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About UIFX - Trail

Overview​

What?​

UIFX-Trail is a new visual effect for Unity's UI (uGUI) components that adds a trail that follows the motion of the component.

Screenshot

Why?​

Unity's UI system currently doesn't have an option to render with a trail.

Trails can be beautiful and add an element of fun, so we created this component to be easy to use, yet have powerful options.

How?​

Just add the UIFX-Trail component to your UI component. That's it!

The component will track the full motion of the object (translation, rotation and scale) either at a transform level, or at a per-vertex level. A new mesh is then generated based on the motion, and this is rendered in place of the original UI geometry. The effect is only applied when the object is in motion.

Features​

  • Easy to use
  • Highly optimised
  • Cross-platform
  • Built-in/URP/HDRP
  • Supports TextMeshPro
  • Source code included
  • Well documented
  • Well supported
  • API documentation
  • Maintains backwards compatibility to Unity 2019.4 (from Unity 6)
  • Upgradable to UIFX Bundle
  • The best customer support!
Need a custom feature?

Let us know what you need - we can work with you to make it happen - Contact Chocolate Dinosaur

Usage​

Damping can be set to a high value to make the trail follow the original motion more closely.

Customer Reviews​

September 2024    ★★★★★    comes with excellent support 
A Must-Have Plugin for Stunning UI Trail Effects. As others have mentioned, this plugin gives Unity UI a fantastic facelift with minimal effort. I tested it with Procedural UI by DTT, and not only did it work seamlessly, but it animated flawlessly as well. It's mobile-friendly, compatible with Unity 6 preview, and comes with excellent support—just like other high-quality plugins. A perfect addition to any project looking to add smooth, beautiful UI effects!  –  alizdesk 
December 2023    ★★★★★    AAA+ 
Beautiful, fast, optimized, great docs, great updates. AAA+  –  AdamandEveStudios 
December 2023    ★★★★★    UIFX is my favorite UI effect! 
UIFX is hella fun to use and best way to add characteristic to UI! Amazing and quick support! within a day creator implemented framerate independent option and send it to me, now UIFX is my favorite UI effect! As a motion designer, I always craving for more effect that I can use on UI, and UIFX delivered so much more.  –  Yan-KMW 

Upgradable to UIFX Bundle​

This asset can later be upgraded to the full UIFX Bundle asset at a reduced cost!

After purchasing this asset, the UIFX Bundle asset price will be discounted by the cost of this asset. So if you paid $30 for this asset, and the UIFX Bundle currently costs $100, then you will only be charaged $70 when you want upgrade.

This upgrade discount will be available as long as both assets are still available on the Unity Asset Store - so you don't have to rush to make a decision.

Note that this upgrade discount only applies for purchases made via the Unity Asset Store, and not during a sale event.