Gradient Surface Tag Emitter Component

Add the Gradient Surface Tag Emitter component to an entity to enable a gradient to emit surface tags.

Provider

Surface Data Gem

Dependencies

When applying Gradient Surface Tag Emitter to an entity, the entity is required to have one of the following components:

Gradient Surface Tag Emitter properties

Gradient Surface Tag Emitter component properties

PropertyDescriptionValuesDefault
PreviewDisplays a visual preview of the input gradient with Surface Bounds and Threshold properties applied.
Surface BoundsOptionally constrains the gradient to the bounds of an entity with a Shape component.Shape Entity: EntityIdNone
Threshold MinSets the minimum value from the input gradient that allows tags to be applied.0.0 - 1.00.1
Threshold MaxSets the maximum value from the input gradient that allows tags to be applied.0.0 - 1.01.0
Extended TagsAn array of surface tags that the gradient will emit.Array: Surface TagsNone

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