how to script a fade out

[RuthW]

Hi flore33

I would prefer to build a node network to achieve what you ask for, but if you want to do it with an expression then you could writ it like this:

//*********************************************


//Give Name of current camera

//Get cameraPosition

vector $camPosV = `xform -q -ws -t camera1`;




//Give Name of clothmesch

vector $spherePosV = `xform -q -ws -t pSphere1`;




// PosCamera minus PosMesh

vector $lenghtV = abs( $camPosV - $spherePosV);




// Lengh of Vector

float $lenghF = mag($lenghtV);




//Change Expression like this: linstep "your startFade", "your endFade"

float $oppacety = `linstep 18 25 $lenghF`;




// revers

float $oppacetyNeu = ($oppacety*(-1)+1);




// set the transparenty attribute of the shader: "your Shader.transparency. ..."

lambert1.transparencyR = $oppacety;

lambert1.transparencyG = $oppacety;

lambert1.transparencyB = $oppacety;




//*********************************************

Cheers,

Ruth

[flore33]

I am trying to learn more how to script so thank you very much for your help.

[RuthW]

Hi flore33

I did not consider that the transform of your clothmesh will not move so better calculate the boundingBox:

//Give Name of clothmesch
float $spherePosFArry[] = `xform -q -ws -bb pSphere1`;
vector $bbmin = <<$spherePosFArry[0],$spherePosFArry[1], $spherePosFArry[2]>>;
vector $bbmax = <<$spherePosFArry[3],$spherePosFArry[4], $spherePosFArry[5]>>;
vector $spherePosV = `hermite $bbmax $bbmin <<0, 0, 0>> <<0, 0, 0>> 0.5`;

instate.

Cheers,
R

[flore33]

Hi RuthW

Thank you so much

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