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Forward Decal drawn on material with Receive Decals disabled

Discussion in 'Visual Effect Graph' started by sergio93, Apr 29, 2022.

  1. sergio93

    sergio93

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    Hello! I have made a VFX graph that outputs a forward decal and I notice that it is drawn on materials that have the checkbox "Receive Decals" disabled.

    Is the "Receive Decals" checkbox not working for decals from VFX Graph?

    Cheers
     
    sergio93, Apr 29, 2022
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  2. sergio93

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    Is this not the correct place to ask this question?
     
    sergio93, May 2, 2022
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  3. JulienF_Unity

    JulienF_Unity

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    Hi, yes this is the correct place.

    Forward decals in VFX Graph are very basic and lacks some features. We have no plans to improve them and they will be deprecated and replaced by HDRP and URP decals outputs which use SRP decals buffer/pass underneath instead of forward pass and inherits all their features.

    HDRP decal outputs were added in 2021 (https://portal.productboard.com/uni...dering-visual-effects/c/111-hdrp-decal-output) while URP ones will come later.
     
    JulienF_Unity, May 2, 2022
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  4. dgoyette

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    Any thoughts on why I can't find the "Output Particle HDRP Lit Decal" in 2021.3 LTS (VFX Graph 12.1.7)? I have Decals enabled in general, but I can't see this context when trying to create a VFX Graph.
     
    dgoyette, Jun 29, 2022
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  5. dgoyette

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    I've just downloaded the VFX Sample project, where I see the GooBall sample graph, which contains an Output Particle HDRP Lit Decal node. However, if I try to create another Decal node, it's not an option. What am I missing?

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    dgoyette, Jun 29, 2022
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  6. Qriva

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    Not sure it belongs there, but do you have experimental blocks enabled in preferences?
     
    Qriva, Jun 29, 2022
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  7. dgoyette

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    Ah, I guess I didn't. Thanks. I see the node now.
     
    dgoyette, Jun 29, 2022
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