{"id":7421,"date":"2025-08-07T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa-wps.d5render.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=7421"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:01:25","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/posts\/all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo renderizar materiales de vidrio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Table of content<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjustable parameters of glass material in <a href=\"\/es\/downloading\/?utm_source=seo&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D5 Render<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make fluted glass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make black-tinted glass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make frosted glass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rendering showcase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Glass is one of the most common materials in modern architecture\/interior design. It is like a bridge connecting the exterior and interior spaces. Though creating beautiful glasses with clear reflection and refraction might be hard in traditional rendering engines, it&#8217;s actually a piece of cake in D5 Render.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we are going to introduce in detail how you can make the glass material you need in <a href=\"\/es\/downloading\/?utm_source=seo&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D5<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adjustable parameters of D5 glass material<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\">Thickness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, there are two ways of modeling: one is solid-modeling, which means building models in a geometrically correct way; the other is surface-modeling with only visible facets in order to keep the model file light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When glass materials are applied onto the latter, they may have incorrect refractions. To fix this, you don&#8217;t need to model in DCC software again. Turn on the &#8220;Thickness&#8221; option in <a href=\"\/es\/downloading\/\">D5 Render<\/a> instead. The glass will immediately have a correct refraction, which is quite convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6b67a51acf74d502e193_6395db88d27fb658ad567ce8_Thickness_off-transcode-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Thickness off<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6b7dc7b3ebcce41ec69d_6396976a67bb25c25afd7f49_Thickness_on-transcode-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Thickness on<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\">Transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By adjusting Transparency, you can decide how much light can pass through the glass material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d4d_6395dd20883c85edebdf8da1_Transparency.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7774177683918189;width:804px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Logra efectos impresionantes como el cristal de degradado de color activando la opci\u00f3n \u2018Afectado por la luz\u2019. Ajustar el valor de opacidad y usar mapas en blanco y negro para controlar el patr\u00f3n de opacidad permite una interacci\u00f3n din\u00e1mica con la luz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d50_6690a8f1cdf7bef71422a58e_%25E5%258D%258A%25E9%2580%258F2.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\">Roughness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It controls how smooth the glass surface is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d59_6395dd22eaa1f273431dbdc2_Roughness.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7774177683918189;width:800px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the effect of frosted glass made with Roughness may not be evident. So we&#8217;ll introduce a method of making it in the later part of &#8220;how to make frosted glass&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d63_6395dd224389cb50b7e6bdf7_Frosted_Glass.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7774177683918189;width:788px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specular<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Specular parameter influences how much light will be reflected by the glass material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6c92ae2729ccb0dacd10_6396b518aa7b425cc542e864_12121-transcode-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\">Color<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create solid-colored glasses by changing the base color, or gradient-colored glasses with a map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6ca362e133c79827ebf2_6395e432831ce2c889b4fb01_Coloredandgradientglass-transcode-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make fluted glass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Observing the glass facades in the real world, we can see that they have a reflection looking like waves. That&#8217;s because glasses usually have slight bumps on their surface due to the processing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70bd2fea45fb2cf45ce1_6395e4b74389cb65bae73417_%25E7%2585%25A7%25E7%2589%2587.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5783389421224343;width:716px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c02fea45fb2cf45cfa_6395e4b8831ce23a33b4ffb7_%25E7%2585%25A7%25E7%2589%25872.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.671063725623521;width:712px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how to achieve this effect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You just need one <strong>Normal map<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c42fea45fb2cf45d23_6395db63d27fb64db1567a1b_%25E6%25B3%2595%25E7%25BA%25BF.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:715px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Take this building for example. To simulate those wavy reflections in glass, you just need to import a Normal map, reduce its UV value, and <strong>increase the<\/strong> <strong>Normal Intensity<\/strong> <strong>a bit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6d09a51acf74d503975b_Group_26.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d4a_6395e69dd53b2cd04f98350f_Unknown2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A normal map can also play magic when you want to make fluted glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d86_6395db67d27fb664d8567a7f_%25E9%2595%25BF%25E8%2599%25B92.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d3a_639694484d8563a5ed74f9f9_%25E9%2595%25BF%25E8%2599%25B92.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These tiny changes could be the finishing touch on your scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make black-tinted glass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d69_6396925d027db0273b1de5f7_236.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, it&#8217;s quite easy to make a gradient glass facade as shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First offset the surface of the facade model. Change the material of the offset surface to Custom with a black-to-white normal map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c6d51a51acf74d503cf63_639692cbd53b2cc44ea7ea05_-transcode-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After importing it into <a href=\"\/es\/downloading\/?utm_source=seo&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D5 Render<\/a>, you can give the offset surface the texture of Cloth. Then add a black-to-white gradient map into the Opacity column. Align the surface model and the facade model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c42fea45fb2cf45d20_6395db646204a08576979929_%25E5%258D%258A%25E9%2580%258F1.png\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Aligh the surface and the facade model<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c42fea45fb2cf45d26_6395db662721b3d6567a5dc0_%25E5%258D%258A%25E9%2580%258F2.png\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Aligh the surface and the facade model<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70c62fea45fb2cf45d73_6395db63eaa1f24a391d9a36_%25E5%258D%258A%25E9%2580%258F3.png\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tinted glass<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make frosted glass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a trick to make frosted glass in <a href=\"\/es\/downloading\/?utm_source=seo&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=all-you-need-to-know-about-glass-material-in-d5-render\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D5 Render<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a Normal map, stretch its UV and turn up the intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Done! That&#8217;s all you need to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70796fa9d0a8ac62eb53_63969654d53b2c7cbba83dab_2-transcode-ezgif.com-optimize.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Normal map we used in the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usa-official.d5cdn.com\/wp-content\/usa-website-assets\/a97731db37de415906dfa7ba\/688c70abca473988eb2c33d6_Group_27.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the basic parameters of glass materials in rendering and how to quickly make fluted, tinted and frosted glasses with ease.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7631,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"blog-category":[17],"class_list":["post-7421","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog-category-how-to"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/7421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.d5render.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-category?post=7421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}