Render a camera view to a Render Texture
Create a texture that displays what a camera sees, for example to create a live arena camera in your game.
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To create a live scene camera in your game, follow these steps:
- To create a Render Texture, go to Assets > Create > Rendering > .Render Texture
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- Select >GameObject
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to create a second camera.Camera?
- Assign the Render Texture to the Target Texture property in the second camera's window.Inspector
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- Select GameObject > >3D Object
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to create a quad.Quad?
- Drag the Render Texture onto the quad. Unity automatically creates and assigns a material that uses the Render Texture.
- Enter Play mode. The quad displays the camera view, which updates in real time.
The result of the previous steps. The quad in the sky displays the view from the Secondary Camera.
The result of the previous steps. The quad in the sky displays the live view from the Secondary Camera.