[1.13.2] How to make a new transparent block

[Faktorek]

I created a block:
 

BlockList.butter_block = new Block(Block.Properties.create(Material.GLASS).hardnessAndResistance(2.0f, 3.0f)
        																				.lightValue(15)
        																				.sound(SoundType.SLIME)
        																				.slipperiness(1.06f)
        																				.variableOpacity()
        																				).setRegistryName(location("butter_block"))

I created a transparent texture and the blockItem in hand is transparent (like grass) but it's opaque (not transparent) when put on the ground. What's the problem?
Minecraft 13.2

Forge 25

Edited May 3, 2019 by Faktorek
Screenshot added

[DavidM]

19 hours ago, Faktorek said:

but it's solid when put on the ground

Define "it's solid".

 

Remember to override Block#getRenderLayer to return RenderLayer.CUTOUT though.

[Faktorek]

By soild I ment opaque (not transparent). I added a screenshot of what I mean. The BlockItem in hand is clearly transparent and when put on ground the block is not.

[DavidM]

10 hours ago, DavidM said:

Remember to override Block#getRenderLayer to return RenderLayer.CUTOUT though.

Judging from the screenshot, you might want to return RenderLayer.TRANSPARENT (can't remember the spelling) instead of CUTOUT.

 

For more information, please read http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com/2014/12/transparent-blocks-18.html.

This tutorial is for 1.8; however, the concept of block layers remains the same.

Edited May 4, 2019 by DavidM

[Faktorek]

My issue was that I thought this can be done without adding a new class. My bad.

Thank you.

public class CrazyBlock extends Block
{
    public CrazyBlock(Block.Properties builder) 
    {
        super(builder);
    }
    public BlockRenderLayer getRenderLayer() 
    {
        return BlockRenderLayer.TRANSLUCENT;
    }
}

 

Edited May 4, 2019 by Faktorek

[Cadiboo]

don't forget to override isSolid and return false

[Draco18s]

There may also be isOpaque or isFullCube that you might have to fiddle with too. I haven't poked around in 1.13 yet, but isSolid (and isSideSolid) was used for mechanical transparency (i.e. could you place a torch on it) whereas isOpaque dealt with the rendering aspect.

[Cadiboo]

1 hour ago, Draco18s said:

There may also be isOpaque or isFullCube that you might have to fiddle with too. I haven't poked around in 1.13 yet, but isSolid (and isSideSolid) was used for mechanical transparency (i.e. could you place a torch on it) whereas isOpaque dealt with the rendering aspect.

isSolid is the (new) 1.13.2 equivalent of isOpaqueCube & isOpaqueCubes is now a lot more complicated