Render cubemap and export to HDR file

Hi there,

I'm trying to generate a cubemap of my environment and export it to a texture file like an HDR file.
I have a script that creates my scene and places a camera. I then use

Camera.RenderToCubemap()

. This works fine and create the cubemap I want. Is it possible to export?

I can save it as an asset I suppose. but I'd really like to be able to export it as a texture. Does Unity have this ability?

Thanks,
- Rich

 

You can render cubemap to RenderTexture, and convert to equirectangular format.
Then encode to EXR file so you can save as texture.
I used to export stereo panorama in that way.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/RenderTexture.ConvertToEquirect.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/2020.1/Documentation/ScriptReference/ImageConversion.EncodeToEXR.html

By the way you can try Unity Recorder, will be much simpler.
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.recorder@2.6/manual/RecorderImage.html

 

Ah, that's perfect. Thank you!

 

I found it difficult to use Recorder to capture a cubemap - kept getting empty png files. You can also use OVR screen shot wizard, part of the Oculus Tools package on the app store. https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unity/unity-cubemap/?locale=en_US