How to change the unit of the game overlay grid ?

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Hi,

So it is possible to display/hide the grid (in the scene View Modes) as explained here http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/View%20Modes.html ... now my question is the following one : is it possible to change the unit of the grid so that grid squares are larger/smaller ?

thanks,

arnaud

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Answer by Eric5h5 · Apr 04, 2011 at 09:00 PM

It's not possible to change the grid size. The base square size when fully zoomed in is one unit, and you always use units in Unity, no matter what that unit stands for. As you zoom out, the squares become 10, 100, then 1000 units.

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RobertB-dc · Jul 04, 2013 at 06:29 PM 0

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Thanks - I thought I was going crazy looking for the grid size option!

Em3rgency · Jul 04, 2013 at 06:32 PM 1

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$$anonymous$$other of necros!

RobertB-dc · Jul 05, 2013 at 05:10 PM 4

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Aw c'mon, it's just two years old. I've chewed gum older than that. ;)

vselockov · Feb 24, 2019 at 01:28 PM 1

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ow cmon it just 2019 but i still looking for solution

Undertaker-Infinity · Jan 29, 2020 at 07:01 PM 1

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Well, you can change Snap settings, but for some strange reason, these are decoupled from the graphical grid, so you snap to some weird invisible grid. Check the menu bar: Edit/Snap settings...

Adding scale options (how many grid-squares per larger grid-square) and resizing the visual grid to match the already existing configurable snap grid is all that's missing.

For now, you don't match the grid to your game, you match your game to the grid.

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Answer by Fillebuster · Aug 04, 2020 at 11:47 PM

As @Undertaker-Infinity mentioned, the grid settings is under Edit > Grid and Snap Settings.... However, if you look close enough - you can see the grid. It's only the base scale grid that lights up stronger. You can change the alpha layer of the grid where you toggle the visibility of the grid. I've set mine to 1. Perfect if your game is based on a smaller scale (less than a meter).

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Answer by rpetty1984 · Dec 17, 2020 at 04:58 PM

you could change the space between the lines to 12. This will mimic imperial measurement. That way every line of the grid is 12 units apart(mimicking one foot). So when you have your snap settings set to 1 unit, your mimicking snapping 1 inch. alt text

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Answer by Muhammad_Sannan · Dec 18, 2020 at 10:53 AM

@Eric5h5 please can you answer my problem i am stuck there https://answers.unity.com/questions/1797847/color-doesnt-change-when-giving-it-random-value.html

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