LocalTransparencyModifier

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Property of: BasePart

Value Type: float

Description:

The LocalTransparencyModifier property is a multiplier to BasePart/Transparency that is only visible to the local client. It does not replicate from client to server. It is useful for when a part should not render for a specific client, such as how the player does not see their character’s body parts when they zoom into first person mode.

The property modifies the local part’s transparency increases a part’s transparency on a scale from 0 to 1 using the following formula:

	-- Calculate the part’s client-side transparency. Values greater than 1 round down to 1.
	local clientTransparency = part.Transparency + (1 * part.localTransparencyModifier)

Take a look at the table below for an example of how this property affect’s a part’s client-side transparency:

Transparency	LocalTransparencyModifier	Server-Side Transparency	Client-Side Transparency	Description
0.5	0	0.5	0.5	A modifier value of 0.5 means that the part’s client-side transparency is affected as follows: 0.5 + 1*0 = 0.5. The part’s client-side transparency equals its server-side transparency.
0.5	0.5	0.5	0.75	A modifier value of 0.5 means that the part’s client-side transparency is affected as follows: 0.5 + 1*0.5 = 0.75
0.5	1	0.5	1	A modifier value of 1 means that the part’s client-side transparency is affected as follows: 0.5 + 1*1 = >1. The client does not render the part.

Code Samples

X-Ray Vision

This code sample gives the local client X-ray vision using LocalTransparencyModifier. It allows the player to see through all parts in the Workspace, which are found using recursion.

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-- X-ray vision: see through everything!

local function makeXRayPart(part)
	-- LocalTransparencyModifier will make parts see-through but only for the local
	-- client, and it won't replicate to the server
	part.LocalTransparencyModifier = .5 
end

-- This function uses recursion to search for parts in the game
local function recurseForParts(object)
	-- Did we find a part that isn't 
	if object:IsA("BasePart") then
		makeXRayPart(object)
	end
	
	-- Stop if this object has a Humanoid - we don't want to see-through players! 
	if object:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid") then return end
	
	-- Check the object's children for more parts
	for _, child in pairs(object:GetChildren()) do
		recurseForParts(child)
	end
end

recurseForParts(workspace)

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