# cullingNearPlane

> The near plane distance that Unity uses to cull objects. Unity transforms the objects with ShadowSplitData.cullingMatrix, and then culls the ones that are farther than the near plane distance.

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.Rendering](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/rendering.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

```csharp
public float cullingNearPlane { get; set; }
```