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Rebel Fork Framework
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ReflectionProbe defines a reflection cubemap that will be applied to Drawables intersecting with the probe. Reflection from ReflectionProbe takes precedence over reflection from Zone.
The rule of thumb is to use Zone to define default background cubemap for reflection and use ReflectionProbes for all local reflections. ReflectionProbes may provide much better reflection quality than Zones.
ReflectionProbeManager component should be present in the Scene for ReflectionProbes to work.
When cubemap re-rendering is requested, cubemaps are not updated immediately, updates may be spread across frames. It's possible to control this behavior in some degree.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Query Padding | Controls how often reflection probes are re-queried for Drawable. Consider not touching this. |
| Render Budget | Desired number of cubemap faces rendered per frame for dynamic probes. |
When blending is enabled in Drawable properties, two reflection cubemaps may be applied to the object. Only two most relevant ReflectionProbes are blended, or the most relevant ReflectionProbe and the Zone.
For each ReflectionProbe, relative volume of intersection with Drawable is determined. This volume is used to calculate blend factor.
| Case | Formula |
|---|---|
Two ReflectionProbes with same Priority are blended | mix(P1,P2,V2/(V1+V2)) |
ReflectionProbe with higher Priority is blended with another ReflectionProbe | mix(P1,P2,1-V1) |
ReflectionProbe is blended with Zone | mix(P1,Z,1-V1) |
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Is Enabled | Whether the probe affects Scene in any way. |
| Is Movable | Whether the probe can be efficiently moved in realtime. Use as few Movable probes as possible. |
| Probe Type | Type of probe cubemap. |
| > Baked | Cubemap is baked from the Scene and is saved to file. |
| > Mixed | Cubemap can be efficiently rendered on demand. |
| > Dynamic | Cubemap can be efficiently rendered every frame. |
| > Custom Texture | Cubemap is provided by the user. |
| Is Realtime Update | Whether to automatically re-render reflection probe every frame. |
| Is Sliced Update | Whether to split update across 6 frames (Dynamic probe only). |
| Bounding Box | Local-space bounding box of the area which is affected by the probe. |
| Priority | Relative priority of the probe comparing to other probes. |
| Texture | User-provided texture of the probe. |
By default, reflection probes are considered infinite, which may result in artifacts when used indoors.
Box Projection may be used to apply finite reflection from cubemap.
Note that projection box is defined in world space and is always axis-aligned for performance reasons.
To avoid projection artifacts, objects affected by the probe should not leave Projection Box boundaries. It practically means that either Projection Box should be bigger than the Bounding Box, or no reflective objects should be placed between smaller Projection Box boundaries and bigger Bounding Box boundaries.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Use Box Projection | Whether to use Box Projection (if supported). |
| Projection Box | World-space projection box. |
These properties define how the cubemap is rendered.
Note: Add more properties on demand.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Texture Size | Size of cubemap texture. |
| View Mask | Mask used to cull rendered objects. |
| Near Clip | Near camera clip distance. |
| Far Clip | Far camera clip distance. |