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# VisibilityAction

An action that displays or hides objects over a period of time.

## Discussion

Use this action to display or hide a prim with a transform animation. This action is distinct from `UsdGeomImageable` because the animation doesn’t alter the `visible` property.

### Declaration

```other
class Preliminary_Action "VisibilityAction"
```

## Topics

### Properties

[info:id](/documentation/USD/info-id)

The action’s unique identifier.

[affectedObjects](/documentation/USD/affectedobjects)

A list of prims that respond to the notification.

[type](/documentation/USD/type)

An option that controls the order in which the actions execute.

[style](/documentation/USD/style)

An option that implements different kinds of animation timing.

[motionType](/documentation/USD/motiontype)

An option that determines how the action displays or hides a prim.

[easeType](/documentation/USD/easetype)

An option that describes the animation’s change in pace over time.

[moveDistance](/documentation/USD/movedistance)

The distance that this action moves the target prims.


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