Overlays menu reference
Choose which overlays appear in the Scene view.
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Use the overlays menu to choose which overlays to display or hide, and to create and load overlay presests.
You can set the overlays menu to the toolbar in panel or horizontal layout. To learn more, refer to Change the appearance and position of an overlay.
In the overlay menu panel layout you can use the drop-down to choose an overlay preset. To learn more, refer to Create and manage overlay presets.
The overlays menu contains the following properties.
Overlay | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tools |  | Select a tool context, use Transform tools, and, if they're available, component tools. |
| Tool Contexts |  | Select a tool context. To learn more, refer to Scene view context menu. |
| Tool Settings |  | Control how the tool handle behaves. |
| Grid and Snap |  | Control the appearance and behavior of the Scene grid. To learn more, refer to Grid and Snap toolbar overlay reference. |
| Draw Modes |  | To learn more, refer to Draw Modes overlay reference. |
| View Options |  | To learn more about Gizmos, refer to the Gizmos menu. |
| Search |  | Use Unity Search to find items in the Unity Editor. To learn more, refer to Unity Search. |
| Orientation |  | Change the Scene camera's viewing angle and projection mode. To learn more, refer to Orientation overlay. |
| Cameras |  | To learn more, refer to the Cameras overlay. To learn more about the Scene view camera, refer to the Scene view Camera. |