Decals
How to create decal and projector effects.
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Important
The Built-In Render Pipeline is deprecated and will be made obsolete in a future release.
It remains supported, including bug fixes and maintenance, through the full Unity 6.7 LTS lifecycle.
For more information on migration, refer to Migrating from the Built-In Render Pipeline to the Universal Render Pipeline and Render pipeline feature comparison.
Resources and techniques for projecting materials to act as decals that decorate the surface of other materials.
Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to decals and projection | Understand what decals are, how Unity uses projection to create them, and what you could use projection for. |
| Decals in the Universal Render Pipeline | Techniques for using a Decal Renderer Feature or a Decal Projector in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP). |
| Decals in the Built-In Render Pipeline | Techniques for using a Projector component in the Built-In Render Pipeline. |
Render pipeline information
How you work with decals and projectors depends on the render pipeline you use.
Feature name | Built-in Render Pipeline | Universal Render Pipeline (URP) | High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decal and projectors | Yes Use the Projector component. | Yes Use the Decal Renderer Feature. | Yes Use the Decal Projector. |