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Question by Curyous · Dec 18, 2015 at 10:22 PM · movement position surface shader vertex shader surfaceshader

Access GameObject position and model position in surface shader?

How can I access the GameObject position in a surface shader? I know I can get worldPos, but I'd like to change the Albedo depending on where the where the GameObject is situated, and the position on the mesh relative to that location. Ideally I'd use the model position rather than world position as I don't want it to change if the object is rotated. Is this possible?

If it isn't possible, can I write my own vertex and pixel shaders that still use Unity's lighting model? What other options do I have?

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Fattie · Dec 19, 2015 at 03:02 AM 0

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nice question ...

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