Backlighting?

[AnnaL]

Came across a request from a colleague to render a backlit panel. Is there any way to do this with texture maps or "layering" opaque and transparent materials, or another way that maybe I'm not thinking of? I attached the example she sent of what she is looking to achieve. In real life it is a solid surface panel that is routed out to be thinner and then a light source is placed behind it. Any thoughts?

[Support]

@AnnaL I'm not sure what you need. I do understand but the picture is confusing. For backlite panels, you usually make them emitters and you can give it transparency too. You can apply a material to the panel, on both sides, with transparency and have a light behind it. But if you can give me more examples, like real pictures, I can help you much better.

[AnnaL]

Basically, the whole material isn't transparent just certain parts of it. Like, the thinner the material the more transparent it is. Here are some actual product images.

[Support]

You can use a PNG image of the design where the lighter part is more transparent. However, if the patter is to be 3D, I can add to Raylectron a transparency setting based on thickness.

[Support]

Would you have a sample model for me that I can use? I'll attempt to create a new transparency setting but based on thickness.