Compositing and Masking
Updated: Dec 9, 2025
By default, a passthrough layer uses automatic environment reconstruction, which covers the entire screen. There are multiple ways to combine passthrough and VR in interesting ways to create mixed reality experiences:
- Occlude virtual objects by real objects, and let passthrough show only in selected regions: Occlusion.
- Create windows through which passthrough is visible: Passthrough Windows.
These techniques are not mutually exclusive. They can be combined to create more sophisticated visualizations.