Hey! New to graphics programming, dipped my toes in with simple one-hlsl file shaders like water and stuff. But I’m realizing one HLSL file doesn’t cut it for a shader that reads what is behind an object then renders the object based on that data from the earlier pass. There’s render objects and ren…

Essentially, URP’s Render Features have replaced BiRP passes. [image] Understanding URP: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Render Passes & Renderer Features Technical Articles Hi! I’m Jemin Lee, a Partner Engineer at Unity. As we shift our focus from…

How to: 2-Pass URP Shaders?

Graphics Shaders & Materials

Sluggy1 March 25, 2026, 2:57am 2

Essentially, URP’s Render Features have replaced BiRP passes.

Topic		Replies	Views
Understanding URP: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Render Passes & Renderer Features Technical Articles Built-in-Render-Pipeline , Scriptable-Render-Pipeline , Universal-Render-Pipeline , Official , 6.3	2	3960	April 9, 2026
Are there any plans to write documentation for URP shader programming? Render Pipelines Universal-Render-Pipeline , URP , Unity-Documentation , Question	6	652	February 12, 2024
Custom Made Shader in URP Render Pipelines Universal-Render-Pipeline , URP	6	3493	May 29, 2021
Manual shaders in URP/HDRP Questions & Answers	1	1454	May 19, 2020
Multi pass shaders in URP and HDRP? Any time? Render Pipelines Universal-Render-Pipeline , URP , Feedback	16	6111	December 12, 2022

How to: 2-Pass URP Shaders?

Related topics