# CreateFromExternalTexture

Source: https://www.nianticspatial.com/docs/api/unity/NianticSpatial.NSDK.AR.Utilities.Textures.ExternalTextureUtils.CreateFromExternalTexture/

CreateFromExternalTexture
Creates a new Texture2D object from the provided external texture.

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## Declaration

public static Texture2D CreateFromExternalTexture(Texture2D externalTexture, Nullable<TextureFormat> outputFormat = null)

#### Summary

Creates a new Texture2D object from the provided external texture.

#### Remarks

Avoid using in production code, since this function involves a CPU readback and is slow.

#### Returns

The Texture2D object created from the external texture.

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| externalTexture | Texture2D | The source external/native texture to copy from. |
| outputFormat | Nullable<TextureFormat> | Optional. The desired output texture format. If null, the format of the external texture will be used. |

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