Lit Transparent Depth Fader | Shader for Unity
LitTransparentDepthFader shader provides support for Transparency and (Camera) Depth Fade, with shadows and all light types found in the physically based standard lighting model. Metallic and Smoothness/Glossiness adjusted by sliders.
How to Use
Place the LitTransparentDepthFader.shader file within your project's Assets folder. Then, in the desired Material Shader select Custom/LitTransparentDepthFader.
Additional Info
Inspector
- Color tint texture and add alpha
- Smoothness/Glossiness slider to control the spread of highlights on the surface
- Metallic slider controls the reflection of the environment, when increased the material's albedo colour becomes less visible
- Depth Near controls the near camera length at which the material starts to fade
- Depth Far controls how far the surface can get away from the camera before starting to fade
- Depth Power controls the depth strength
Examples
DepthFader-ON | Transparency-ON
DepthFader-ON | Transparency-OFF
DepthFader-OFF | Transparency-OFF
DepthFader-OFF | Transparency-OFF | No Light
DepthFader-ON | Transparency-ON | Multiple Lights
LitTransparentDepthFader.mp4
License
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