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Surface Shader optional directives reference for the Built-In Render Pipeline
Shader methods in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Surface Shader input structure reference for the Built-In Render Pipeline

The input structure Input generally has any texture coordinates needed by the shaderA program that runs on the GPU. More info
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. Texture coordinates must be named “uv” followed by texture name (or start it with “uv2” to use second texture coordinate set).

Additional values that can be put into Input structure:

  • float3 viewDir - contains view direction, for computing Parallax effects, rim lighting etc.
  • float4 with COLOR semantic - contains interpolated per-vertex color.
  • float4 screenPos - contains screen space position for reflection or screenspace effects. Note that this is not suitable for GrabPass; you need to compute custom UV yourself using ComputeGrabScreenPos function.
  • float3 worldPos - contains world space position.
  • float3 worldRefl - contains world reflection vector if surface shaderA streamlined way of writing shaders for the Built-in Render Pipeline. More info
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    does not write to o.Normal
    . See Reflect-Diffuse shader for example.
  • float3 worldNormal - contains world normal vector if surface shader does not write to o.Normal.
  • float3 worldRefl; INTERNAL_DATA - contains world reflection vector if surface shader writes to o.Normal. To get the reflection vector based on per-pixel normal mapA type of Bump Map texture that allows you to add surface detail such as bumps, grooves, and scratches to a model which catch the light as if they are represented by real geometry.
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    , use WorldReflectionVector (IN, o.Normal). See Reflect-Bumped shader for example.
  • float3 worldNormal; INTERNAL_DATA - contains world normal vector if surface shader writes to o.Normal. To get the normal vector based on per-pixel normal map, use WorldNormalVector (IN, o.Normal).
Surface Shader optional directives reference for the Built-In Render Pipeline
Shader methods in the Built-In Render Pipeline