Text fade in/out won't work if a light makes shadows

I found that text won't actually use a fade in/out behavior if you are using a light that projects shadows.
Now, that's an interesting thing. I used to notice with drop-shadows in Mo3, the shadow would show up and the fade would be sort of weird since you could see the shadow under while it faded in. It wasn't a very pretty fade since it got dark and muddy first.
So, now, it just won't let you do it.
Bug or user error?

Adjusting the opacity of a text layer forces it's rasterization. This essentially gives it the properties of a 2D layer which aren't affected by lights.
In order for you to get a cast shadow AND a fade in/out, you must first flatten the text layer. This can be done by selecting the Flatten button in the Text tab of the inspector. Or else you can drop the text into a 3D group and flatten the group from the Group tab.
Andy

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