Transparent and translucent materials

Refraction is when light bends as it passes from one material ('medium') into another. Your eye can see refraction only through a transparent material, because most light is absorbed or reflected in opaque materials.

Topic	Description
Understand refraction	Gain a basic understanding of what refraction is and how it works in HDRP.
Create a refractive material	How to enable and configure refraction in HDRP.
Refraction models	Learn about the effects of the refraction models HDRP includes.
How HDRP calculates color for reflection and refraction	Learn about the data sources HDRP uses to render realistic refraction and reflection techniques.