STYLY Studio Manual – How to Use the Trail Modifier

The trail modifier adds shooting star-like trails to your object. It can be combined with animation modifiers to create striking effects.

 

Sample Scene

Below is a sample scene using the trail modifier:

How to Use the Trail Modifier

Create a Scene

First, open STYLY Studio and create a new scene using either the VR or AR Scene Template.

VR Scene Template

VR Scene Template

Next, place a model in the STYLY scene.

If your model has no movement, add animation to your model by clicking the gear icon >add modifier > applying any [animation] modifier.

 

modifier

Adding an animation modifier

Modify the values of the animation and scale/move your object to adjust the animation to your preference.

modifier

The [Animation] Orbit Modifier

To learn more about animation modifiers, refer to the article below:

Now that we have our object animated, let us add a trail modifier.

From the gear icon, click Add modifier again, and this time, search for [Effect]TrailRenderer_ in the search bar. Select any modifier from the list of trail modifiers.

[Effect]TrailRenderer_

[Effect]TrailRenderer_

Adjust the modifier values and click “apply” to save the changes.

[Effect]TrailRenderer_

[Effect]TrailRenderer_

Time Sets the lifetime of the trail in seconds
Width Sets the width of the trail
Color Sets the color of the trail

List of Available Trail Modifiers

Below is a list of the trail modifiers available to use in your STYLY scene:

TrailRenderer_LineWave

LineWave

LineWave

TrailRenderer_arrowVelocity

arrowVerocity

arrowVelocity

TrailRenderer_electro

 electro

electro

TrailRenderer_Simple

Simple

Simple

TrailRenderer_slashVelocity

slashVerocity

slashVelocity

TrailRenderer_squareTiles

squareTiles

squareTiles

TrailRenderer_triDots

triDots

triDots

TrailRenderer_triLines

triLines

triLines

TrailRenderer_waterSmoke

waterSmoke

waterSmoke

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