Fadeout for objects

yes, this is the right way to go!

sure, you can use the animate param puzzle (or the underlying JavaScript) for that
https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/puzzles/Animation.html#animate_param

I would also be interested in a simple way of fading out geometry/objects programmatically. Without setting up objects with proper material settings in 3d

For “object” I can just insert the name of the 3d object, correct?

When I’m doing it this way I just get javascript error “cannot set property ‘transparent’ of undefined”

Doesnt work for me. Tried it on directly in the “prepareExternalInterface” with the code how you wrote:

var object = app.scene.getObjectByName("Testgeo");
        object.material.transparent = true;
        object.material.opacity = 0.5;

And also tried it the way I would like to have it:
Custom functions in my “visuallogic.js”

function fadeGeo(objectName){
    objectName.material.transparent = true;
    objectName.material.opacity = 0.5;
}

And execute it in my “normal app js” in “prepareExternalInterface”:
v3d.puzzles.procedures.fadeGeo("Testgeo");

hi Web.

I’ve been wrestling with this one for quite a long time.
I’ve come up with a number of workarounds.

since there’s no “entire object opacity” .. (yet..grumble..)..
ahem…
one path is to make the entire object ONE MATERIAL.. and use RGB paint values to differentiate subsets of the material that act as different materials.

like here…
actually sorry I’m afraid to post a link since the forum ritually erases my posts when i post links .
https://www.soft8soft.com/docs/manual/en/introduction/Optimizing-WebGL-performance.html#Vertex_Colors
…so look in the VERTEX COLORS section of the “Optimization Techniques” of the user manual. there’s a lot of power in that.
when done like that.. you can use one value node to determine the opacity of the entire object if it’s all one material.
i even went so far as to create an elaborate dynamic conditional if/then node network that takes RGB values.. converts them to RGBA values through a recommended formula then gives you freedom to use 25 or so decimal values of each channel (r/g/b/.. for different material nodes.. so it’s quite a range.

I’ve been meaning to post that on github for people to use.. it’s been on the back burner while i get other things taken care of before needing it..

I’m actually delving back into it now so I’ll put it up soon.

ANOTHER WAY is.. one thing that myself and a few others have requested and are psyched that it’s here in v3d v3… is the OBJECT option in the Texture Coordinate node.

using spherical (radial) texture to parse transparency, you can fade an entire object with multiple materials.

i forgot how i did it.. and will have to dig it up ..doing that NOW actually…
because i need it now…
it’s using an empty that is linked to all the material’s transparency controlling values.. and when the empty is moved.. ALL the transparencies adjust at once..

similar to what you see in Branden’s moving image in this link… (not hot linking cuz forum) …

Object output for Texture Coordinate node

I’ll keep you updated as i rummage through my old experiments (hope i named them easy to identify…) cuz this is a challenge I’ve been repeatedly coming back to as i have MANY objects that all need to fade all at once.

Sorry for the hidden post. It was the spam plugin false positive.