Visual Effect Graph preferences

Visual Effect Graph preferences is a panel in the Unity Preferences window. To access this panel, go to Edit > Preferences > Visual Effects.

Properties:

Name	Description
Experimental Operators/Blocks	Displays experimental Blocks and Operators in the Node Creation Menu.
Show Additional Debug info	Displays more detailed debug information in the Inspector when you select Blocks, Operators or Contexts
Verbose Mode for Compilation	Enables verbose logging in the console when Unity compiles VFX Graphs.
Experimental Shader Externalization	Enables externalizing shaders for Debugging purposes in the Visual Effect Graph Asset Inspector.
Generate Shaders with Debug Symbols	Enables shader debug symbols when Unity compiles a VFX graph.
Force Compilation in Edition Mode	Disables Graph Optimization when Saving Assets (for Debug Purposes Only)
Main Camera fallback	Specifies the camera source for MainCamera Operators and Blocks to use when in the editor. The options are: • Prefer Main Camera: If the Game view is open, Unity uses the main Camera. If the Game view is not open, but the Scene view is, Unity uses the Scene view Camera. • Prefer Scene Camera: If the Scene view is open, Unity uses the Scene view Camera. If the Scene view is not open, but the Game view is, Unity uses the main Camera. • No Fallback: Uses the main Camera even if Unity does not render to it.
User Systems	Specifies a path to a directory that stores VFX Graph Assets to use as templates for new effects. Any VFX Graph Asset in this folder appears in the visual effect Graph view context menu under System.
Authoring Prewarm Step Count Per Second	Specifies the number of steps each second that Auto Reinit prewarms. A high value might impact performance when you author a VFX Graph.
Authoring Prewarm Maximum Time	Specifies the maximum amount of time (in seconds) that Auto Reinit can prewarm.