Shader Graoh Window

Description

The Shader Graph Window contains the workspace for creating shaders using the Shader Graph system. To open the Shader Graph Window you must first create a Shader Graph Asset. For more information see the Getting Started section.

The Shader Graph window contains various individual elements such as the Blackboard and Master Preview. These elements can be moved inside the workspace. They will automatically anchor to the nearest corner when scaling the Shader Graph Window.

Title Bar

The title bar at the top of the Shader Graph Window contains actions that can be performed on the Graph.

Item	Description
Save Asset	Saves the graph to update the Shader Graph Asset
Show In Project	Hightlights the Shader Graph Asset in the Project Window

Workspace

The workspace is where you create Node networks. You can navigate the workspace by holding Alt and left mouse button to pan and zoom with the scroll wheel.

You can hold left mouse button and drag to select multiple Nodes with a marquee. There are also various shortcut keys to use for better workflow.

Hotkey	Windows	OSX	Description
Cut	Ctrl + X	Command + X	Cuts selected Nodes to the clipboard
Copy	Ctrl + C	Command + C	Copies selected Nodes to the clipboard
Paste	Ctrl + V	Command + V	Pastes Nodes in the clipboard
Focus	F	F	Focus the workspace on all or selected Nodes
Create Node	Spacebar	Spacebar	Opens the Create Node Menu

Context Menu

Right clicking within the workspace will open a context menu. Note that right clicking on an item within the workspace, such as a Node, will open the context menu for that item and not the workspace.

Item	Description
Create Node	Opens the Create Node Menu
Cut	Cuts selected Nodes to the clipboard
Copy	Copies selected Nodes to the clipboard
Paste	Pastes Nodes in the clipboard
Delete	Deletes selected Nodes
Duplicate	Duplicates selected Nodes
Collapse Previews	Collapses previews on all Nodes
Expand Previews	Expands previews on all Nodes