Static batching is a draw call batching method that combines meshes that don’t move to reduce draw calls. It transforms the combined meshes into world space and builds one shared vertex and index buffer for them. Then Unity performs a single draw call that uses this combined mesh to draw all objects in the batch at once. Static batchingA technique Unity uses to draw GameObjects on the screen that combines static (non-moving) GameObjects into big Meshes, and renders them in a faster way. More info
See in Glossary can significantly reduce the number of draw calls.
Static batching is more efficient than dynamic batchingAn automatic Unity process which attempts to render multiple meshes as if they were a single mesh for optimized graphics performance. The technique transforms all of the GameObject vertices on the CPU and groups many similar vertices together. More info
See in Glossary because static batching doesn’t transform vertices on the CPU. For more information about the performance implications for static batching, see Performance implications.
This section includes information about the render pipelineA series of operations that take the contents of a Scene, and displays them on a screen. Unity lets you choose from pre-built render pipelines, or write your own. More info
See in Glossary compatibility of static batching.
Feature | Built-in Render Pipeline | Universal Render Pipeline (URP) | High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) | Custom Scriptable Render Pipeline (SRP) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Static Batching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Unity can perform static batching at build time and at runtime. As a general rule, if the GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
See in Glossary exist in a sceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
See in Glossary before you build your application, use the Editor to batch your GameObjects at build time. If you create the GameObjects and their meshes at runtime, use the runtime API.
When you use the runtime API, you can change the transform properties of the root of a static batch. This means that you can move, rotate, or scale the entire combination of meshes that make up a static batch. You can’t change the transform properties of the individual meshes.
To use static batching for a set of GameObjects, the GameObjects must be eligible for static batching. In addition to the criteria described in the common usage information, make sure that:
DisableBatching
tag set to true.Note: To use runtime static batching you must also set the mesh to have read/write enabled.
For information about the performance implications for static batching, see Performance implications.
You can enable static batching at build time in the Editor.
To perform static batching at build time:
Unity automatically batches the specified static meshes into the same draw call if they fulfill the criteria described in the common usage information.
Note: If you perform static batching at build time, Unity doesn’t use any CPU resources at runtime to generate the mesh data for the static batch.
To batch static meshes at runtime, Unity provides the StaticBatchingUtility class. The static StaticBatchingUtility.Combine method combines the GameObjects you pass in and prepares them for static batching. This is especially useful for meshes that you procedurally generate at runtime.
Unlike static batching at build time, batching at runtime doesn’t require you to enable the Static Batching Player Setting. For information on how to use this API, see StaticBatchingUtility.
Using static batching requires additional CPU memory to store the combined geometry. If multiple GameObjects use the same mesh, Unity creates a copy of the mesh for each GameObject, and inserts each copy into the combined mesh. This means that the same geometry appears in the combined mesh multiple times. Unity does this regardless of whether you use the editor or runtime API to prepare the GameObjects for static batching. If you want to keep a smaller memory footprint, you might have to sacrifice rendering performance and avoid static batching for some GameObjects. For example, marking trees as static in a dense forest environment can have a serious memory impact.
Note: There are limits to the number of vertices a static batch can include. Each static batch can include up to 64000 vertices. If there are more, Unity creates another batch.
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