Class RenderGraph

This class is the main entry point of the Render Graph system.

Inheritance

object

RenderGraph

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: UnityEngine.Experimental.Rendering.RenderGraphModule

Assembly: Unity.RenderPipelines.Core.Runtime.dll

Syntax

public class RenderGraph

Constructors

RenderGraph(string)

Render Graph constructor.

Declaration

public RenderGraph(string name = "RenderGraph")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Optional name used to identify the render graph instnace.

Fields

kMaxMRTCount

Maximum number of MRTs supported by Render Graph.

Declaration

public static readonly int kMaxMRTCount

Field Value

Type	Description
int

Properties

defaultResources

Set of default resources usable in a pass rendering code.

Declaration

public RenderGraphDefaultResources defaultResources { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RenderGraphDefaultResources

name

Name of the Render Graph.

Declaration

public string name { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

Methods

AddRenderPass<PassData>(string, out PassData)

Add a new Render Pass to the Render Graph.

Declaration

public RenderGraphBuilder AddRenderPass<PassData>(string passName, out PassData passData) where PassData : class, new()

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	passName	Name of the new Render Pass (this is also be used to generate a GPU profiling marker).
PassData	passData	Instance of PassData that is passed to the render function and you must fill.

Returns

Type	Description
RenderGraphBuilder	A new instance of a RenderGraphBuilder used to setup the new Render Pass.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
PassData	Type of the class to use to provide data to the Render Pass.

AddRenderPass<PassData>(string, out PassData, ProfilingSampler)

Add a new Render Pass to the Render Graph.

Declaration

public RenderGraphBuilder AddRenderPass<PassData>(string passName, out PassData passData, ProfilingSampler sampler) where PassData : class, new()

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	passName	Name of the new Render Pass (this is also be used to generate a GPU profiling marker).
PassData	passData	Instance of PassData that is passed to the render function and you must fill.
ProfilingSampler	sampler	Profiling sampler used around the pass.

Returns

Type	Description
RenderGraphBuilder	A new instance of a RenderGraphBuilder used to setup the new Render Pass.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
PassData	Type of the class to use to provide data to the Render Pass.

BeginProfilingSampler(ProfilingSampler)

Begin a profiling scope.

Declaration

public void BeginProfilingSampler(ProfilingSampler sampler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ProfilingSampler	sampler	Sampler used for profiling.

Cleanup()

Cleanup the Render Graph.

Declaration

public void Cleanup()

CreateComputeBuffer(in ComputeBufferDesc)

Create a new Render Graph Compute Buffer resource.

Declaration

public ComputeBufferHandle CreateComputeBuffer(in ComputeBufferDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComputeBufferDesc	desc	Compute Buffer descriptor.

Returns

Type	Description
ComputeBufferHandle	A new ComputeBufferHandle.

CreateComputeBuffer(in ComputeBufferHandle)

Create a new Render Graph Compute Buffer resource using the descriptor from another compute buffer.

Declaration

public ComputeBufferHandle CreateComputeBuffer(in ComputeBufferHandle computeBuffer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComputeBufferHandle	computeBuffer	Compute Buffer from which the descriptor should be used.

Returns

Type	Description
ComputeBufferHandle	A new ComputeBufferHandle.

CreateRendererList(in RendererListDesc)

Creates a new Renderer List Render Graph resource.

Declaration

public RendererListHandle CreateRendererList(in RendererListDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
RendererListDesc	desc	Renderer List descriptor.

Returns

Type	Description
RendererListHandle	A new TextureHandle.

CreateSharedTexture(in TextureDesc, bool)

Create a new Render Graph Shared Texture resource. This texture will be persistent across render graph executions.

Declaration

public TextureHandle CreateSharedTexture(in TextureDesc desc, bool explicitRelease = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureDesc	desc	Creation descriptor of the texture.
bool	explicitRelease	Set to true if you want to manage the lifetime of the resource yourself. Otherwise the resource will be released automatically if unused for a time.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureHandle	A new TextureHandle.

CreateTexture(in TextureDesc)

Create a new Render Graph Texture resource.

Declaration

public TextureHandle CreateTexture(in TextureDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureDesc	desc	Texture descriptor.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureHandle	A new TextureHandle.

CreateTexture(TextureHandle)

Create a new Render Graph Texture resource using the descriptor from another texture.

