NumberSequence Beam.Width

Feature Requests Engine Features
#1

There are 3 basic effects you can’t accomplish with only controls for the start and end width.

  • I want my beam to be zero-width at both ends, and be visible only in the center
  • I want my beam to be zero-width in the center and only be visible at the ends
  • I want my beam to be wavy and variable-width throughout

So I suggest a NumberSequence control for beam width

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Beams - TextureWidth and Patterns
#2

NumberSequence is used in linear interpolation. There won’t be a smooth curve if we use NumberSequence. It will look jagged.

#3

It will look smooth if the developer sets the segments high enough, won’t it?

Oh I see. A developer could still make a curve with a numbersequence. It shouldn’t be too noticeable.

#4

The smoothness depends on how many control points are there in the NumberSequence. You could try connecting several Beam together. But this will only work when FaceCamera is False.

#5

Yeah the developer can just add as many points as they need to make it as smooth as they want

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#6

Maybe Sequences could have non-linear interpolation types added

#7

I’d rather have one feature at a time honestly. NS smoothing isn’t necessary because you can just make a plugin to do it. Multiple-point beam width is a missing feature.

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