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Use when writing C++ for materials or rendering — dynamic material instances, material parameter collections, render targets, scene capture, post process, decals, Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate. Also use when the user mentions 'MID', 'CreateDynamicMaterialInstance', 'SetSca
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Use when writing C++ for materials or rendering — dynamic material instances, material parameter collections, render targets, scene capture, post process, decals, Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate. Also use when the user mentions 'MID', 'CreateDynamicMaterialInstance', 'SetScalarParameterValue', 'UMaterialInstanceDynamic', 'material parameter collection', 'UTextureRenderTarget2D', 'DrawMaterialToRenderTarget', 'scene capture', 'post process volume', 'FPostProcessSettings', 'bOverride_', 'blendable', 'decal', 'custom depth stencil', 'Nanite', 'Lumen' or 'global shader'. For Niagara materials, see ue-niagara-effects; for UMG materials, see ue-ui-umg-slate.
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UE Materials and Rendering
Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
Runtime material and rendering C++: UMaterialInstanceDynamic, UMaterialParameterCollection, UTextureRenderTarget2D, USceneCaptureComponent2D, FPostProcessSettings, UDecalComponent, plus the 5.8 renderer features (Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate, Virtual Shadow Maps, TSR). Material headers live in Runtime/Engine/Public/Materials; render targets, scene, post-process volumes in Runtime/Engine/Classes/Engine; Blueprint libraries in Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet. Build.cs: "Engine" covers everything above; add "RenderCore" and "RHI" only for EShaderPlatform, RDG and global shaders.
Context
Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, renderer settings). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Changing material parameters at runtime on a mesh | Dynamic Material Instances |
| One value driving many materials (weather, time of day) | Material Parameter Collections |
| Minimap, mirror, security camera, runtime texture painting | Render Targets / Scene Capture |
| Bloom, exposure, DOF, color grading, Lumen quality knobs | Post Process |
| Full-screen effect authored as a material | Post-Process Materials |
| Bullet holes, blood, projected textures | Decals |
| Nanite mesh/material compatibility, WPO, Nanite override material | Nanite |
| GI, reflections, many shadowed lights | Lumen and MegaLights |
| Layered/multi-BSDF material system | Substrate |
| Outlines, X-ray, stencil masks, shadow/AA settings | Shadows, Anti-Aliasing and Custom Depth |
An API wants EShaderPlatform but you have a feature level | Feature Level and Shader Platform |
| Writing an actual HLSL shader pass from C++ | Global Shaders and Render Graph |
Full signature tables live in material-parameter-reference.md; the FPostProcessSettings field tables live in post-process-settings.md; global shader and RDG code lives in global-shaders-rdg.md.
Dynamic Material Instances
A MID is a per-instance parameter override on top of a parent material. Three ways to make one:
| Need | Call |
|---|---|
| Standalone MID not bound to a slot | UMaterialInstanceDynamic::Create(Parent, Outer, Name) |
| MID assigned to a component's material slot | UPrimitiveComponent::CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(ElementIndex, SourceMaterial, OptionalName) |
| MID from Blueprint-facing library code | UKismetMaterialLibrary::CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(WorldContextObject, Parent, OptionalName, CreationFlags) |
Verbatim signatures:
// Materials/MaterialInstanceDynamic.h
static UMaterialInstanceDynamic* Create(class UMaterialInterface* ParentMaterial, class UObject* InOuter, FName Name = NAME_None);
// Components/PrimitiveComponent.h
virtual class UMaterialInstanceDynamic* CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(int32 ElementIndex, class UMaterialInterface* SourceMaterial = NULL, FName OptionalName = NAME_None);
// Kismet/KismetMaterialLibrary.h
static class UMaterialInstanceDynamic* CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(UObject* WorldContextObject, class UMaterialInterface* Parent, FName OptionalName = NAME_None, EMIDCreationFlags CreationFlags = EMIDCreationFlags::None);
Create once, cache in a UPROPERTY, update in Tick or on an event:
// MyGlowActor.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyGlowActor.generated.h"
class UMaterialInstanceDynamic;
class UStaticMeshComponent;
UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyGlowActor : public AActor
{
GENERATED_BODY()
public:
AMyGlowActor();
virtual void BeginPlay() override;
protected:
UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category = "Rendering")
TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> Mesh;
UPROPERTY(Transient)
TObjectPtr<UMaterialInstanceDynamic> GlowMID;
};
// MyGlowActor.cpp
#include "MyGlowActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "Materials/MaterialInstanceDynamic.h"
AMyGlowActor::AMyGlowActor()
{
Mesh = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
SetRootComponent(Mesh);
}
void AMyGlowActor::BeginPlay()
{
Super::BeginPlay();
GlowMID = Mesh->CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(0);
if (GlowMID)
{
GlowMID->SetVectorParameterValue(TEXT("GlowColor"), FLinearColor(1.f, 0.4f, 0.1f, 1.f));
GlowMID->SetScalarParameterValue(TEXT("GlowStrength"), 1.f);
}
}
When dozens of parameters change per frame, swap the name lookup for the index API — InitializeScalarParameterAndGetIndex once, then SetScalarParameterByIndex per frame. Signatures and the vector equivalents are in material-parameter-reference.md.
