How to render a UIView with transparent background on an SCNPlane in ARKit?

Question

My UIView has a UIColor.clear background. I am instantiating the View Controller from a storyboard.

When I set SCNPlane geometry\'s diffuse

Answer 1

Try setting your view's isOpaque property to false:

let material = SCNMaterial()
viewController.view.isOpaque = false
material.diffuse.contents = viewController.view
planeGeometry.materials = [material]