Object node

The Object node outputs the position, scale, or bounds of the overall GameObject that Unity is currently rendering.

Render pipeline compatibility

The Object node is compatible with the following render pipelines:

• Universal Render Pipeline (URP)
• High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)

Note: The output of the Position port might depend on the render pipeline you use. If you use your shader in both URP and HDRP, check the results in both pipelines before you use the shader in production.

Ports

Name	Direction	Type	Binding	Description
Position	Output	Vector 3	None	The position of the overall GameObject in world space.
Scale	Output	Vector 3	None	The scale of the overall GameObject in world space
World Bounds Min	Output	Vector 3	None	The minimum position of the axis-aligned bounding box that fully encloses the GameObject in world space.
World Bounds Max	Output	Vector 3	None	The maximum position of the bounding box.
Bounds Size	Output	Vector 3	None	The total size of the bounding box.

Note: The bounds values are equivalent to the bounds in the Renderer component of the GameObject. If you deform the vertices in the shader graph, the bounds in the Renderer component don't change.

Generated code example

The following example code represents one possible outcome of this node.

float3 _Object_Position = SHADERGRAPH_OBJECT_POSITION;
float3 _Object_Scale = float3(length(float3(UNITY_MATRIX_M[0].x, UNITY_MATRIX_M[1].x, UNITY_MATRIX_M[2].x)),
                             length(float3(UNITY_MATRIX_M[0].y, UNITY_MATRIX_M[1].y, UNITY_MATRIX_M[2].y)),
                             length(float3(UNITY_MATRIX_M[0].z, UNITY_MATRIX_M[1].z, UNITY_MATRIX_M[2].z)));
float3 _Object_WorldBoundsMin = SHADERGRAPH_RENDERER_BOUNDS_MIN;
float3 _Object_WorldBoundsMax = SHADERGRAPH_RENDERER_BOUNDS_MAX;
float3 _Object_BoundsSize = (SHADERGRAPH_RENDERER_BOUNDS_MAX - SHADERGRAPH_RENDERER_BOUNDS_MIN);