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LineRenderer texture won't tile

Discussion in 'Shaders' started by TheriaGames, May 23, 2021.

  1. TheriaGames

    TheriaGames

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    Hi all, apologize if this is the wrong place. I have looked everywhere but can't find anyone else with this problem.

    I am trying to render a line that appears as a series of chevrons, like so:

    arrow_in_line.png

    I've watched two tutorials on this and both times the tutors follow this process:
    1. create a new material with the chosen texture (in my case a purple chevron)
    2. apply the material to the LineRenderer
    3. Switch the Texture Mode to "Tile".

    Ok, fair enough, seems logical. Steps 1 and 2 work fine.
    My problem is, step 3 never seems to work . All I get is the chevron once, followed by a stretched extrusion. Take a look at this;
    crazy_line.PNG

    In this case the chevron is touching the end of the image, so it's "nose" just gets extruded for the length of the line.

    Here are my settings:
    upload_2021-5-22_18-27-42.png

    And here are my material settings:
    upload_2021-5-22_18-28-46.png

    I feel like I've played with every setting possible to make this work. What am I doing wrong here?
     
  2. bgolus

    bgolus

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    What are the settings on the texture itself? Is imported as a Sprite, or otherwise have the Wrap set to Clamp?
     
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  3. TheriaGames

    TheriaGames

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    Yes, I imported it as a png sprite.
     
  4. TheriaGames

    TheriaGames

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    Ah, I looked at the sprite's settings and found the "wrap mode" and switched it to "repeat". That fixed it.

    Thanks for leading me in the right direction, friend! Also, great avatar :D.
     
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  5. ManieBesselaar

    ManieBesselaar

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    Thanks this solved it for me too
     
  6. meditationgigs

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    Thank you so much, this worked for me too
     
  7. ferolsen1222

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    Thank you!