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# Trace Mode

### Description

Specifies what [EQS](/ai-tree/environment-query-system/quick-start.md) surface is bound to.

You can configure it in [Environment Query](/ai-tree/environment-query-system/useful-objects/environment-query.md) asset.

Currently there are two avaliable options as shown in picture below.

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### Trace modes

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[Layer](/ai-tree/environment-query-system/useful-objects/environment-query/trace-mode/layer.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/as1DzOvZdN4Xl8HLLZvL" %}
[NavMesh](/ai-tree/nodes/tasks/navmesh.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}