Setters (MaterialInstanceDynamic.h) — names are case-sensitive FNames that must match the material's parameter exactly:
void SetScalarParameterValue(FName ParameterName, float Value);
void SetVectorParameterValue(FName ParameterName, FLinearColor Value);
void SetDoubleVectorParameterValue(FName ParameterName, FVector4 Value);
void SetTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class UTexture* Value);
void SetRuntimeVirtualTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class URuntimeVirtualTexture* Value);
void SetSparseVolumeTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class USparseVolumeTexture* Value);
void SetTextureCollectionParameterValue(FName ParameterName, UTextureCollection* Value);
All but the double-vector and sparse-volume setters have a ByInfo twin — for example SetScalarParameterValueByInfo(const FMaterialParameterInfo& ParameterInfo, float Value) — which is how you reach parameters inside a material layer or function.
Reading values back: K2_GetScalarParameterValue(FName), K2_GetVectorParameterValue(FName), K2_GetTextureParameterValue(FName) return the value directly. The typed form on UMaterialInterface is bool GetScalarParameterValue(const FHashedMaterialParameterInfo& ParameterInfo, float& OutValue, bool bOveriddenOnly = false) const — it takes a parameter info, not a bare name.
Copying between instances: CopyParameterOverrides (overridden parameters only), CopyInterpParameters (the source's own scalar, vector, texture and font overrides, no hierarchy walk), CopyMaterialUniformParameters (uniforms, skips static parameters), K2_CopyMaterialInstanceParameters (all non-static parameters), CopyScalarAndVectorParameters(const UMaterialInterface&, EShaderPlatform) and K2_InterpolateMaterialInstanceParams(SourceA, SourceB, Alpha). ClearParameterValues() drops all overrides. Full signatures in material-parameter-reference.md.
Static parameters (static switch, static bool, static component mask) cannot change on a MID. Author a UMaterialInstanceConstant per permutation in the editor and put the MID on top of it.
Material Parameter Collections
UMaterialParameterCollection is an asset of ScalarParameters / VectorParameters arrays; every material referencing it reads from one uniform buffer per world. Get the per-world instance from UWorld:
#include "Materials/MaterialParameterCollection.h"
#include "Materials/MaterialParameterCollectionInstance.h"
void AMyWeatherActor::SetRain(float Intensity)
{
UMaterialParameterCollectionInstance* Inst = GetWorld()->GetParameterCollectionInstance(RainCollection);
if (Inst)
{
Inst->SetScalarParameterValue(TEXT("RainIntensity"), Intensity);
Inst->SetVectorParameterValue(TEXT("RainTint"), FLinearColor(0.6f, 0.7f, 0.9f, 1.f));
}
}
Both setters return false when the name is not in the collection. Getters are bool GetScalarParameterValue(FName ParameterName, float& OutParameterValue) const and the vector equivalent. ForceReturnToDefaultValues() resets the instance.
The Blueprint-facing library does the world lookup for you (Kismet/KismetMaterialLibrary.h):
static void SetScalarParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName, float ParameterValue);
static void SetVectorParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName, const FLinearColor& ParameterValue);
static float GetScalarParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName);
static FLinearColor GetVectorParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName);
Collections hold no texture parameters. Use a collection for one value read by many materials; use a MID for per-actor state.
