The SpriteA 2D graphic objects. If you are used to working in 3D, Sprites are essentially just standard textures but there are special techniques for combining and managing sprite textures for efficiency and convenience during development. More info
See in Glossary Editor’s Custom Physics Shape allows you to edit a Sprite’s Physics Shape, which defines the initial shape of the Sprite’s Collider 2D MeshThe main graphics primitive of Unity. Meshes make up a large part of your 3D worlds. Unity supports triangulated or Quadrangulated polygon meshes. Nurbs, Nurms, Subdiv surfaces must be converted to polygons. More info
See in Glossary. You can further refine the Physics Shape through the ColliderAn invisible shape that is used to handle physical collisions for an object. A collider doesn’t need to be exactly the same shape as the object’s mesh - a rough approximation is often more efficient and indistinguishable in gameplay. More info
See in Glossary’s component settings.
To edit a Sprite’s Physics Shape:
In the Project windowA window that shows the contents of your Assets
folder (Project tab) More info
See in Glossary, select the Sprite that you want to change.
In the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
See in Glossary window, click the Sprite Editor button.
In the Sprite Editor window, select the top left drop-down menu and choose Custom Physics Shape.
Property | Function |
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Snap | Snap control points to the nearest pixelThe smallest unit in a computer image. Pixel size depends on your screen resolution. Pixel lighting is calculated at every screen pixel. More info See in Glossary. |
Outline Tolerance | Use this to control how tightly the generated outline follows the outline of the Sprite texture. At the minimum value (0), the Sprite Editor generates a basic outline around the Sprite. At the maximum value (1), the Sprite Editor generates an outline that follows the pixel outline of the Sprite as closely as it can. |
Generate | Click to automatically create a physics shape outline. |
First open the Sprite Editor for your selected Sprite. Then, select Custom Physics Shape from the upper-left drop-down menu in the editor.
Then click Generate to create an outline of the Physics Shape. Unity generates an outline follows the shape of the original Sprite texture by default, and takes into account transparent areas as well.
Adjust the Outline Tolerance slider to refine the outline of the Physics Shape. After adjusting the Outline Tolerance value, click Generate to refresh the outline.
Click and drag each control point to refine the outline of the Physics Shape. To remove a control point, select a control point and press the Command+Del/Del keys.
When the mouse is hovering over the outline, a transparent control point appears along the edge. Click to create a new control point at that spot. Remove a control point by selecting it and pressing the Del/Command+Del keys.
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Fig.1: Transparent control point. | Fig.2: Click to create new control point. |
Click and drag over an area to select multiple control points. You can position or delete them altogether while selected.
Holding the Control/Ctrl key allows you to select edges instead of their control points. Click on the highlighted edge to drag them into a new position.
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Fig.1: Select the edge of the outline. | Fig.2: Drag and move the edge freely once selected. |
A single Physics Shape can contain multiple separate outlines. This is useful if only specific areas of a Sprite need a Collider 2D Mesh for collision. For example, you might want a character to only respond to collisionsA collision occurs when the physics engine detects that the colliders of two GameObjects make contact or overlap, when at least one has a rigidbody component and is in motion. More info
See in Glossary on specific areas of its Sprite for damage as part of the game mechanics.
Click and drag over any empty space in the Sprite Editor window to create a new rectangular outline with 4 control points. Repeat this step to create additional outlines. You can refine each outline in the same way you would for a single Physics Shape outline.
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Fig. 1: Click and drag to create 4-point box. | Fig. 2: Box physics shape with 4 control points. |
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Fig. 3: Click and drag again for another box. | Fig. 4: Repeat to create more separate outlines. |
If you have edited the outline of a Sprite that existing GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
See in Glossary already refer to, right-click the title of the Collider 2D component and select Reset. This updates the shape of the Collider 2D Meshes.
2018–05–24 Page published
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