Viz Artist User Guide
Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©
Fade Rectangle
The Fade Rectangle’s four sides can be set to fade in a way specified by the user. Both the degree of fading an the area influenced by the fading can be customized.
Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Geom plug-ins -> Default
Fade Rectangle Properties
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Use LOD: Enables/disables dynamic level of detail.
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Tesselation: Sets the degree of detail.
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Width: Sets the width of the fade rectangle.
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Height: Sets the height of the fade rectangle.
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Lock Blend: Allows you to decide whether to adjust the blending looked for both the X- and Y-axis or single (each axis separately).
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Blend Range: Allows you to set the blend range if looked mode is selected.
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Blend Range X and Y: Sets the blend range of the X and/or Y axis if single blend is selected.
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Blend Factor: Sets the alpha ramp of the fade rectangle. To see the effect set the alpha value to 0 and adjust the blend factor.
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Color: Shows the color of the rectangle. Set the color either in the editor below or drag a material from the Server Panel onto the color icon.
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Mode: Changes the space perspective.
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XY (front view)
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XZ (bottom view)
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YZ (left view)
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To Create a Faded Rectangle
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Create a new group and add the fade rectangle plug-in onto it.
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Add an image to this group.
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Open the fade rectangle editor and change the required color through the color parameter and adjust the width and the height.