It would be a bonus to be able to use fields instead of a point for the shader. I know how to use vertex maps + fields to achieve a similar effect, but there is a key issue with this method:

For this method to work, the Vertex map tag needs to be added onto every single item that you want it to affect. If I add the vertex map to a top group / null in a hierachy, it only affects the actual object, not the children. The issue being:

• I'm working with large models, in excess of 100,000 items. It's not practical to manage vertex tags on them all.
• I'm working with a lot of xRefs where parts are imported from other projects. Any modifications to xRefs are lost when re-opening a project, including any tags I add.

The bonus with the proximal shader is that it only applied to materials. I could define the proximal origin as a null, create the proximal shader in the alpha channel, and copy it to all materials. Then using the the point, I could mask out areas of my scene.

Any thoughts please people?