Render Settings

Controls instance culling and rendering options.

Attach this component to a Volume to override scene-level culling and rendering parameters for Flora instances.

These overrides apply only within the volume’s bounds and can be blended like other volume-based settings.

Distance caps are composed using the smallest active non-zero value across scene/volume/template/terrain sources.

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Properties

MinScreenSize

• The minimum screen-space coverage an instance must occupy to be rendered.

  • Instances smaller than this threshold are culled.

  • Useful for avoiding rendering of tiny or far-away instances.

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MaxRenderDistance

• The maximum world-space distance from the camera at which instances will be rendered.

  • 0 = This cap is disabled.

  • Non-zero = Instances beyond this range are culled

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MinShadowLOD

• The minimum LOD index used when rendering shadows for Flora instances.

  • 0 = Full detail (LOD0)

  • Higher values reduce shadow quality for distant or low-priority objects

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MaxShadowDistance

• The maximum distance at which shadows are drawn for Flora instances.

  • 0 = This cap is disabled.

  • Non-zero = Additional shadow distance cap

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CrossFadeDuration

• The duration of LOD cross-fade transitions (in seconds).

  • Affects LODGroups with animated cross-fading enabled

  • 0 = Instant LOD switch

  • Higher values result in smoother visual transitions between LOD levels

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Runtime Override Note

When setting values at runtime, use VolumeParameter.Override(...) so the override state is enabled:

var sceneSettings = FloraSceneSettings.GetOrCreate();
var render = sceneSettings.GetGlobalRenderSettings();
render.MaxRenderDistance.Override(120f);
render.MaxShadowDistance.Override(80f);