URP Setup

Configure Universal Render Pipeline

1. Open your Universal Renderer Data asset

   • you can find the location through Universal Renderer Pipeline Asset → Renderer List.

2. In the Renderer Features section:

   • click Add Renderer Feature → Decal.
   • click Add Renderer Feature → Text Decal.

3. Set Decal Technique to either DBuffer or Screen Space.

Set Up TextMesh Pro with Decal Shader

1. Create TMP_Font Asset:

   • Select the font you want to use in the Project window.
   • Right-click the font and choose Create → TextMeshPro → Font Asset → SDF.
   • This will generate a TMP_Font Asset.

2. Assign Text Decal Shader to the font asset:

   • Select the created TMP_Font Asset.
   • In the Inspector, locate the Atlas & Material, double click to the Font Material field value.
   • Click the shader dropdown and choose one of the following:
     • Text Decal/Distance Field SSD Unlit – Use for unlit rendering.
     • Text Decal/Distance Field SSD URP Lit – Use for lit rendering.

Using the Text Decal in the Scene

1. Add a 3D TextMeshPro object to your scene Game Object → 3D Object → Text - TextMeshPro.
2. Attach the Text Decal script to the object by clicking Add Component in the Inspector:
   • You can find the script at: Packages/Text Decal/Runtime/TextDecal.cs
3. Assign the TMP_Font Asset you created with the shader applied
   • by selecting it in the Font Asset property of the TextMeshPro - Text component.
4. Adjust Projection Depth and Rendering Layers in the Inspector:

   • Projection Depth controls how far the decal projection extends.

   • Rendering Layers allows you to control where the decal appears.