Grid
Switch to ScriptingThe Grid component is a guide which helps to align GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
See in Glossary based on a selected layout. The component transforms Grid cell positions to the corresponding local coordinates of the GameObject. The Transform component then converts these local coordinates to world space or global coordinates.
| Property | Function |
|---|---|
| Cell Size | The size of a cell on the Grid. |
| Cell Gap | Use this to define the size of gaps between cells on the Grid. You cannot set this to a negative value lower than Cell Size; if you do, Unity automatically resets it to the same values as the Cell Size, but as a negative number. For example, if Cell Size is 1, 1, 0 and you try to set Cell Gap to –2, –2, 0, Unity automatically changes Cell Gap to –1, –1, 0. |
| Cell Layout | Use the drop-down to define the shape and arrangement of cells on the Grid. |
| Rectangle | Cells are rectangular. |
| Hexagon | Cells are hexagonal. |
| Isometric | Cells are rhombus-shaped for an isometric layout. |
| Isometric Z as Y | Similar to the Isometric Grid layout, but Unity converts the Z position of cells to their local Y coordinate. |
| Cell Swizzle | