Render Layer Passes

Render Layer Passes are generated based on the active Render Layer.

Render Layer Passes can be accessed from the Render Toolbar > Render PassesRender passes allow a rendered frame to be further broken down beyond the capabilities of Render Layers. Render Passes vary among render engines but typically they allow an image to be separated into its fundamental visual components such as diffuse, ambient, specular, etc.. button > Layer and Light tab.

The following Render Layer Passes are available:

Layer Shadows - Contains the shadows cast by objects in the active render layer on objects in the other render layers. You must enable the Kernel Alpha ChannelA greyscale image used to determine which areas of a texture map are opaque and which areas are transparent. to view this pass.
Black Layer Shadows - Contains the shadows cast by opaque objects in the active render layer on objects in the other render layers. You must enable the Kernel Alpha Channel to view this pass.
Layer Reflections - Contains light reflected by the objects in the active layer on the objects in all the other layers.