Cubic Environment Mapping

Cubic environment mapping textures an object with an image of the space or lighting effects surrounding the object, represented in the form of six internal faces of a cube. Information in this section is divided into the following topics.

• What Are Cubic Environment Maps?
• Creating Cubic Environment Map Surfaces
• Accessing Cubic Environment Map Faces
• Mipmapped Cubic Environment Maps
• Rendering to Cubic Environment Maps
• Texture Coordinates for Cubic Environment Maps