Hello, I’m trying to use the Animator to control multiple Texture2D properties in the Shader Graph, (specifically, what texture is referenced), however, I can’t access the properties in the animator. Most of my Google results seem to be outdated, but the disconnect seems to most likely be that I’m…

Your properties are exposed correctly. How exactly are you trying to animate them? You would need to animate a material component. But not sure if the animator supports material properties.

Looks like you’re right - I tried animating the texture of a standard material and I couldn’t do it. I’d still like to achieve something as close to my original description as possible, (animating the various texture sources in the shader graph). Can you or anyone else suggest the best method for …

Hey, You may: Use Texture 2D Arrays , or, A single texture atlas with a Flipbook Node . In both cases, you animate an index, which is more efficient than swapping textures. Hope this helps.

[image] ViewtifulDom: the Exposed option missing from the Node Settings panel We changed how properties scope and visibility are set in Unity 6.0.

Unable to Manipulate Shader Graph Properties in the Animator

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FredMoreau June 12, 2026, 10:48am 5

We changed how properties scope and visibility are set in Unity 6.0.

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Unable to Manipulate Shader Graph Properties in the Animator

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