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mainTexture

The main texture.
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.CoreModule
public Texture mainTexture { get; set; }

Remarks

By default, Unity considers a texture with the property name 
"_MainTex"
to be the main texture. Use the 
[MainTexture]
ShaderLab Properties attribute to make Unity consider a texture with a different property name to be the main texture. When the main texture is set using the 
[MainTexture]
attribute, it is not visible in the Game view when you use the texture streaming debugging view mode or a custom debug tool.
This is the same as calling Material.GetTexture or Material.SetTexture with the property name of the main texture as a parameter.
Additional Resources: Material.SetTexture, Material.GetTexture, ShaderLab: Properties, ShaderPropertyFlags.MainTexture.

Examples

// Change main texture each changeInterval// seconds from the texture array defined in the inspector.using UnityEngine;using System.Collections;public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour{    public Texture[] textures;    public float changeInterval = 0.33F;    public Renderer rend;    void Start()    {        rend = GetComponent<Renderer>();    }    void Update()    {        if (textures.Length == 0)            return;        int index = Mathf.FloorToInt(Time.time / changeInterval);        index = index % textures.Length;        rend.material.mainTexture = textures[index];    }}