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Configure your visual script with variables

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Beginner

+10 XP

20 Mins

(2928)

Overview

Summary

Variables are essential programming tools. With them, you can store, calculate, and manipulate the input values to the units of your scripts. 
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Visual Scripting to create and manage several kinds of variables that have different scopes and uses. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to:
Create Graph, Object, and Scene variables and explain their uses
Add Get Variable units to a Graph using the Blackboard
Make variables available to be changed in the Inspector window
Troubleshoot adjusting variable values in Scene and Game views
Explain the Scene Variables object that appears in the Hierarchy of projects with Visual Scripts

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Last updated: April 21, 2021

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