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ViewportTexture
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Texture2D<class_Texture2D>` **<** :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Provides the content of a :ref:`Viewport<class_Viewport>` as a dynamic texture.

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Description
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Provides the content of a :ref:`Viewport<class_Viewport>` as a dynamic :ref:`Texture2D<class_Texture2D>`. This can be used to mix controls, 2D game objects, and 3D game objects in the same scene.

To create a **ViewportTexture** in code, use the :ref:`Viewport.get_texture<class_Viewport_method_get_texture>` method on the target viewport.

\ **Note:** When local to scene, this texture uses :ref:`Resource.setup_local_to_scene<class_Resource_method_setup_local_to_scene>` to set the proxy texture and flags in the local viewport. Local to scene **ViewportTexture**\ s will return incorrect data until the scene root is ready (see :ref:`Node.ready<class_Node_signal_ready>`).

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Tutorials
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- `GUI in 3D Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/127>`__

- `3D in 2D Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/128>`__

- `2D in 3D Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/129>`__

- `3D Viewport Scaling Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/586>`__

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Properties
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   | :ref:`NodePath<class_NodePath>` | :ref:`viewport_path<class_ViewportTexture_property_viewport_path>` | ``NodePath("")`` |
   +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+

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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_ViewportTexture_property_viewport_path:

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:ref:`NodePath<class_NodePath>` **viewport_path** = ``NodePath("")``

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- void **set_viewport_path_in_scene** **(** :ref:`NodePath<class_NodePath>` value **)**
- :ref:`NodePath<class_NodePath>` **get_viewport_path_in_scene** **(** **)**

The path to the :ref:`Viewport<class_Viewport>` node to display. This is relative to the scene root, not to the node that uses the texture.

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