Copy texture to a material and then copy that material's texture to a render texture?

Is there a way to copy a texture to a material and then copy that material's texture to a render texture?

I have come across copying a normal texture to a render texture using Graphics.Blit(texture2D, renderTexture);. But is there a way to copy a skybox texture (360) to a render texture cube? The particular skybox texture fills all the 6 sides with the texture2D. Is there a way to copy all 6 sides to a render texture as well?

 

Use Blit() to apply a texture to a render texture. Using a Material is optional.

 

No you don't understand. I want to copy the material's texture to a render texture. Let me explain in detail:

I have come across copying a normal texture to a render texture using Graphics.Blit(texture2D, renderTexture);. But is there a way to copy a skybox texture (360) to a render texture cube? The particular skybox texture fills all the 6 sides with the texture2D. Is there a way to copy all 6 sides to a render texture as well?

 

I understood completely. You misstated your question [EDIT: The original question was edited by OP after my response]. Where in

"Is there a way to copy a texture to a material and then copy that material's texture to a render texture?"

did you mention skyboxes? Please be more considerate when writing questions and assigning blame for your own shortcomings.

 

okay but is there a way to do this?

 

I'm not sure that I completely understand your question. A skybox usually has the form of an 'unrolled cube', it's in the form of a cross made from 6 squares, with the six squares representing all six directions. Another way is to stitch together the skybox using six separate images. The question here is: what Format should the resulting texture (i.e. the one you are looking for) look like? If you want the cross, you should be able to use the skybox texture directly. If you have six separate Images, use any of the many free programs available on the net to stitch them together to form the cross. If you are not looking for a cross-shaped texture, what are you looking for?

Can you perhaps try to explain in your own words what you are trying to achieve, i.e. what you have, and where you want to arrive at and why?

 

Okay so basically when I copy a texture 2D to a render texture cube, it only fills quarter of the render texture cube. I want the render texture to be filled completely of this texture 2D. In order to do that I must convert the texture2D to a cube and then copy it to a render texture. How do I do that? I have no clue.

 

What is a render texture cube? Are you talking about a cubemap?

 

Yes sorry a cubemap.

 

Maybe look here.