Model visibility

[tillinghast]

Can scaling down to zero be a viable alternative to setting alpha to zero in geoset animations?

 

[Jaccouille]

I think yes, pretty sure some basic model do that.

 

[Ustanak]

I do that when I am too lazy to do it in geoset animations.

 

[PROXY]

It can be but it can also lead to bugs sometimes as far as i know (vertices being thrown around the maps and the likes); especially with hero models.

So I'd rather go the safe way.

 

[JB_McKnight]

I'd say it's an ok alternative when you want to make only a portion of a geoset invisible instead of splitting that geoset.
Because using geoset animations would only make the whole geoset disappear in that case.

I only recommend it for detached parts though, like a whole sword or a single wheel (of a geoset of multiple wheels).

If you use it on something segmented/attached like a hand, you can imagine it will leave behind a weird pointy stump.