Property Types
Description
Property Types are the types of Property than can be defined on the Blackboard for use in the Graph. These Properties are exposed to the Inspector for Materials that use the shader.
Each property has an associated Data Type. See Data Types for more information.
Common Parameters
In addition to values specific to their Data Types, most properties have the following common parameters.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| Display Name |
String |
The display name of the property |
| Exposed |
Boolean |
If true this property will be exposed on the material inspector |
| Reference Name |
String |
The internal name used for the property inside the shader |
| Override Property Declaration |
Boolean |
An advanced option to enable explicit control of the shader declaration for this property |
| Shader Declaration |
Enumeration |
Controls the shader declaration of this property |
NOTE: If you overwrite the Reference Name parameter be aware of the following conditions:
- If your Reference Name does not begin with an underscore, one will be automatically appended.
- If your Reference Name contains any characters which are unsupported in HLSL they will be removed.
- You can revert to the default Reference Name by right clicking on it and selecting Reset Reference.
Float
Defines a Float value.
| Data Type |
Modes |
| Float |
Default, Slider, Integer |
Default
Displays a scalar input field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Float |
The default value of the Property. |
Slider
Displays a slider field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Float |
The default value of the Property. |
| Min |
Float |
The minimum value of the slider. |
| Max |
Float |
The maximum value of the slider. |
Integer
Displays an integer input field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Integer |
The default value of the Property. |
Vector 2
Defines a Vector 2 value. Displays a Vector 4 input field in the material inspector, where the z and w components are not used.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Vector 2 |
The default value of the Property. |
Vector 3
Defines a Vector 3 value. Displays a Vector 4 input field in the material inspector, where the w component is not used.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Vector 3 |
The default value of the Property. |
Vector 4
Defines a Vector 4 value. Displays a Vector 4 input field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Vector 4 |
The default value of the Property. |
Color
Defines a Color value. If the Property Inspector displays Main Color, this is the Main Color for the shader. To select or deselect this node as the Main Color, right-click it in the graph or Blackboard and select Set as Main Color or Clear Main Color. Corresponds to the MainColor ShaderLab Properties attribute.
| Data Type |
Modes |
| Color |
Default, HDR |
Default
Displays an sRGB color field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Vector 4 |
The default value of the Property. |
HDR
Displays an HDR color field in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Vector 4 |
The default value of the Property. |
NOTE: In versions prior to 10.0, Shader Graph didn't correct HDR colors for the project colorspace. Version 10.0 corrected this behavior. HDR color properties that you created with older versions maintain the old behavior, but you can use the Graph Inspector to upgrade them. To mimic the old behavior in a gamma space project, you can use the Colorspace Conversion Node to convert a new HDR Color property from RGB to Linear space.
Texture 2D
Defines a Texture 2D value. Displays an object field of type Texture in the material inspector. If the Property Inspector displays Main Texture, this is the Main Texture for the shader. To select or deselect this node as the Main Texture, right-click on it in the graph or Blackboard and select Set as Main Texture or Clear Main Texture. Corresponds to the MainTexture ShaderLab Properties attribute.
| Data Type |
Modes |
| Texture |
White, Black, Grey, Bump |
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Texture |
The default value of the Property. |
| Use Tiling and Offset |
Boolean |
When set to false, activates the property NoScaleOffset, to enable manipulation of scale and offset separately from other texture properties. See SplitTextureTransformNode. |
Texture 3D
Defines a Texture 3D value. Displays an object field of type Texture 3D in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Texture |
The default value of the Property. |
Texture 2D Array
Defines a Texture 2D Array value. Displays an object field of type Texture 2D Array in the material inspector.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Texture |
The default value of the Property. |
Cubemap
Defines a Cubemap value. Displays an object field of type Texture in the material inspector.
| Field | Type | Description |
|:-------------|:------|:------------|
| Default | Cubemap | The default value of the Property. |
Virtual Texture
Defines a Texture Stack, which appears as object fields of type Texture in the Material Inspector. The number of fields correspond to the number of layers in the property.
| Data Type |
Modes |
| Virtual Texture |
|
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Texture |
The default value of the Property. |
Boolean
Defines a Boolean value. Displays a ToggleUI field in the material inspector. Note that internally to the shader this value is a Float. The Boolean type in Shader Graph is merely for usability.
| Field |
Type |
Description |
| Default |
Boolean |
The default value of the Property. |