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Input nodes

Supply shaders with essential data such as constants, mesh attributes, gradients, matrices, deformation, PBR parameters, scene details, and texture sampling options.

Basic

Topic	Description
Boolean	Defines a constant Boolean value in the shader.
Color	Defines a constant Vector 4 value in the shader using a Color field.
Constant	Defines a Float of a mathematical constant value in the shader.
Integer	Defines a constant Float value in the shader using an Integer field.
Slider	Defines a constant Float value in the shader using a Slider field.
Time	Provides access to various Time parameters in the shader.
Float	Defines a Float value in the shader.
Vector 2	Defines a Vector 2 value in the shader.
Vector 3	Defines a Vector 3 value in the shader.
Vector 4	Defines a Vector 4 value in the shader.

Geometry

Topic	Description
Bitangent Vector	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Bitangent Vector.
Normal Vector	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Normal Vector.
Position	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Position.
Screen Position	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Screen Position.
Tangent Vector	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Tangent Vector.
UV	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's UV coordinates.
Vertex Color	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Vertex Color value.
View Direction	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's View Direction vector.
Vertex ID	Provides access to the mesh vertex or fragment's Vertex ID value.

Gradient

Topic	Description
Blackbody	Samples a radiation based gradient from temperature input (in Kelvin).
Gradient	Defines a constant Gradient in the shader.
Sample Gradient	Samples a Gradient given the input of Time.

Matrix

Topic	Description
Matrix 2x2	Defines a constant Matrix 2x2 value in the shader.
Matrix 3x3	Defines a constant Matrix 3x3 value in the shader.
Matrix 4x4	Defines a constant Matrix 4x4 value in the shader.
Transformation Matrix	Defines a constant Matrix 4x4 value for a default Unity Transformation Matrix in the shader.

Mesh Deformation

Topic	Description
Compute Deformation Node	Passes compute deformed vertex data to a vertex shader. Only works with the Entities Graphics package.
Linear Blend Skinning Node	Applies Linear Blend Vertex Skinning. Only works with the Entities Graphics package.

Sprite Deformation

Topic	Description
Sprite Skinning Node	Applies Vertex Skinning on Sprites. Only works with the 2D Animation.

PBR

Topic	Description
Dielectric Specular	Returns a Dielectric Specular F0 value for a physically based material.
Metal Reflectance	Returns a Metal Reflectance value for a physically based material.

Scene

Topic	Description
Ambient	Provides access to the Scene's Ambient color values.
Camera	Provides access to various parameters of the current Camera.
Fog	Provides access to the Scene's Fog parameters.
Baked GI	Provides access to the Baked GI values at the vertex or fragment's position.
Object	Provides access to various parameters of the Object.
Reflection Probe	Provides access to the nearest Reflection Probe to the object.
Scene Color	Provides access to the current Camera's color buffer.
Scene Depth	Provides access to the current Camera's depth buffer.
Screen	Provides access to parameters of the screen.
Eye Index	Provides access to the Eye Index when stereo rendering.

Texture

Topic	Description
Cubemap Asset	Defines a constant Cubemap Asset for use in the shader.
Sample Cubemap	Samples a Cubemap and returns a Vector 4 color value for use in the shader.
Sample Reflected Cubemap Node	Samples a Cubemap with reflected vector and returns a Vector 4 color value for use in the shader.
Sample Texture 2D	Samples a Texture 2D and returns a color value for use in the shader.
Sample Texture 2D Array	Samples a Texture 2D Array at an Index and returns a color value for use in the shader.
Sample Texture 2D LOD	Samples a Texture 2D at a specific LOD and returns a color value for use in the shader.
Sample Texture 3D	Samples a Texture 3D and returns a color value for use in the shader.
Sample Virtual Texture	Samples a Virtual Texture and returns color values for use in the shader.
Sampler State	Defines a Sampler State for sampling textures.
Texture Size	Returns the Width and Height of the texel size of Texture 2D input.
Texture 2D Array Asset	Defines a constant Texture 2D Array Asset for use in the shader.
Texture 2D Asset	Defines a constant Texture 2D Asset for use in the shader.
Texture 3D Asset	Defines a constant Texture 3D Asset for use in the shader.