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    About the Lightweight Render Pipeline

    Lightweight Render Pipeline in action

    The Lightweight Render Pipeline (LWRP) is a prebuilt Scriptable Render Pipeline, made by Unity. The technology offers graphics that are scalable to mobile platforms, and you can also use it for higher-end consoles and PCs. You’re able to achieve quick rendering at a high quality without needing compute shader technology. LWRP uses simplified, physically based Lighting and Materials.

    The LWRP uses single-pass forward rendering. Use this pipeline to get optimized real-time performance on several platforms.

    The LWRP is supported on the following platforms:

    • Windows and UWP
    • Mac and iOS
    • Android
    • XBox One
    • PlayStation4
    • Nintendo Switch
    • All current VR platforms

    The Lightweight Render Pipeline is available via two templates: LWRP and LWRP-VR. The LWRP-VR comes with pre-enabled settings specifically for VR. The documentation for both render pipelines is the same. For any questions regarding LWRP-VR, see the LWRP documentation.

    Note: Built-in and custom Lit Shaders do not work with the Lightweight Render Pipeline. Instead, LWRP has a new set of standard shaders. If you upgrade a current Project to LWRP, you can upgrade built-in shaders to the new ones.

    Note: Projects made using LWRP are not compatible with the High Definition Render Pipeline or the built-in Unity rendering pipeline. Before you start development, you must decide which render pipeline to use in your Project.

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