Make animated effects of lights going on or off

How it works:

 
A. Make Glow textures to make lights glow.
B. Make animations of flashing lights from Timeline.
 
For more details, please follow the step-by-step instructions below.

A.

Make Glow texture to make lights glow
 
1. Load Siren_Light_B.iprop
 
 
Execute the Pick Material function, and choose the area that will glow.
 
 

Make a Glow Texture (In this example, the prop has a Glow Texture already).

 

B.

Make animations of flashing lights from Timeline

 

Make the siren flash every 30 Frames.

 

1. Open the Timeline/Material Channel.
 
 
2. Switch to Frame 1, Use Pick Material to choose Red Material/Glow, and set the value of Strength to 100.
Use Pick Material to choose Blue Material/Glow, and set the value of Strength to 0.
 
 
3. Switch to Frame30
 
 
Use Pick Material to choose Red Material/Glow, and set the value of Strength to 0.
 
4. Use Pick Material to choose Blue Material/Glow, and set the value of Strength to 100.
 
 
5. Drag and copy the adjusted Materials like below.
 
 
Choose Frame 1-30 on the Timeline/Material.
 
 
Keep pressing the Ctrl key and drag to 60 Frame.
 
 
6. Drag and copy multiple times based on your needs.
 
7. The flashing light is complete.
 
 
 
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