Lighting artifacts in Scene when baking box lights

Unity: Lighting

As Designed

6.3.X

6.2.X

6.0.X

This is due to invalid texels that are seeing mainly backfaces. This can be solved by using materials with double sided GI enabled or closing off the geometry in the back of the buildings.

How to reproduce:
1. Open the “Unity_Question_Baking_Artifacts.zip“ project
2. Open the “Unity_Question_Baking_Artifacts_Scene“ Scene
3. Open the Window > Rendering > Lighting window
4. Press on “Generate Lighting“
5. Observe the Scene view

Expected result: Seamless lighting and shadows on the ground and walls
Actual result: Various baking artifacts on the ground and walls

Reproducible in: 2023.1.0a1, 6000.0.57f1, 6000.2.4f1, 6000.3.0b1

Reproduced on: Windows 11 Pro (24H2)
Not reproduced on: No other environment tested

Note: In 2023.1.0a1, the artifacts look more blocky than in the pictures; however, there are still artifacts

Lighting artifacts in Scene when baking box lights

Unity: Lighting

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Lighting artifacts in Scene when baking box lights

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6.3.XAs DesignedThis is due to invalid texels that are seeing mainly backfaces. This can be solved by using materials with double sided GI enabled or closing off the geometry in the back of the buildings.

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