Visual Effect Graph preferences

The Visual Effect Graph preferences are in the Unity Preferences window. To access them:

Windows:

• Navigate to Edit > Preferences > Visual Effects

macOS:

• Navigate to Unity > Settings > 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. Only enable this property for debugging purposes.
Multithread Update Enabled	Enables multi-threading when possible to speed up effects updates. Only disable this property for debugging purposes.
Instancing Enabled	Enables the Instancing feature to improve scalability. Only disable this property for debugging purposes.
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.
Target in Shader Graph	Displays the Visual Effect Target in the Shader Graph Target Settings. From VFX Graph version 23.1, use the Support VFX Graph toggle instead.
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.