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1.6 - Opacity

An overview of the Material Nodes example level, example 1.6: Opacity.

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Physically Based Materials
Materials
Material Expression Reference
Material Inputs
Layered Materials
Instanced Materials
Decal Actor User Guide

The Opacity input is used when using the Translucent Blend Mode, typically for Translucent, Additive, and Modulated materials. You can input a value between 0 and 1, where:

0.0 represents completely transparent.
1.0 represents fully opaque.

Opaque and masked blend modes also use Opacity when using one of the subsurface shading models.

Opacity is mostly used for Translucent, Additive, and Modulated Materials.

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