Render Targets
UKismetRenderingLibrary (Kismet/KismetRenderingLibrary.h) owns the runtime render-target workflow:
static UTextureRenderTarget2D* CreateRenderTarget2D(UObject* WorldContextObject, int32 Width = 256, int32 Height = 256, ETextureRenderTargetFormat Format = RTF_RGBA16f, FLinearColor ClearColor = FLinearColor::Black, bool bAutoGenerateMipMaps = false, bool bSupportUAVs = false);
static void ClearRenderTarget2D(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, FLinearColor ClearColor = FLinearColor(0, 0, 0, 1));
static void ResizeRenderTarget2D(UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, int32 Width = 256, int32 Height = 256);
static void ReleaseRenderTarget2D(UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget);
static void DrawMaterialToRenderTarget(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, UMaterialInterface* Material);
static void ExportRenderTarget(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, const FString& FilePath, const FString& FileName);
static FColor ReadRenderTargetPixel(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, int32 X, int32 Y);
ETextureRenderTargetFormat (Engine/TextureRenderTarget2D.h): RTF_R8, RTF_RG8, RTF_RGBA8, RTF_RGBA8_SRGB, RTF_R16f, RTF_RG16f, RTF_RGBA16f, RTF_R32f, RTF_RG32f, RTF_RGBA32f, RTF_RGB10A2. Pick the smallest that holds the data — RTF_RGBA8 for LDR/UI, RTF_RGBA16f for HDR, RTF_R16f for a single channel.
Manual creation when you need an exact pixel format:
UTextureRenderTarget2D* RT = NewObject<UTextureRenderTarget2D>(this);
RT->InitCustomFormat(512, 512, PF_FloatRGBA, /*bInForceLinearGamma=*/true);
RT->UpdateResourceImmediate(/*bClearRenderTarget=*/true);
Canvas drawing batches many draws into one render-target transition:
UCanvas* Canvas
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name: ue-materials-rendering description: "Use when writing C++ for materials or rendering — dynamic material instances, material parameter collections, render targets, scene capture, post process, decals, Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate. Also use when the user mentions 'MID', 'CreateDynamicMaterialInstance', 'SetScalarParameterValue', 'UMaterialInstanceDynamic', 'material parameter collection', 'UTextureRenderTarget2D', 'DrawMaterialToRenderTarget', 'scene capture', 'post process volume', 'FPostProcessSettings', 'bOverride_', 'blendable', 'decal', 'custom depth stencil', 'Nanite', 'Lumen' or 'global shader'. For Niagara materials, see ue-niagara-effects; for UMG materials, see ue-ui-umg-slate." metadata: version: "2.0.0" engine: "5.8"
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description: "Use when writing C++ for materials or rendering — dynamic material instances, material parameter collections, render targets, scene capture, post process, decals, Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate. Also use when the user mentions 'MID', 'CreateDynamicMaterialInstance', 'SetScalarParameterValue', 'UMaterialInstanceDynamic', 'material parameter collection', 'UTextureRenderTarget2D', 'DrawMaterialToRenderTarget', 'scene capture', 'post process volume', 'FPostProcessSettings', 'bOverride_', 'blendable', 'decal', 'custom depth stencil', 'Nanite', 'Lumen' or 'global shader'. For Niagara materials, see ue-niagara-effects; for UMG materials, see ue-ui-umg-slate."
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# UE Materials and Rendering
Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
Runtime material and rendering C++: `UMaterialInstanceDynamic`, `UMaterialParameterCollection`, `UTextureRenderTarget2D`, `USceneCaptureComponent2D`, `FPostProcessSettings`, `UDecalComponent`, plus the 5.8 renderer features (Nanite, Lumen, MegaLights, Substrate, Virtual Shadow Maps, TSR). Material headers live in `Runtime/Engine/Public/Materials`; render targets, scene, post-process volumes in `Runtime/Engine/Classes/Engine`; Blueprint libraries in `Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet`. Build.cs: `"Engine"` covers everything above; add `"RenderCore"` and `"RHI"` only for `EShaderPlatform`, RDG and global shaders.
## Context
Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, renderer settings). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Changing material parameters at runtime on a mesh | [Dynamic Material Instances](#dynamic-material-instances) |
| One value driving many materials (weather, time of day) | [Material Parameter Collections](#material-parameter-collections) |
| Minimap, mirror, security camera, runtime texture painting | [Render Targets](#render-targets) / [Scene Capture](#scene-capture) |
| Bloom, exposure, DOF, color grading, Lumen quality knobs | [Post Process](#post-process) |
| Full-screen effect authored as a material | [Post-Process Materials](#post-process-materials) |
| Bullet holes, blood, projected textures | [Decals](#decals) |
| Nanite mesh/material compatibility, WPO, Nanite override material | [Nanite](#nanite) |
| GI, reflections, many shadowed lights | [Lumen and MegaLights](#lumen-and-megalights) |
| Layered/multi-BSDF material system | [Substrate](#substrate) |
| Outlines, X-ray, stencil masks, shadow/AA settings | [Shadows, Anti-Aliasing and Custom Depth](#shadows-anti-aliasing-and-custom-depth) |
| An API wants `EShaderPlatform` but you have a feature level | [Feature Level and Shader Platform](#feature-level-and-shader-platform) |
| Writing an actual HLSL shader pass from C++ | [Global Shaders and Render Graph](#global-shaders-and-render-graph) |
Full signature tables live in [material-parameter-reference.md](references/material-parameter-reference.md); the `FPostProcessSettings` field tables live in [post-process-settings.md](references/post-process-settings.md); global shader and RDG code lives in [global-shaders-rdg.md](references/global-shaders-rdg.md).
