Is it possible to manipulate the depth buffer to make a 3D object behave the same way as a flat plane? For example, if you had a mesh and something in front of it, make it so that it was possible to position them in roughly the same z position in the scene but not have the mesh behind push through …

Is it possible to flatten an object in the depth buffer?

Usnul February 4, 2020, 8:00pm 9

Writing a custom shader is a bit more pain that you seem to think, it’s fun too. There are a bunch of tutorials on that, I would recommend checking out the bookshelf

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Is it possible to flatten an object in the depth buffer?

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