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Refractive Glass shaders for the Built-in Render Pipeline

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About this asset

Builtin Pipeline Only! Not compatible with URP!

URP RefractiveShader asset -> https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/slug/315202

This shader emulates light refraction as it passes through media with different refractive indices.

Effect is purely artistic/cosmetic, the method of distortion is not based on physical model of refraction.

Tested on PC(win, linux) and Android builds

Features:

  • Built on Unity's Standard Surface shader
  • Chromatic Aberration (CA)
  • Normal Map affects Distortion
  • Smoothness < 1 Blurs refracted scene
  • Other refractive materials visible from behind
  • Tunable blurring sample count
  • Supports separate Metallic Smoothness textures
  • Supports combined Metallic Smoothness (R,A) texture

From the publisher's Asset Store listing.

Technical details

6 shaders:

  1. Lit Refraction with separate Metallic and Smoothness tex
  2. Lit Refraction with MetallicSmoothnes tex
  3. Lit Refraction (1.) with two sided rendering
  4. Lit Refraction (2.) with two sided rendering
  5. Unlit Refraction
  6. Unlit Refraction with two sided rendering

Compatibility

Render pipelines supported in each Unity version
Unity version Built-in URP HDRP
6000.4.6f1 Compatible Not listed Not listed

As listed on the Asset Store.