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Skybox is not visible
I cannot see my skybox. I have tried adding the default skybox to Edit->RenderSettings->Skybox Material and/or to MainCamera->Component->Rendering->Skybox.
Everything this is not terrain or on the terrain is still a big dark grey area.
For a while the skybox was visible off in the distance in one side, but it was two-dimensional, like the cube for the box was just flattened against some invisible wall off in the distance. I would provide a screenshot of how that looked, but even that is gone now.
This is my first project, so it's possible I broke something that lit up the skybox, or put something else out there that blocks it, or didn't pay my dues to the skybox guild or something, but I can't figure out what that would be.
I tried clicking off in the horizon to see if something selects, but nothing appears to.
Is this in game view or scene view? What Clear Flags do you have set for the camera?
This is in both views. The clear flags is set to Skybox, I tried the other 3 values and they do not work any better. I was able to get the flattened skybox visible again by setting the culling mask to nothing, but I do usually have it set to everything. I have attached a screenshot.
Answer by Bunny83 · Oct 25, 2013 at 04:02 AM
I guess you don't use a Skybox material. But instead you try to use a single texture which contains something like a cube map as skybox. Take a look at how to use the Skybox. You need 6 textures for your skybox, since the skybox is, well, a box in the sky (at infinity)
Answer by FPSworrior · Oct 24, 2013 at 06:56 PM
Have you tried to click onto the background button. I've had the same problem once before. Just click onto the button circled and see if that helps.
I clicked the button and it did make my skybox visible in the Scene view, unfortunately the visible matches the one in my screenshot above.
Where is the background button in Unity 4.5? I can't see it in my editor.
Worked perfectly! This was driving me nuts for days, thanks
thank you so much FPSworrior this helped me out so much!
Answer by OldLadyNevermore · Oct 25, 2013 at 04:01 AM
Okay, I found the answer, the Skybox file that I have (no idea if it came with Unity or not) is apparently not a valid skybox. If I go into Standard Assets->Skyboxes, the boxes there work properly.
Answer by KaityTT · Jun 10, 2017 at 10:48 AM
To see the skybox in the scene mode you have to add your skybox in the light settings. Just go in the menu: Window >> Lighting >> Settings and add your skybox material. This works int Unity 5.6.1f1. Have a great day everyone.