| # Live edit |
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| > For versions 2019/2020 LTS, download the Visual Scripting package from the [Unity Asset Store](https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/visual-bolt-163802). |
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| Visual Scripting supports live editing. In live editing you can create and edit graphs while in play mode and see the Visual Scripting updates in real time. This provides a fast way to iterate and test ideas without the need to recompile project changes. |
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| ## Working in live edit |
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| Live editing is not limited to tweaking values — you can add and remove nodes, connections (edges), etc while live. Anything that can be done in a normal edit, can be done in a live edit. |
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| In accordance with the Unity convention: |
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| * Changes made to embeds are reverted when you exit play mode - the changes live inside components. |
| * Changes made to graphs are saved when you exit play mode - the changes live inside assets |
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| > [!TIP] |
| > To preserve the changes made to a component graph, copy the modified nodes before exiting play mode. You'll then be able to paste back while in edit mode. |
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| When in live mode, Visual Scripting is displayed the flow as droplets on connections. |
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| To disable these animations on either the value connections, the control connections, or both, uncheck the **Animate Control Connections** or the **Animate Value Connections** from the editor preferences window (**Unity** > **Preferences** > **Visual Scripting** > **Script Graphs**). |
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| ## Saving changes through persistence |
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| Visual Scripting graphs automatically saves the changes made during play mode. |
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| ## Propagation across graphs |
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| Changes made to graphs are instantly shared across all instances of that graph. |
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