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VisualShaderNodeBillboard
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**Inherits:** :ref:`VisualShaderNode<class_VisualShaderNode>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A node that controls how the object faces the camera to be used within the visual shader graph.

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Description
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The output port of this node needs to be connected to ``Model View Matrix`` port of :ref:`VisualShaderNodeOutput<class_VisualShaderNodeOutput>`.

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Properties
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   | :ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` | :ref:`billboard_type<class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_billboard_type>` | ``1``     |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                            | :ref:`keep_scale<class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_keep_scale>`         | ``false`` |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

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Enumerations
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.. _enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType:

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enum **BillboardType**: :ref:`🔗<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>`

.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_constant_BILLBOARD_TYPE_DISABLED:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **BILLBOARD_TYPE_DISABLED** = ``0``

Billboarding is disabled and the node does nothing.

.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_constant_BILLBOARD_TYPE_ENABLED:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **BILLBOARD_TYPE_ENABLED** = ``1``

A standard billboarding algorithm is enabled.

.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_constant_BILLBOARD_TYPE_FIXED_Y:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **BILLBOARD_TYPE_FIXED_Y** = ``2``

A billboarding algorithm to rotate around Y-axis is enabled.

.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_constant_BILLBOARD_TYPE_PARTICLES:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **BILLBOARD_TYPE_PARTICLES** = ``3``

A billboarding algorithm designed to use on particles is enabled.

.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_constant_BILLBOARD_TYPE_MAX:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **BILLBOARD_TYPE_MAX** = ``4``

Represents the size of the :ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` enum.

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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_billboard_type:

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:ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **billboard_type** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_billboard_type>`

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- |void| **set_billboard_type**\ (\ value\: :ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>`\ )
- :ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>` **get_billboard_type**\ (\ )

Controls how the object faces the camera. See :ref:`BillboardType<enum_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_BillboardType>`.

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.. _class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_keep_scale:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **keep_scale** = ``false`` :ref:`🔗<class_VisualShaderNodeBillboard_property_keep_scale>`

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- |void| **set_keep_scale_enabled**\ (\ value\: :ref:`bool<class_bool>`\ )
- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_keep_scale_enabled**\ (\ )

If ``true``, the shader will keep the scale set for the mesh. Otherwise, the scale is lost when billboarding.

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