## Dynamic Material Instances
A MID is a per-instance parameter override on top of a parent material. Three ways to make one:
| Need | Call |
|---|---|
| Standalone MID not bound to a slot | `UMaterialInstanceDynamic::Create(Parent, Outer, Name)` |
| MID assigned to a component's material slot | `UPrimitiveComponent::CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(ElementIndex, SourceMaterial, OptionalName)` |
| MID from Blueprint-facing library code | `UKismetMaterialLibrary::CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(WorldContextObject, Parent, OptionalName, CreationFlags)` |
Verbatim signatures:
```cpp
// Materials/MaterialInstanceDynamic.h
static UMaterialInstanceDynamic* Create(class UMaterialInterface* ParentMaterial, class UObject* InOuter, FName Name = NAME_None);
// Components/PrimitiveComponent.h
virtual class UMaterialInstanceDynamic* CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(int32 ElementIndex, class UMaterialInterface* SourceMaterial = NULL, FName OptionalName = NAME_None);
// Kismet/KismetMaterialLibrary.h
static class UMaterialInstanceDynamic* CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(UObject* WorldContextObject, class UMaterialInterface* Parent, FName OptionalName = NAME_None, EMIDCreationFlags CreationFlags = EMIDCreationFlags::None);
```
Create once, cache in a `UPROPERTY`, update in `Tick` or on an event:
```cpp
// MyGlowActor.h
#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "MyGlowActor.generated.h"
class UMaterialInstanceDynamic;
class UStaticMeshComponent;
UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyGlowActor : public AActor
{
GENERATED_BODY()
public:
AMyGlowActor();
virtual void BeginPlay() override;
protected:
UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, Category = "Rendering")
TObjectPtr<UStaticMeshComponent> Mesh;
UPROPERTY(Transient)
TObjectPtr<UMaterialInstanceDynamic> GlowMID;
};
```
```cpp
// MyGlowActor.cpp
#include "MyGlowActor.h"
#include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
#include "Materials/MaterialInstanceDynamic.h"
AMyGlowActor::AMyGlowActor()
{
Mesh = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("Mesh"));
SetRootComponent(Mesh);
}
void AMyGlowActor::BeginPlay()
{
Super::BeginPlay();
GlowMID = Mesh->CreateDynamicMaterialInstance(0);
if (GlowMID)
{
GlowMID->SetVectorParameterValue(TEXT("GlowColor"), FLinearColor(1.f, 0.4f, 0.1f, 1.f));
GlowMID->SetScalarParameterValue(TEXT("GlowStrength"), 1.f);
}
}
```
When dozens of parameters change per frame, swap the name lookup for the index API — `InitializeScalarParameterAndGetIndex` once, then `SetScalarParameterByIndex` per frame. Signatures and the vector equivalents are in [material-parameter-reference.md](references/material-parameter-reference.md).
Setters (`MaterialInstanceDynamic.h`) — names are case-sensitive `FName`s that must match the material's parameter exactly:
```cpp
void SetScalarParameterValue(FName ParameterName, float Value);
void SetVectorParameterValue(FName ParameterName, FLinearColor Value);
void SetDoubleVectorParameterValue(FName ParameterName, FVector4 Value);
void SetTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class UTexture* Value);
void SetRuntimeVirtualTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class URuntimeVirtualTexture* Value);
void SetSparseVolumeTextureParameterValue(FName ParameterName, class USparseVolumeTexture* Value);
void SetTextureCollectionParameterValue(FName ParameterName, UTextureCollection* Value);
```
All but the double-vector and sparse-volume setters have a `ByInfo` twin — for example `SetScalarParameterValueByInfo(const FMaterialParameterInfo& ParameterInfo, float Value)` — which is how you reach parameters inside a material layer or function.
Reading values back: `K2_GetScalarParameterValue(FName)`, `K2_GetVectorParameterValue(FName)`, `K2_GetTextureParameterValue(FName)` return the value directly. The typed form on `UMaterialInterface` is `bool GetScalarParameterValue(const FHashedMaterialParameterInfo& ParameterInfo, float& OutValue, bool bOveriddenOnly = false) const` — it takes a parameter *info*, not a bare name.
