Hi,

You can set r.Translucency.AutoBeforeDOF to 1 in Unreal to keep the billboard always in focus. You can use the Execute Console Command node in the level blueprint of Unreal to automatically set r.Translucency.AutoBeforeDOF 1 in your project.
You can open the level blueprint like this: https://aximmetry.com/learn/virtual-production-workflow/preparation-of-the-production-environment-phase-i/obtaining-graphics-and-virtual-assets/creating-content/creating-content-for-aximmetry-de/ue5-how-to-install-and-work-with-the-unreal-engine-based-de-edition/#passing-data-from-aximmetry-to-unreal And connect the Execute Console Command node to the Event Beginplay node.

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Hi,

Is there any other way to do this? I have translucent materials in my Unreal map and if I run this command, the billboard will always render behind the translucent object, and never in front of it.

Hi,

Didn't you set the billboard to be before DOF like we discussed here before: https://my.aximmetry.com/post/3274-tracked-camera-billboard-not-rendering-b
You have a problem here in the opposite way. So you should keep the billboard after the DOF and the other translucent materials before the DOF.

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Hi, 

No. As I said on the last comment, I used both materials (billboard and translucent) to before DOF, while also using r.Translucency.AutoBeforeDOF 0. Like you said at the end of your comment.

Hi,

I thought it was a different project.
So if you want the billboard to be affected by a material's refraction by rendering before DOF, then I guess you will really need to set up an automatic focus distance system. You can do the following to calculate the camera billboard distance and overwrite the focus with its value:


Note, that Unreal doesn't really have an exact distance for DOF (focus).

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That worked out! Thank you!