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&lt;td&gt;Bentley LumenRT&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;15.50.20.24&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you attempt to import a DAE file created in AutoCAD into LumenRT, all of the elements within the file have its material type set to &amp;quot;Glass&amp;quot; instead of &amp;quot;Standard&amp;quot;. This gives the object&amp;nbsp;an overall shiny and reflective look you may not want.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cause for this issue lies in the Autodesk software you are using. Autodesk does not export the transparency value of the object in a way that LumenRT can correctly&amp;nbsp; display. Basically, the COLLADA standard (which is the standard for DAE files) says that with respect to transparency, 1=opaque and 0=transparent, while it is the opposite for LumenRT. To fix this, open the DAE file at hand in notepad and use notepads&amp;#39; find/replace utility to&amp;nbsp;change:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;sid=&amp;quot;transparency&amp;quot;&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;sid=&amp;quot;transparency&amp;quot;&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saving and opening in LumenRT will show that the object&amp;#39;s elements all now have material type set to &amp;quot;Standard&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: material type, dae file, Autodesk, collada, LumenRT, glass&lt;/div&gt;
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