# Clean up using 3D track and projections. Projector not projecting on to 3D shape soft edge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** 3d-tracking\ **Created:** [October 26, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150 "2021-10-26T17:58:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrGorsky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mrgorsky/32/1983_2.png) [@MrGorsky](https://forum.logik.tv/u/MrGorsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/1 "2021-10-26T17:58:47Z")
Evening all, I’m cleaning up a shot using camera analysis, a cleaned frame, and then projecting that clean from on to a 3D shape. I’m roughly following Grant’s tutorial here… [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/a/aa775a6d4bbe89b2a4a29808678af5d59187fd2d.jpeg "3D Tracking with Camera Analysis - P4 - Clean up with Projections - Flame 2022") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyJgSRhXnd4) However, when I add some softness to the 3D shape, set softness to “for 3D shape only” and then add my projector, the projector is not projecting on to the semi-transparent soft edge? Where it’s opaque the 3D shape recieves the projection as expected, where is semi-transparent, I just see the gradient edge of the 3D shape. It’s as if when you create an object (in this case a projector freeze frame) that’s attached to a camera analysis, that projector can’t project on to the gradient edge of a 3D shape… Any ideas? TIA Al. ---
**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/2 "2021-10-26T19:44:44Z")
I find myself using a gmask to isolate the projection area. I think when used as a “3D shape” gmask edge transparency doesn’t work as a gradient. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/3 "2021-10-26T19:47:35Z")
I may be mistaken, but isn’t this down to the way 3D scenes are drawn? As in, you can either have an object in a scene, or not have an object in the scene. Or am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/4 "2021-10-26T21:14:08Z")
You might try setting the transparency of the shape to 100%. He covers this at 7:45 in the video. ---
**Author:** ![MrGorsky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mrgorsky/32/1983_2.png) [@MrGorsky](https://forum.logik.tv/u/MrGorsky)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/5 "2021-10-29T15:09:23Z")
Haha! I feel like a bit of a berk now! He mentions it about 5 times in the end. Note to self: Watch the entire instructional video before panicing because it isn’t working like you expect. Thanks @ytf ---
**Author:** ![julioleon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/julioleon/32/14482_2.png) [@julioleon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/julioleon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/clean-up-using-3d-track-and-projections-projector-not-projecting-on-to-3d-shape-soft-edge/4150/6 "2021-10-29T20:50:46Z")
If you are using a Mask to generate the 3D Shape you have to turn on ![Screenshot 2021-10-29 at 15.49.52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/c/cd3d2e58454b3ae8298ac7eee79220d81405c406.png)