Declaration

public TextureHandle CreateTexture(TextureHandle texture)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureHandle	texture	Texture from which the descriptor should be used.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureHandle	A new TextureHandle.

CreateTextureIfInvalid(in TextureDesc, ref TextureHandle)

Create a new Render Graph Texture if the passed handle is invalid and use said handle as output. If the passed handle is valid, no texture is created.

Declaration

public void CreateTextureIfInvalid(in TextureDesc desc, ref TextureHandle texture)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureDesc	desc	Desc used to create the texture.
TextureHandle	texture	Texture from which the descriptor should be used.

EndFrame()

End frame processing. Purge resources that have been used since last frame and resets internal states. This need to be called once per frame.

Declaration

public void EndFrame()

EndProfilingSampler(ProfilingSampler)

End a profiling scope.

Declaration

public void EndProfilingSampler(ProfilingSampler sampler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ProfilingSampler	sampler	Sampler used for profiling.

GetComputeBufferDesc(in ComputeBufferHandle)

Gets the descriptor of the specified Compute Buffer resource.

Declaration

public ComputeBufferDesc GetComputeBufferDesc(in ComputeBufferHandle computeBuffer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComputeBufferHandle	computeBuffer	Compute Buffer resource from which the descriptor is requested.

Returns

Type	Description
ComputeBufferDesc	The input compute buffer descriptor.

GetRegisteredRenderGraphs()

Get the list of all registered render graphs.

Declaration

public static List<RenderGraph> GetRegisteredRenderGraphs()

Returns

Type	Description
List<RenderGraph>	The list of all registered render graphs.

GetTextureDesc(TextureHandle)

Gets the descriptor of the specified Texture resource.

Declaration

public TextureDesc GetTextureDesc(TextureHandle texture)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureHandle	texture	Texture resource from which the descriptor is requested.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureDesc	The input texture descriptor.

ImportBackbuffer(RenderTargetIdentifier)

Import the final backbuffer to render graph.

Declaration

public TextureHandle ImportBackbuffer(RenderTargetIdentifier rt)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
RenderTargetIdentifier	rt	Backbuffer render target identifier.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureHandle	A new TextureHandle for the backbuffer.

ImportComputeBuffer(ComputeBuffer)

Import an external Compute Buffer to the Render Graph Any pass writing to an imported compute buffer will be considered having side effects and can't be automatically culled.

Declaration

public ComputeBufferHandle ImportComputeBuffer(ComputeBuffer computeBuffer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComputeBuffer	computeBuffer	External Compute Buffer that needs to be imported.

Returns

Type	Description
ComputeBufferHandle	A new ComputeBufferHandle.

ImportTexture(RTHandle)

Import an external texture to the Render Graph. Any pass writing to an imported texture will be considered having side effects and can't be automatically culled.

Declaration

public TextureHandle ImportTexture(RTHandle rt)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
RTHandle	rt	External RTHandle that needs to be imported.

Returns

Type	Description
TextureHandle	A new TextureHandle.

RecordAndExecute(in RenderGraphParameters)

Starts the recording of the the render graph and then automatically execute when the return value goes out of scope. This must be called before adding any pass to the render graph.

Declaration

public RenderGraphExecution RecordAndExecute(in RenderGraphParameters parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
RenderGraphParameters	parameters	Parameters necessary for the render graph execution.

Returns

Type	Description
RenderGraphExecution	RenderGraphExecution

Examples

This shows how to increment an integer.

using (renderGraph.RecordAndExecute(parameters))
{
    // Add your render graph passes here.
}

RegisterDebug(Panel)

Declaration

public void RegisterDebug(DebugUI.Panel panel = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
DebugUI.Panel	panel

ReleaseSharedTexture(TextureHandle)

Release a Render Graph shared texture resource.

Declaration

public void ReleaseSharedTexture(TextureHandle texture)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextureHandle	texture	The handle to the texture that needs to be release.

UnRegisterDebug()

Unregister render graph from the debug window.

Declaration

public void UnRegisterDebug()

Extension Methods

ReflectionUtils.GetField(object, string)

ReflectionUtils.GetFields(object)

ReflectionUtils.Invoke(object, string, params object[])

ReflectionUtils.SetField(object, string, object)