entity_outline

type: "entity_outline"

Silhouette outline of the "inverted hull" type: the model is expanded by width, only back faces remain - a thin rim sticks out. Follows the texture contour (no flat rectangle).

Fields

Entity effects are targeted with /vfx playentity or the entity_selector field and also accept the shared definition fields (duration, easing, loop, persistent, fade_ticks, sound).

Field	Type	Default	Meaning
color_r/g/b	float	1 / 0.85 / 0.2	Outline colour
alpha	float	1	Opacity
width	float	0.05	Rim thickness in blocks
through_blocks	float	0	1 = the glow is visible through walls, 0 = occluded by them

Example

{
    "type": "entity_outline",
    "duration": 60,
    "params": { "color_r": 1, "color_g": 0.85, "color_b": 0.2, "alpha": 1, "width": 0.05, "through_blocks": 0 }
}

/vfx playentity vfxweaver:entity_outline @e[type=pig,limit=1] {[width:0.1]}

Code

/vfx play vfx_demos:show_entity_outline

Its datapack definition:

{
    "type": "entity_outline",
    "duration": 160,
    "easing": "ease_in_out_cubic",
    "persistent": true,
    "loop": true,
    "fade_ticks": 12,
    "entity_selector": "@e[tag=vfx_showcase,limit=1]",
    "params": {
        "color_r": 1.0,
        "color_g": 0.85,
        "color_b": 0.2,
        "alpha": {
            "keyframes": [
                {
                    "time": 0,
                    "value": 0.3
                },
                {
                    "time": 80,
                    "value": 1.0
                },
                {
                    "time": 160,
                    "value": 0.3
                }
            ]
        },
        "width": {
            "keyframes": [
                {
                    "time": 0,
                    "value": 0.02
                },
                {
                    "time": 80,
                    "value": 0.08
                },
                {
                    "time": 160,
                    "value": 0.02
                }
            ]
        },
        "through_blocks": 0.0
    }
}