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SortOrder Enum

Defines the rendering order for materials in a 3D scene.
Order is defined as:
  1. PreProcess
  2. Opaque
  3. Masked
  4. HolePunch
  5. Translucent
  6. PostProcess
Example usage: 
// Set a material to render during the translucent pass
material.setSortOrder(SortOrder.TRANSLUCENT)

Signature

enum SortOrder : Enum<SortOrder>

Enumeration Constants

MemberDescription
OPAQUE
For fully opaque materials that don't require alpha blending. Rendered front-to-back for efficiency with depth testing.
MASKED
For materials with binary transparency (fully opaque or fully transparent pixels). No rendering order applied based on distance.
TRANSLUCENT
For materials with partial transparency that require alpha blending. Rendered back-to-front to ensure correct blending.
POSTPROCESS
For effects that are applied at the end of the rendering pipeline. No rendering order applied based on distance.
PREPROCESS
For effects that need to be applied at the beginning of the rendering pipeline. Rendered front-to-back. Rendered before all other objects (first in the rendering sequence).
HOLE_PUNCH
For materials that "punch holes" in the scene, typically used with layers. Rendered front-to-back.

Properties

order : Int
[Get]
The numeric value representing the SortOrder type.
Signature 
val order: Int
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