Version: Unity 6.1 Alpha (6000.1)
Language : English
Default Scene view overlay reference
Position an overlay

Display or hide an overlay

To customize your workspace, choose which overlays display in the SceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
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view.

If you want to save your overlay configuration, refer to Create and manage overlay configurations.

Display or hide an overlay

To display or hide an overlay in the Scene viewAn interactive view into the world you are creating. You use the Scene View to select and position scenery, characters, cameras, lights, and all other types of Game Object. More info
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  1. In the Scene view, press the ` key to display the Overlays menu at your cursor.
  2. In the Overlays menu, select an overlay you want to display or hide in the Scene view. An overlay displayed in the Scene view has an eye icon next to it. If an overlay is hidden in the Scene view, the eye icon is crossed out.

Note: In the Overlays menu, hover over the name of an overlay to highlight its position in the Scene view.

Hide all overlays

To hide all overlays from the Scene view:

  1. In the Scene view, press the ` key to display the Overlays menu at your cursor.
  2. In the Overlays menu, clear the Overlays checkbox.

Tip: You can also press Shift+` to hide or display all overlays in the Scene view.

Additional resources

Default Scene view overlay reference
Position an overlay