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VFX Graph effects only appear when camera is looking at them

Discussion in 'Visual Effect Graph' started by Graigy1337, Oct 22, 2021.

  1. Graigy1337

    Graigy1337

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    Hi All,

    Is there a way to tell an effect to render even when its off screen? I get that this is a optimization thing but I have some effects that are quite large (like smoke effects that cover massive backgrounds) but the problem is the effect will only start once the VFX object is on screen.

    Meaning the vfx object is at say 0,0,0 and the effect stretches to 100,0,0. When the camera is looking at 50,0,0, the effect cant be seen, it hasn't started till the camera is looking at 0,0,0.

    Thanks.
     
    Graigy1337, Oct 22, 2021
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  2. Qriva

    Qriva

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    Did you try changing "Bounds" in initialize context?
     
    Qriva, Oct 22, 2021
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  3. VladVNeykov

    VladVNeykov

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    Hi @Graigy1337 ,

    You can either increase/move your bounds at the top of the Initialize context, or connect the bounds to your main camera's position. You can see how to do both of these in this forum post.

    In 2021.2 we also added different bounds settings:
    - Manual: the default where you specify the size
    - Recorded: you can play the effect for a bit and record the largest size it needs
    - Automatic: for a small performance cost, the bounds will update continuously


    Hope this helps!
     

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  4. Graigy1337

    Graigy1337

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    Thanks! This is exactly what I needed!
     
    Graigy1337, Oct 23, 2021
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