HardClipping with Custom UITexture Shader

[ferretnt]

Hey Aren,

Quick question before I do some coding: If I have a UITexture with a custom shader in a hardclipped panel, and I implement a hardclipped version of my shader (transform worldpos, call hlsl clip()) and name it correctly should everything "Just work"?

[ArenMook]

Hard clipping has been removed a long time ago. You need to use either alpha or soft clipping. But yes, it will "just work".

[ferretnt]

Almost... The material has multiple properties and textures, which get updated. Not every frame, but frequently. And mClippedMat doesn't pick them up.

With my sledgehammer, I can make something that looks correct, by doing this in OnWillRenderObject().

      if (mClippedMat != null)
      {
         mClippedMat.CopyPropertiesFromMaterial(mSharedMat);

What would be the correct / efficient way to do this?

[ArenMook]

You should mark the widget as dirty (MarkAsChanged) before and after making any material-related changes.