how do I animate opacity on RealityKit entity
Asked on 07/30/2024
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To animate the opacity of a RealityKit entity, you can use the content effects in RealityKit. Content effects allow you to change a view's appearance, including its opacity. Here's a brief overview of how you can achieve this:
- Content Effects: These are fundamental effects that change how a view looks, such as its opacity. They transition between two states: inactive and active. When a view isn't being looked at, the effect applies its inactive state. When someone looks at the view, the effect transitions to its active state and updates the view.
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