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TUNS/Niagara setup

Expose a user parameter

Select bakes per component without changing the sampling module.

1. Create the input

  1. Open the Niagara System. In User Parameters, click + and search for TUNS Baked Surface (GPU).
  2. Name the parameter BakedSurface. Expand it and set Surface to your saved TUNS Surface Bake.
Add the user parameter on the left, then bind it in the sampler on the right.
Add the user parameter on the left, then bind it in the sampler on the right.
  1. Add a user parameter

    Click + and choose TUNS Baked Surface (GPU).

  2. Expand BakedSurface

    Open the parameter to assign its Surface field.

  3. SamplingData binding

    Choose User.BakedSurface.

The populated Surface field. DA_TUNS_Sphere is the example bake.
The populated Surface field. DA_TUNS_Sphere is the example bake.
  1. Surface

    Choose the baked Data Asset, not the source mesh or mask texture.

2. Bind and reuse it

  1. Select the TUNS sampling module. Open the binding menu beside SamplingData and select User.BakedSurface.
  2. Compile and save. For a different actor using the same system, select its Niagara component and assign a compatible bake in its user-parameter overrides.

BakedSurface is your chosen name. The SamplingData binding must match it. The supplied examples already define this parameter.

Updated Oct 4, 2026

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