advanced-rendering

To add floating text and name tags in a Decentraland scene, use the SDK's TextShape component to render 3D world-space text and attach a Billboard component to auto-orient the entity toward the camera. This ensures labels and informational panels remain readable from any angle.

To apply custom PBR materials to GLTF models in Decentraland, use the Material.setPbrMaterial function to define metallic, rough, transparent, or emissive properties. For specific model parts, use GltfNodeModifiers to override material or shadow settings on individual nodes within the GLTF hierarchy.

Yes, you can toggle entity visibility for LOD systems without removing the entity by using the VisibilityComponent. This allows you to dynamically hide or show objects in your Decentraland scene, optimizing rendering performance while keeping the entity and its components active in memory.

The best way to make an entity always face the camera in Decentraland is by applying the Billboard component. This automatically orients the entity toward the player's viewpoint, making it ideal for creating signs, sprites, or floating name tags that need to remain visible from all directions.

No, you do not need external libraries to create advanced visual effects in Decentraland. The SDK provides built-in components like Billboard, TextShape, and PBR material functions to handle dynamic labels, custom material effects, and per-node model overrides natively.