public static Material NewMaterialPersistent(Shader shader, bool gpuInstanced)
{
if (!shader)
{
Debug.LogError("Invalid VLB Shader. Please try to reset the VLB Config asset or reinstall the plugin.");
return(null);
}
var material = new Material(shader);
BatchingHelper.SetMaterialProperties(material, gpuInstanced);
return(material);
}
string GetBatchingReport()
{
if (m_Targets.Count > 1)
{
string reasons = "";
for (int i = 1; i < m_Targets.Count; ++i)
{
if (!BatchingHelper.CanBeBatched(m_Targets[0], m_Targets[i], ref reasons))
{
return("Selected beams can't be batched together:\n" + reasons);
}
}
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a dummy material with the proper instancing flag to prevent from stripping away needed shader variants when exporting build
/// </summary>
public static Material Create(Shader shader, bool gpuInstanced)
{
if (shader == null)
{
return(null);
}
string path = GetPath(shader);
var dummyMat = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath <Material>(path);
if (dummyMat == null ||
dummyMat.shader != shader ||
BatchingHelper.IsGpuInstancingEnabled(dummyMat) != gpuInstanced)
{
dummyMat = MaterialManager.NewMaterialPersistent(shader, gpuInstanced);
if (dummyMat)
{
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(dummyMat, path);
}
}
return(dummyMat);
}
