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Rendering to a texture
Render a camera view to a Render Texture

Create a Render Texture

A Render TextureA special type of Texture that is created and updated at runtime. To use them, first create a new Render Texture and designate one of your Cameras to render into it. Then you can use the Render Texture in a Material just like a regular Texture. More info
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is a type of textureAn image used when rendering a GameObject, Sprite, or UI element. Textures are often applied to the surface of a mesh to give it visual detail. More info
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that Unity creates and updates at runtime.

You can set a cameraA component which creates an image of a particular viewpoint in your scene. The output is either drawn to the screen or captured as a texture. More info
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to render into a Render Texture. You can then use the Render Texture as the material on a GameObjectThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
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so the camera view appears on the GameObject.

To create a Render Texture, select Assets > Create > Rendering > Render Texture.

Rendering to a texture
Render a camera view to a Render Texture