Unity preview DXR

This repository contains a preview DXR project.

You can clone the repository using the tool of your preference (Git, Github Desktop, Sourcetree, ...).

IMPORTANT
This project uses Git Large Files Support (LFS). Downloading a zip file using the green button on Github will not work. You must clone the project with a version of git that has LFS. You can download Git LFS here: https://git-lfs.github.com/.

Project zip with all files (including LFS files) can be downloaded from the release section https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/SmallOfficeRayTracing/releases.

The Preview DXR project is a Unity custom version with binaries based on the 2019.2a5 version of Unity, enhanced with DXR support and version 5.8.0 of HDRP enhanced with DXR support. It is a Windows 10 (64 bit) only version with DX12 API.

This project is a sandbox in which you can play with real time ray tracing features in Unity. This is a prototype and the final implementation of DXR will be different from this version. This project can not be used to do any production work.

Requirements:

• NVIDIA RTX series card with the latest drivers here
• Windows 10 RS5 (Build 1809) or later

Install step: Download the project from Github in the release section, unzip/Clone the project. Launch Unity.exe Create a new project and select DXR High Definition RP (Preview) - Be sure you are to create project for Unity 2019.2.0a5.

See usage here: https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/Unity-Experimental-DXR/blob/master/documentation/The%20Experimental%20DXR%20project%20manual.pdf

Unity Forum Link: https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-experimental-hdrp-dxr.656092/

Note: The binaries available on this github can be use with this branch from SRP github: https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/ScriptableRenderPipeline/tree/experimental-dxr-release This is the branch that is included inside the template in case users want to avoid to install the template project.

FAQ:

• I get " this application wont work on this computer" when running Unity.exe

You don't have all the files from the repository. This project uses Git Large Files Support (LFS). Downloading a zip file using the green button on Github will not work. You must clone the project with a version of git that has LFS. You can download Git LFS here: https://git-lfs.github.com/.

• When installing the DXR project template I get this error:

This is due to Windows limitation that can't handle more than 260 character for filename. Please use a shorter folder and project name to allow the template to install correctly. Like "C:\DXR"