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The Smart Elements group in the Inventory serves as a collection of dynamic components designed to bring interactivity, animation, and advanced functionality to your immersive experiences. This section is a critical part of your creative toolkit, enabling creators to add complex behaviors and interactive objects with ease.
Smart Elements
Smart Elements are predefined components within anitya that combine multiple properties and functionalities into easy-to-use modules. These elements streamline the process of adding advanced features, removing the need for extensive customization or scripting. From interactive objects to animated components, Smart Elements are designed to enhance both the visual and functional aspects of your projects.
Components in the Smart Elements Group
The Smart Elements section includes a wide variety of components, such as but not limited to:
Water Surface: Animated water shaders with customizable parameters.
Teleport Points: Tools for seamless movement between locations in your world.
Global and Spatial Audio: Enhances the auditory experience.
Particles and Visual Effects: Add dynamic environmental details.
Different Types of Light: Set up natural lighting for scenes.
Text, Image and Video Components: Display information and visual assets interactively.
Hyperlinks: Add clickable links within the world to guide users to external resources.
Each of these components is developed to solve specific design challenges, allowing you to quickly integrate interactive and immersive features into your project.
Component-Specific Documentation
Detailed guides and usage instructions for each component in the Smart Elements group can be found in Chapter 4. This chapter delves into the unique parameters and functionalities of each element, offering step-by-step instructions for implementation.
Getting Started with Smart Elements
To start using Smart Elements:
Open the Inventory panel in the editor.
Navigate to the Smart Elements tab.
Select the desired component and drag it into your scene.
Customize the element’s properties using the Properties panel to match your project’s needs.
Test and refine your settings in Play Mode.
With Smart Elements, anitya empowers you to build feature-rich, interactive worlds efficiently and intuitively.
