug 12 '14 at 6:06
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Using blender internal, for the material of the objects you want to disappear, turn on transparency and choose mask with an alpha of 0.0.

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The transparent objects will still show in reflections but not be seen in the camera.

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    $\begingroup$ Note that if there are objects behind the mask object, they will be replaced with sky. $\endgroup$ – gandalf3♦ Aug 12 '14 at 6:24
  • $\begingroup$ Works like a charm $\endgroup$ – Machtl Aug 13 '14 at 5:42
  • $\begingroup$ I should add that for this to work in the Options category of the material Traceable must be checked. $\endgroup$ – Machtl Sep 10 '14 at 14:07

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