HELP TO CREATE NEON ANIMATION!!

[Afdorl]

Hello .. Good night

I would like your help to understand how this "animated neon" effect is done

Is there a specific way to open the UV map to reach this result?

Reference video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CFjel4M1X1FpiMTsI8b_80DMJftl-jOU/view?usp=sharing

Appreciate!!!

[Wulfie Reanimator]

If all you want is a simple sliding effect like that, either manually align the UV islands into a "flat strip" or just "project from view."

It works great even with very complex shapes. [link] [link]

And then you just add a script with llSetTextureAnim with SMOOTH and LOOP.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Wulfie Reanimator

[Afdorl]

I thought it would be something more complex

Thank you so much! 

I will test and see how it looks

[Afdorl]

Hello again

I did a test with the letter T, but it didn't exactly come out with the effect I wanted, I would like it to be the same as the first video you sent as an example

What is going wrong is the texture I created? I must make the color solid at the beginning and gradient at the end

Reference video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GGNBDFIqFQjdQc_KKpUvlXkUE2d4RH3I/view

I used this script:

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSetTextureAnim ( ANIM_ON  | SMOOTH |  LOOP , ALL_SIDES , 1 , 1 , 1.0 , 3.0 , 0.3 ) ;
    }

    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        llSetTextureAnim ( FALSE , ALL_SIDES , 0 , 0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 1.0 ) ;
    }
}

[Wulfie Reanimator]

23 minutes ago, Afdorl said:

What is going wrong is the texture I created? I must make the color solid at the beginning and gradient at the end

You'll just need to make your texture exactly like how you want it to look.

In your video, we can see that your texture is just a flat color in the middle. If you want it to have a gradient at the end, put the gradient in the texture.