# Alpha In 3DSMAX

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-in-3dsmax/12925
**Category:** design
**Created:** [February 6, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-in-3dsmax/12925 "2003-02-06T05:48:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Clayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Clayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Clayman)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-in-3dsmax/12925/1 "2003-02-06T05:48:34Z")

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hey guys, i’m kind of a newbie to 3dsmax and i was wondering how to change the Alpha value when rendering?  
thanks!;(

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-in-3dsmax/12925/2 "2003-02-06T11:17:50Z")

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u can set the opasity down for your material if thats what you mean… just go to the material editor and put down the opasity to whatever from 100…

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-in-3dsmax/12925/3 "2003-02-06T15:54:46Z")

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Alpha = transparency in 3ds max. You can play with this in the material editor.