
Originally Posted by
jchuchla
Before we go too far with the specific problem you're describing, let's take a minute to talk about element setup. Your element list shows that you may have missed a fundamental concept in vixen. Whenever I see people reference color in an element name, I start there. I'm assuming your windows are made from 3 strings of single color lights.
Whenever you have a prop that has multiple color aspects to it, but each of those colors exist in the same physical space, then it should only be one element. Not one for each color. For example. Window 1 should be a single prop. Not 3 props. When you create the prop, it should be defined as "multiple independent colors" and then you pick the colors that it supports. That way you can drop a red/green alternate effect onto the window 1 element and it will alternate the colors between red and green.
Furthermore, you probably want to put your 4 windows into a group. Then you can put an alternate effect on the "windows" group and have it alternate each window between red and green (or blue)
In the end, the clear effect boxes mean that the effect has nothing to do with the given settings on the prop you dropped it on. This would happen if you put a red/green alternate onto a single color element that only supports blue. Or if the exact shade of red in the effect doesn't match what you set up for the element. So we need to clear up your display setup issues before we attempt to guess at why the boxes are clear.
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