Stencil Test

OpenGL Rendering Pipeline

Rendering Pipeline Overview

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• Vertex Specification
  • Vertex Rendering
  • Primitive
• Vertex Processing
  • Vertex Shader
  • Tessellation
  • Geometry Shader
• Vertex Post-Processing
  • Transform Feedback
• Primitive Assembly
  • Face Culling
• Rasterization
• Fragment Shader
• Per-Sample Processing
  • Scissor Test
  • Stencil Test
  • Depth Test
  • Blending
  • Logical Operation
  • Write Mask

The Stencil Test is a per-sample operation performed after the Fragment Shader. The fragment's stencil value is tested against the value in the current stencil buffer; if the test fails, the fragment is culled.

Stencil buffer

In order to use the stencil test, the current Framebuffer must have a stencil buffer. The stencil buffer is an image that uses a stencil image format. The Default Framebuffer may have a stencil buffer, and user-defined framebuffers can attach stencil formatted images (either depth/stencil or stencil-only) to the GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT attachment point.