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RenderMode

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Description

RenderMode for the Canvas.

//Attach this script to your Canvas GameObject

using UnityEngine;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour { enum RenderModeStates { camera, overlay, world }; RenderModeStates m_RenderModeStates;

Canvas m_Canvas;

// Use this for initialization void Start() { m_Canvas = GetComponent<Canvas>(); }

// Update is called once per frame void Update() { //Press the space key to switch between render mode states if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space)) { ChangeState(); } }

void ChangeState() { switch (m_RenderModeStates) { case RenderModeStates.camera: m_Canvas.renderMode = RenderMode.ScreenSpaceCamera; m_RenderModeStates = RenderModeStates.overlay; break;

case RenderModeStates.overlay: m_Canvas.renderMode = RenderMode.ScreenSpaceOverlay; m_RenderModeStates = RenderModeStates.world; break; case RenderModeStates.world: m_Canvas.renderMode = RenderMode.WorldSpace; m_RenderModeStates = RenderModeStates.camera;

break; } } }

Properties

ScreenSpaceOverlayRender at the end of the Scene using a 2D Canvas.
ScreenSpaceCameraRender using the Camera configured on the Canvas.
WorldSpaceRender using any Camera in the Scene that can render the layer.