Copying between instances: `CopyParameterOverrides` (overridden parameters only), `CopyInterpParameters` (the source's own scalar, vector, texture and font overrides, no hierarchy walk), `CopyMaterialUniformParameters` (uniforms, skips static parameters), `K2_CopyMaterialInstanceParameters` (all non-static parameters), `CopyScalarAndVectorParameters(const UMaterialInterface&, EShaderPlatform)` and `K2_InterpolateMaterialInstanceParams(SourceA, SourceB, Alpha)`. `ClearParameterValues()` drops all overrides. Full signatures in [material-parameter-reference.md](references/material-parameter-reference.md).
Static parameters (static switch, static bool, static component mask) cannot change on a MID. Author a `UMaterialInstanceConstant` per permutation in the editor and put the MID on top of it.
## Material Parameter Collections
`UMaterialParameterCollection` is an asset of `ScalarParameters` / `VectorParameters` arrays; every material referencing it reads from one uniform buffer per world. Get the per-world instance from `UWorld`:
```cpp
#include "Materials/MaterialParameterCollection.h"
#include "Materials/MaterialParameterCollectionInstance.h"
void AMyWeatherActor::SetRain(float Intensity)
{
UMaterialParameterCollectionInstance* Inst = GetWorld()->GetParameterCollectionInstance(RainCollection);
if (Inst)
{
Inst->SetScalarParameterValue(TEXT("RainIntensity"), Intensity);
Inst->SetVectorParameterValue(TEXT("RainTint"), FLinearColor(0.6f, 0.7f, 0.9f, 1.f));
}
}
```
Both setters return `false` when the name is not in the collection. Getters are `bool GetScalarParameterValue(FName ParameterName, float& OutParameterValue) const` and the vector equivalent. `ForceReturnToDefaultValues()` resets the instance.
The Blueprint-facing library does the world lookup for you (`Kismet/KismetMaterialLibrary.h`):
```cpp
static void SetScalarParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName, float ParameterValue);
static void SetVectorParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName, const FLinearColor& ParameterValue);
static float GetScalarParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName);
static FLinearColor GetVectorParameterValue(UObject* WorldContextObject, UMaterialParameterCollection* Collection, FName ParameterName);
```
Collections hold no texture parameters. Use a collection for one value read by many materials; use a MID for per-actor state.
## Render Targets
`UKismetRenderingLibrary` (`Kismet/KismetRenderingLibrary.h`) owns the runtime render-target workflow:
```cpp
static UTextureRenderTarget2D* CreateRenderTarget2D(UObject* WorldContextObject, int32 Width = 256, int32 Height = 256, ETextureRenderTargetFormat Format = RTF_RGBA16f, FLinearColor ClearColor = FLinearColor::Black, bool bAutoGenerateMipMaps = false, bool bSupportUAVs = false);
static void ClearRenderTarget2D(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, FLinearColor ClearColor = FLinearColor(0, 0, 0, 1));
static void ResizeRenderTarget2D(UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, int32 Width = 256, int32 Height = 256);
static void ReleaseRenderTarget2D(UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget);
static void DrawMaterialToRenderTarget(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, UMaterialInterface* Material);
static void ExportRenderTarget(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, const FString& FilePath, const FString& FileName);
static FColor ReadRenderTargetPixel(UObject* WorldContextObject, UTextureRenderTarget2D* TextureRenderTarget, int32 X, int32 Y);
```
`ETextureRenderTargetFormat` (`Engine/TextureRenderTarget2D.h`): `RTF_R8`, `RTF_RG8`, `RTF_RGBA8`, `RTF_RGBA8_SRGB`, `RTF_R16f`, `RTF_RG16f`, `RTF_RGBA16f`, `RTF_R32f`, `RTF_RG32f`, `RTF_RGBA32f`, `RTF_RGB10A2`. Pick the smallest that holds the data — `RTF_RGBA8` for LDR/UI, `RTF_RGBA16f` for HDR, `RTF_R16f` for a single channel.
Manual creation when you need an exact pixel format:
```cpp
UTextureRenderTarget2D* RT = NewObject<UTextureRenderTarget2D>(this);
RT->InitCustomFormat(512, 512, PF_FloatRGBA, /*bInForceLinearGamma=*/true);
RT->UpdateResourceImmediate(/*bClearRenderTarget=*/true);
```
Canvas drawing batches many draws into one render-target transition:
```cpp
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