Effect Bars
Animated bars built from the color palette that move, expand, compress, or sit static, with optional highlight and 3D shading.
| Parameter | Type | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palette Rep | slider | 1-5 | Number of times the full palette color sequence repeats across the model; higher values produce more, thinner bars |
| Cycles | slider | 0-30 | Number of times the bars scroll completely across the model during the effect; higher values move the bars faster |
| Direction | dropdown | up, down, expand, compress, Left, Right, H-expand, H-compress, Alternate Up, Alternate Down, Alternate Left, Alternate Right, Custom Horz, Custom Vert | Direction the bars travel; expand/compress radiate from or collapse toward a center point, Alternate modes snap bars one step at a time, Custom modes place static bars with an adjustable center offset |
| Center Point | slider | -100 to 100 | Shifts the expansion/compression origin or the static bar offset; 0 is model center, negative shifts left/down, positive shifts right/up |
| Highlight | checkbox | true/false | Adds a bright white highlight line at the leading edge of each bar |
| Use First Color for Highlight | checkbox | true/false | When Highlight is enabled, uses the first palette color for the highlight line instead of white, excluding that color from the bar pattern |
| 3D | checkbox | true/false | Applies a brightness/alpha gradient within each bar, fading from full brightness at one edge to dark at the other |
| Gradient | checkbox | true/false | Smoothly blends colors between adjacent bars instead of hard edges, creating a continuous gradient across the palette |
Center Point is only enabled when Direction is set to expand, compress, H-expand, H-compress, Custom Horz, or Custom Vert.
Use expand or compress with a shifted Center Point for an off-axis heartbeat feel. Gradient works best with a multi-color palette. Increase Palette Rep to get many thin bars instead of a few wide ones.
Last updated: 2026-07-01