After you have imported an image to your project, for the most intuitive results, it’s recommended that you apply certain import settings for Textures, SpritesA 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, and Vector images before you use them as a background for a visual elementA node of a visual tree that instantiates or derives from the C# VisualElement
class. You can style the look, define the behaviour, and display it on screen as part of the UI. More info
See in Glossary in the UI(User Interface) Allows a user to interact with your application. Unity currently supports three UI systems. More info
See in Glossary Builder.
The recommended import settings for a Texture image that you use as a background for a visual element:
Property: | Value: | |
---|---|---|
Texture Type | Default | |
Non-Power of 2 | None | |
CompressionA method of storing data that reduces the amount of storage space it requires. See Texture Compression, Animation Compression, Audio Compression, Build Compression. See in Glossary |
None | |
Alpha Is Transparency | true | |
Texture Type | Editor GUI and Legacy GUI | |
Non-Power of 2 | None | |
Compression | None | |
Alpha Is Transparency | true | |
Texture Type | Sprite (2D and UI) | |
Compression | None | |
Alpha Is Transparency | true | |
Sprite Mode | Single | |
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 Type |
Tight |
The recommended import settings for a Sprite image that you use as a background for a visual element:
Property: | Value: | |
---|---|---|
Texture Type | Sprite (2D and UI) | |
Compression | None | |
Alpha Is Transparency | true | |
Sprite Mode | Multiple if file contains multiple sprites, Single otherwise | |
Mesh Type | Tight |
The recommended import settings for a SVG Vector image that you use as a background for a visual element:
Property: | Value: |
---|---|
Generated Asset Type | UI Toolkit Vector Image |
Tessellation Settings | Basic |
Target Resolution | Lowest value that produces satisfactory results |
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