Merge ParticlesGPU with 3D scene

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I don’t think this is possible - but I’ll ask anyway,
I want to merge a ParticlesGPU with other 3D objects - so that that particles appear in front and behind of objects (z depth)
I know the particles are created with a pixel shader and rendered onto a flat square - so prob not…

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Hi @glenn2025,

while the particles are created in a compute shader, the actual rendering is a 3D scene using TOPs from the compute shader as sources for instancing. You can select out the relevant TOPs and setup your own render network outside to create a more complex 3D scene with it.

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cheers
Markus
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that’s brilliant - thank you so much!