How do you make an object look highlighted?

[ImagineTheEnding]

Hello,

Through Playmaker, how do I make an object look like it's highlighted when I hover over it with my mouse?

Here are a couple examples of what I mean:




I apologize ahead of time if this has already been covered in the forums. I searched for this myself but couldn't get the exact answer I needed.

Thank you!
-Imagine

[mdotstrange]

You'd probably need to use a special shader like this http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Silhouette-Outlined_Diffuse Here's a premade one at the asset store https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/3813

You'd just use playmaker to switch the shader on/off or change the models shader- the outlining is done by the shaders

[ImagineTheEnding]

Oh ok! Thank you!

Now I am having trouble figuring out which action to choose so that when my mouse is over the object the shader appears. I don't see anything like "mouse over" or "mouse hover".

What would I choose instead? I am new to playmaker, so I apologize for my cluelessness.

[Lane]

If the shader approach is confusing you can also use something like See Through System on the asset store but it isn't as performant.

[ImagineTheEnding]

After tinkering around with it, I got the shader to work. It now appears when I place my mouse over the object.

However, I have a new problem.



In order to get it to work I had to add the action "Set Material" to the second state. Then I added the appropriate Material to the slot. However, I want the material to disappear when the mouse is no longer over the object.



But as you can see above ^. It doesn't do that. "Set Material" makes the material permanent, not temporary.

Does anyone have an idea on how to remedy this?

[Lane]

The material can't 'disappear'. You should get the material before changing it, then when you mouse off of the object set it to the old one.