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How to correctly enable/disable the whole vfx graph without resetting to default?

Discussion in 'Visual Effect Graph' started by Cell-i-Zenit, Mar 13, 2020.

  1. Cell-i-Zenit

    Cell-i-Zenit

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    Hi,

    so i found that when you disable the vfx game object and enable it again, it will reset the values to default.

    Also disabling and enabling produces alot of lag because i need to set the values to the expected data again...

    is there a better way to stop a vfx graph?
     
    Cell-i-Zenit, Mar 13, 2020
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  2. PaulDemeulenaere

    PaulDemeulenaere

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    Hi,

    I'm not sure to understand what kind of values are reseted, if you modify an exposed properties, then, you disable/enable the gameObject, modified values should remain.

    Does the VisualEffect.Reinit function correspond to your need ?

    Alternatively, you can also use custom named event or call VisualEffect.Stop.
     
    PaulDemeulenaere, Mar 15, 2020
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  3. Cell-i-Zenit

    Cell-i-Zenit

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    It is really strange, for example if i create the vfx graph, set the game object to enabled, then set all the values via SetFloat etc, then disable the game object, the values are not stored.. if i reenable the object sometimes later the values are still default
     
    Cell-i-Zenit, Mar 21, 2020
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  4. patSilva

    patSilva

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    Was this ever resolved? I am having the same issue in my project.

    My visual effects were getting there values changes based on a struct that contained all of the data I was going to change. However when disabling and reenabling the effect's gameObject I have to reapply the struct's data because the values go back to the default.
     
    patSilva, Nov 3, 2020
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