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    Troubleshoot environment reflection maps

    Environment reflection maps must be mapped to the reflected color channel

    Sphere and cube environment maps are only supported on the reflected color channel. Assigning one to another channel will produce undefined results.

    Parent topic: Reflection and Environment

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