Set the type of sky

The Visual Environment Volume component override specifies the Sky Type that HDRP renders in the Volume.

Using the Visual Environment

The Visual Environment uses the Volume framework, so to enable and modify Visual Environment properties, you must add a Visual Environment override to a Volume in your Scene.

The Visual Environment override comes as default when you create a Scene Settings GameObject (Menu: GameObject > Volumes > Sky and Fog Global Volume). You can also manually add a Visual Environment override to any Volume. To manually add Visual Environment to a Volume:

  1. In the Scene or Hierarchy view, select a GameObject that contains a Volume component to view it in the Inspector.
  2. In the Inspector, go to Add Override and select Visual Environment.

You can use the Visual Environment override to control the sky and fog for this Volume.

API

To access and control this override at runtime, use the Volume scripting API. Because of how the Volume system works, you edit properties in a different way to standard Unity components. There are also other nuances to be aware of too, such as each property has an overrideState. This indicates to the Volume system whether to use the property value you set, or use the default value stored in the Volume Profile. For information on how to use the API correctly, see Volume scripting API.

Changing sky settings

After you have set your Sky Type, if you want to override the default settings, you need to create an override for them in a Volume. For example, if you set the Sky Type to Gradient Sky, select Add Override on your Volume and add a Gradient Sky override. Then you can disable, or remove, the Procedural Sky override because the Visual Environment ignores it and uses the Gradient Sky instead.

  • To disable the override, disable the checkbox to the left of the Procedural Sky title .
  • To remove the override, click the drop-down menu to the right of the title and select Remove .

On the Gradient Sky override itself, you can enable the checkboxes next to each property to override the property with your own values. For example, enable the checkbox next to the Middle property and use the color picker to change the color to pink.

Refer to the Visual Environment Volume Override reference for more information.