# State

**State** - Activates or disables Advanced Dissolve effects calculation for selected material.

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**State** is one of the keywords that can be controlled from material editor or runtime scripts. All Advanced Dissolve keywords have <img src="https://371873058-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDmmEjlCGzGOqRX7UsP6L%2Fuploads%2FGtf8VC93PEuXZ2ZWVxJz%2Fblue.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4ac4a14b-c273-4ae6-8086-7623a08575db" alt="" data-size="line"> background inside material editor.

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Advanced Dissolve keywords are explained in the chapter [**Keywords**](https://amazing-assets.gitbook.io/advanced-dissolve/keywords) below.
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Runtime scripts are explained in the chapter [**Run-time API**](https://amazing-assets.gitbook.io/advanced-dissolve/run-time-api).
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