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Grid and Snap overlay reference

Change the appearance and behavior of the Scene grid.
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Use the Grid and Snap overlay to modify how the Scene grid looks, how GameObjects snap to the grid, and how GameObjects move incrementally.
The settings on the Grid and Snap overlay are global to all Scene views.
From the Grid and Snap overlay, you can select the dropdown arrows next to the Toggle grid visibility and Toggle grid snapping buttons to open the Grid Visual and Snapping menus respectively.

Grid and Snap overlay

Property

Description

Grid size fieldEnter a value to use as the current grid size value. This value sets the size of the grid homogeneously on all axes.
Toggle grid visibilitySelect Toggle grid visibility to display or hide the grid in the Scene view.
Open the Grid Visual menuSelect the downward facing arrow next to Toggle grid visibility to open the Grid Visual menu.
Toggle grid snappingEnable automatic snapping to the grid. The icon is blue when automatic snapping to the grid is enabled.
Open the Snapping menuSelect the downward facing arrow next to Toggle grid snapping to open the Snapping menu.

Grid Visual menu reference

Property

Description

Grid PlaneSelect the axes you want to display the grid on.
OpacityUse the opacity slider to change the opacity of the grid.
Move toSelect Handle to move the grid to the handle of the selected GameObject. Select Origin to move the grid back to its default position of (0, 0, 0).

Snapping menu reference

Property

Description

Grid SizeSet the size of the grid visuals and the increment snap value to use for the Move tool.
Snap to GridEnable snapping GameObjects to the absolute position on the grid. This option only functions when your handle rotation is set to Global.
RotateEnter a increment snap value for the Rotate tool to use.
ScaleEnter a increment snap value for the Scale tool to use.
Align SelectedSelect the axes you want to align the selected GameObject to.

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