The Fade component forces the source curve to start and end at specific levels defined by the Fade From and Fade To parameters. This component is useful for creating transition curves for the Transition component, bevel profile curves for the Bricks, Tiles, and Pavements components, and gradient transitions for the 3-Color Gradient and 5-Color Gradient components – all these curves should have the output level of 0% at the start and 100% at the end. Fade is a curve component, it can be located in the Curve Ops category on the Components Bar.
Fade From: Map Input
Defines the starting level of the resulting curve. The resulting curve starts at the specified Fade From level, and then smoothly changes into the Source curve. The width of the transition zone is defined by the Percentage parameter. Since Fade From is a map input, its value can be controlled separately for different image areas by connecting a map component to this input.
Fade To: Map Input
Defines the ending level of the resulting curve. The resulting curve smoothly converges from the Source curve to the specified Fade To level. The width of the transition zone is defined by the Percentage parameter. Since Fade To is a map input, its value can be controlled separately for different image areas by connecting a map component to this input.
Percentage: Map Input
Sets the width of the transition zones at the beginning and the end of the visible range (both zones have the same width). Inside the transition zones the source curve fades in or out, while in the middle (between the transition zones) it is left unchanged. Since Percentage is a map input, its value can be controlled separately for different image areas by connecting a map component to this input.
When Percentage is set to 0, both transition zones have zero width and therefore no fading is performed – the resulting curve looks exactly as the Source curve. Values greater than 0 expand both transition zones, making the fade-in and fade-out parts of the resulting curve wider. Percentage of 100 produces transition zones with the width of 50% – in this case they occupy the entire visible range of the resulting curve.
Source: Curve Input, Required
Provides the source curve. This is a required input – to make the Fade component work, this input must be connected.
