Cycles: don't write light passes for shadow catcher objects

Makes it easier to composite the Combined image from these passes.

Fixes T96758

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/film/accumulate.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/film/accumulate.h
index 6345430e4f4..d6a385a4bff 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/film/accumulate.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/film/accumulate.h
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ ccl_device_inline void kernel_accum_emission_or_background_pass(KernelGlobals kg
     pass_offset = pass;
   }
   else if (kernel_data.kernel_features & KERNEL_FEATURE_LIGHT_PASSES) {
+    /* Don't write any light passes for shadow catcher, for easier
+     * compositing back together of the combined pass. */
+    if (path_flag & PATH_RAY_SHADOW_CATCHER_HIT) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (path_flag & PATH_RAY_SURFACE_PASS) {
       /* Indirectly visible through reflection. */
       const float3 diffuse_weight = INTEGRATOR_STATE(state, path, pass_diffuse_weight);
@@ -437,6 +443,12 @@ ccl_device_inline void kernel_accum_light(KernelGlobals kg,
   if (kernel_data.film.light_pass_flag & PASS_ANY) {
     const uint32_t path_flag = INTEGRATOR_STATE(state, shadow_path, flag);
 
+    /* Don't write any light passes for shadow catcher, for easier
+     * compositing back together of the combined pass. */
+    if (path_flag & PATH_RAY_SHADOW_CATCHER_HIT) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (kernel_data.kernel_features & KERNEL_FEATURE_LIGHT_PASSES) {
       int pass_offset = PASS_UNUSED;