VFXGraphSceneDebug

VFXGraph Scene Debug

The VFXGraph Scene Debug window is a debug view that enables displaying all Visual Effects currently running in Editor/Runtime context of unity. For each VFX you can access values such as how many particles are currently active, the sleeping/culled/active state of each instance, filter and sort the list based on various criterion.

Editor Window

The editor window can be opened using the Window/Analysis/VFX Graph Debug menu. It opens the following window.

The window displays a list of currently loaded VFX based on various options from the toolbar.

• Grouped / Sorted : An option to control the way the list is displayed
  • Grouped : Enables Grouping VisualEffect components by Scene and/or VFXGraph Asset for better visibility
  • Sorted : Disable grouping and instead displays all components sorted based on a criterion : Name, Camera Distance, or Particle Count
• Camera is the camera used for the Camera Distance test, it can be the Main Camera or Scene View camera.
• Hide options enable to filter out entries if they are Culled , Inactive, Empty Groups, or Prefabs not in scene
• A search field enables filtering by name.
• The 🔃 (Refresh Button) enables performing one refresh manually.

Each entry in groups/list is displayed as following.

If selected, it will be displayed in blue.

Each line property displays :

• A **Checkbox **that controls the enabled state of the component
• A **foldout **that displays additional internal info (see below)
• The name of the Game Object. Clicking on it will select it.
• The **"F" button **to focus the scene view on the object
• (Space)
• The total Number of particles for this effect
• The Culled State of the component
• The Active State of the component
• The seed of the component (or #RESEED# if reseed on start)
• The distance to Caemra in Units)
• A ▶ button to send the OnPlay event
• A 🔄 button to reinitialize the component
• A ⏯ button to step one frame
• A 👁 toggle to control the visibility of the VFX (toggles the hidden renderer component)
• (Space)
• The Visual Effect Graph Asset used for this compoent
• An edit button to open the asset and connect the instance.

If unfolded, addition line property displays :

• The name of the particle system
• Amount of Particles currently active
• The sleeping state of the system (if no particles, many systems sleep and do not update)
• Max seen particles across time.

Runtime UI

Alternatively, a Runtime view can be used with similar features. You can drop the VFXDebug prefab located in the Resources folder of the package.