Scene View preferences reference

Reference for Scene view preferences.

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Customize these settings to control object placement and visibility while you edit in the

Scene

view.

To open these preferences, in the Unity Editor go to Edit > Preferences >

Scene View

(macOS: Unity > Settings > Scene View).

General Scene view settings

The General Scene view settings section contains the following settings.

Setting	Description
3D Placement Mode	Sets where newly created 3D objects are placed in the scene. The following options are available: World Origin: Instantiates new 3D objects at world coordinates `0, 0, 0` . Scene Intersection: Instantiates new 3D objects at the nearest collider in the center of the Scene view. If no collider is hit, the 3D object is instantiated at the `SceneView.pivot` . Scene Pivot: Instantiates new 3D objects at the `SceneView.pivot` .
Use prefab asset position when dropping on the Hierarchy window	Places prefabs added to a scene through the Hierarchy window at the transform position value they were saved with. When disabled, prefabs are placed according to the 3D Placement Mode setting. This setting is disabled by default.
Create Objects with Constrained Proportions scale on	Defines the default behavior for Scale in the Transform component. When enabled, changing a GameObject's scale on any axis changes the other axes by the same amount. You can disable and enable this option for individual GameObjects in the Inspector window.
Auto-hide gizmos	Hides the gizmos of components collapsed in the Inspector window.
Refresh the Scene view only when the Editor is in focus	Ignores the Always Refresh flag on the Scene view when the Unity Editor is not the active application.

The Handles section of the Scene view preferences contains the following settings.

Setting	Description
Line Thickness	Sets the line thickness of your transform tools.

The Search section of the Scene view preferences contains the following settings.

Setting	Description
Enable filtering while searching	Grays out any non-matching items in the Scene view. Enabled by default.
Enable filtering while editing LOD groups	Grays out other objects in the scene while you edit level of detail (LOD) groups. Enabled by default.