“How do you make an object or group disappear or fade-out during an animation?”
A question I’ve seen asked time and again! It should obviously be really simple – but unless you know where to look I think it can cause a lot of headaches.
Now there’s a few ways to do this but the quickest & easiest way is to simply keyframe the objects Visibility parameter.
Where’s this parameter?
Right-Click the object or group you want to affect & choose Object Properties.
Now inside here you can simply set the Visibility parameter.
0 = off/invisible 1 = on/fully visible
[You can also specify here if you want to affect a layer rather than an object.]
Keyframing this on adjacent frames will give you an instant switch off/on – while separating the keyframes will give you a fade on/off affect.
NOTE : In order for this to work over time ensure you are in animation mode when setting your values.
The parameter box will show red, along with the trackbar & Auto Key box – keyframes will appear on the trackbar for easy tweaking.
Any problems then drop me a message.
Happy fading.
