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How can I make a model with semi-transparent parts temporarily invisible?

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Keita2282 2
3 years ago

I have a model with some parts semi-transparent and some not. I want to temporarily make it invisible, then make it visible again while keeping the transparency of the semi-transparent parts. Would I have to for loop the model and save the transparencies, make all of them transparent, then for loop the model again and set each of the transparencies? Is there a better/more efficient/more practical way to do this?

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Answered by
HamsterxDD 5
3 years ago
Edited 3 years ago

well you can save properties like this

local savedproperty = script.parent.part.Transparency -- the local is a number that was the property. It cannot be changed unless something changes it like savedproperty = .5

script.parent.part.Transparency = 1 -- setting the part invisible
wait(5)
script.parent.part.Transparency = savedproperty -- setting the part to the saved property

you can make it looped using while loop

local savedproperty = script.parent.part.Transparency -- the local is a number that was the property. It cannot be changed unless something changes it like savedproperty = .5

while wait(5) do
    script.parent.part.Transparency = 1 -- setting the part invisible
    wait(5) -- it will flicker every 5 seconds
    script.parent.part.Transparency = savedproperty -- setting the part to the saved property
end

to detect each part that has a set transparency do something like

local savedproperty = script.parent.part.Transparency -- the local is a number that was the property. It cannot be changed unless something changes it like savedproperty = .5
local model = script.parent:GetChildren()

for i, v in pairs(model) do -- looking through every child of the model
    if v.Transparency >= .1 -- if Transparency is over 0.1
        while wait(5) do
            v.Transparency = 1 -- setting the part invisible
            wait(5) -- it will flicker every 5 seconds
            v.Transparency = savedproperty -- setting the part to the saved property
        end
    end
end

I hope this helps. Good luck!

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Not sure if this is exactly what I am looking for but it's given me a pretty good idea of how I should write the script and what the bare minimum I would have to do would be. Thanks. Keita2282 2 — 3y
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