How to start and stop the rendering of a MTKView

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A MTKView constantly renders a shader at the refresh rate of a device (60FPS). To start or stop the MTKView from rendering, set isPaused to true or false.

To learn how to setup an MTKView to draw one or many shapes, consult the article below.

Stop Rendering

To stop rendering an MTKView, set the isPaused parameter of the MTKView to true.

self.metalView.isPaused = true

Start Rendering at the Refresh Rate

To start rendering an MTKView, set the isPaused parameter of the MTKView to false.

self.metalView.isPaused = false

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