# How to place Transparent glass over human body..idea request
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [January 23, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273 "2020-01-23T02:26:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@adaptinnovative](https://discourse.processing.org/u/adaptinnovative)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/1 "2020-01-23T02:26:51Z")
Any idea how to get this done in processing. I can load the human figure as an .obj file but to get the transparent slab of glass to be
- Frontal
- Sagittal
- Transverse
As seen in the image. Any ideas?
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/2 "2020-01-23T04:02:52Z")
i not have a good 3D object, but start easy:
```auto
float ang = 0;
void setup() {
size(400,400,P3D);
noStroke();
hint(ENABLE_DEPTH_SORT);
}
void draw(){
background(200,200,0);
translate(width/2,height/2);
rotateY(ang);
fill(0,0,200,50);
rect(-100,-100,200,200);
rotateX(2*ang);
fill(200,0,0);
box(40);
ang +=0.01;
}
```
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### Author:  [@adaptinnovative](https://discourse.processing.org/u/adaptinnovative)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/3 "2020-01-25T10:36:21Z")
Thanks so much. I take it enabling the depth sorting helps considerably?
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### Author:  [@adaptinnovative](https://discourse.processing.org/u/adaptinnovative)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/4 "2020-01-25T10:46:40Z")
I find that using OPENGL also does a nice job albeit the transparency is gone.
```auto
import processing.opengl.*;
float ang = 0;
void setup() {
size(400,400,OPENGL);
noStroke();
// hint(ENABLE_DEPTH_SORT); //enables the effect
}
void draw(){
background(128,128,128);
translate(width/2,height/2);
rotateY(ang);
fill(0,0,200,50);
rect(-100,-100,200,200);
rotateX(2*ang);
fill(200,0,0);
box(40);
ang +=0.01;
}
```
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/5 "2020-01-25T11:25:50Z")
> [@adaptinnovative](#):
>
> OPENGL
sorry, while
> OPENGL is deprecated
i actually not know if there could be differences to P3D already??
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### Author:  [@adaptinnovative](https://discourse.processing.org/u/adaptinnovative)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/6 "2020-01-26T03:52:37Z")
Yes I prefer Processing 1.5.1 version as it has some great features that the new versions deprecated like you said.
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/7 "2020-01-26T05:01:32Z")
> [@adaptinnovative](#):
>
> that the new versions deprecated like you said.
sounds like a misunderstanding,
anyhow if you work with other than current version better tell us in your topic?
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### Author:  [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/8 "2020-01-26T12:47:00Z")
Hello,
The posted code runs the same with P3D as the renderer; in this case OPENGL is replaced with P3D.
Some insight into what Processing is doing behind the scenes here:
>
I clicked on OPENGL to show the _warning_:
Some additional references related to OPENGL:
[https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Advanced-OpenGL](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Advanced-OpenGL)
[https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Advanced-OpenGL-in-Processing-2.x](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Advanced-OpenGL-in-Processing-2.x)
[https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/OpenGL-Issues](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/OpenGL-Issues)
[https://processing.org/reference/environment/](https://processing.org/reference/environment/)
[https://processing.org/tutorials/rendering/](https://processing.org/tutorials/rendering/)
[https://processing.org/tutorials/p3d/](https://processing.org/tutorials/p3d/)
[https://processing.org/tutorials/pshader/](https://processing.org/tutorials/pshader/)
🙂
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### Author:  [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-place-transparent-glass-over-human-body-idea-request/17273/9 "2020-01-26T13:25:54Z")
> [@Hooray! New hint() documentation is available!](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hooray-new-hint-documentation-is-available/13056):
>
> Thanks to Casey we now have a new reference page for hint() and related arcane constants: [https://processing.org/reference/hint\_.html](https://processing.org/reference/hint_.html) This is specially useful for those working with P3D, and otherwise for people who want to fine tune the drawing quality/performance balance. smile