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GeometryInstance3D¶

Inherits: VisualInstance3D < Node3D < Node < Object

Inherited By: CPUParticles3D, CSGShape3D, GPUParticles3D, Label3D, MeshInstance3D, MultiMeshInstance3D, SpriteBase3D

Base node for geometry-based visual instances.

Description¶

Base node for geometry-based visual instances. Shares some common functionality like visibility and custom materials.

Tutorials¶

Visibility ranges (HLOD)

Properties¶

ShadowCastingSetting	cast_shadow	`1`
AABB	custom_aabb	`AABB(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)`
float	extra_cull_margin	`0.0`
LightmapScale	gi_lightmap_scale	`0`
GIMode	gi_mode	`1`
bool	ignore_occlusion_culling	`false`
float	lod_bias	`1.0`
Material	material_overlay
Material	material_override
float	transparency	`0.0`
float	visibility_range_begin	`0.0`
float	visibility_range_begin_margin	`0.0`
float	visibility_range_end	`0.0`
float	visibility_range_end_margin	`0.0`
VisibilityRangeFadeMode	visibility_range_fade_mode	`0`

Methods¶

Variant	get_instance_shader_parameter ( StringName name ) const
void	set_instance_shader_parameter ( StringName name, Variant value )

Enumerations¶

enum ShadowCastingSetting:

ShadowCastingSetting SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_OFF = 0

Will not cast any shadows. Use this to improve performance for small geometry that is unlikely to cast noticeable shadows (such as debris).

ShadowCastingSetting SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_ON = 1

Will cast shadows from all visible faces in the GeometryInstance3D.

Will take culling into account, so faces not being rendered will not be taken into account when shadow casting.

ShadowCastingSetting SHADOW_CASTING_SETTING_DOUBLE_SIDED =