Overview

Spline Trail Renderer is a simple to use component for Unity that let you have truly smooth trails combined with advanced parameters not available with default trail or line renderer.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Spline Trail Renderer 1.3 now available for Unity 5!

A new version of the Spline Trail Renderer is out! We ported to Unity 5 and added a few shaders and minor bug fixes.

The package is available on the Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/10236

What changed in version 1.3:
  • Updated scripts and shaders to be 100% compatible with Unity 5
  • Added custom shaders to blend between 2 colors depending of the length of the spline
  • Fixed some rare cases of out of range exceptions

Note that the Web Player doesn't work on Chrome anymore since they disabled the Unity plugin, and all NPAPI. You can either manually re-enable NPAPI, or use an other browser to see the demo.

For any questions or comments, come see us on the Unity forums!

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Spline Trail Renderer v1.1 now available!

A new version of the Spline Trail Renderer is out! This version brings numerous new assets, and some new trail samples that can be used in your application. We also released an updated web demo that let you swap between trail samples.

The package is available on the Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/10236


What changed in version 1.1:
  • Added some new trail samples
  • Updated sample scenes with brand new assets
  • Added some customs shaders for advanced trail rendering
  • Exposed some PlayerPath parameters for easier integration into projects

Also, an updated version of the user manual is on the way, with step by step tutorials to better explain the intended scene setup, and to facilitate the integration of the plugin in your application.

For any questions or comments, come see us on the Unity forums!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

New trail samples!

Here is a preview of some of the new trail samples that will be included in the next release of Spline Trail Renderer!

The package is available on the Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/10236


Spline Trail Renderer is used to complement the default Trail Renderer of Unity. It renders much smoother curves and it gives more control over the fading speed, orientation to camera, etc.

Trails can support any material, so they can have scrolling textures, bump mapping, procedural animations, and more. Samples demonstrating those techniques will be included in the next release.

For any questions or comments, come see us on the Unity forums!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

New web demo available!

A web demo is now available, with brand new assets, and a smooth continuous trail to show the capabilities of the Spline trail renderer!


Current features:
  • Draw on the screen
  • Render a trail behind a moving object
  • Draw on a surface (floor, wall)
  • Make an object follow the path

Upcoming features:
  • A set of trail samples usable out of the box in any application

This demo and assets will be included in the next release of the package.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Spline Trail Renderer v1.0.0 released

The first version of Spline Trail Renderer is now available on the Unity Asset Store! A thread on the Unity forums has been added so you can ask questions on the tool, give feedback, and suggest new features or improvements. For any questions or comments you can also send an email.