Jewel Renderer Manual

Jewel Renderer Manual 

 

Store URL :

https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/110586

 

Support :

mail : nkdtr2011@gmail.com

 

What's New

2018/3/6

Version 1.02 released

- Added option to capture cubemap.

 

2018/3/1

Version 1.01 released

- Added optimization option "MergeSimilarPlanes"

 

What is this?

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Jewel Renderer simulates reflection of ray inside convex bodies.

Good for rendering transparent objects, especially gems.

  • No texture required
  • Rich-looking rendering result using simple mesh
  • Runs on Windows/Mac/iOS/Android
    (although it is heavy for mobiles to render widely)

 

Quick start

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  1. Put "Jewel" prefab onto your scene
  2. Set your mesh in MeshFilter component
  3. Modify properties (see reference page for details)
  4. Component menu -> "Setup"

Caution : 

Setting background cubemap by Drag&Drop (as done in the movie) seems to be invalid in Unity2018 and later.

Following operation is available instead.

- duplicate "skybox01" material in the package

- set "Cubemap" parameter of the material

- Drag&Drop it into your scene

The movie will be replaced.

 

Sample scenes

Showcase

Sample jewels.

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Parameters

Shows how the rendering result changes by parameters.

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Reference

nkdtr.hatenablog.com

 

Limitations

Recommended:

  • Only convex shapes are fully supported.
    Although you can input non-convex one, the result will be incorrect.
  • Vertices should not be shared by multiple triangles.
    ("Edged," "flat-surfaced" model)
  • Origin (0,0,0) of mesh should be inside the shape.
  • Skyboxes should not include Mip-maps.
    Uncheck "Generate Mip Maps" in the texture's property grid and "Apply".

Performance:

  • Requires considerable GPU cycles, depending on reflection count (configurable) and number of rendered pixels, number of triangles in the mesh and "prism" option.
    To render in best quality, high-spec PC will be required.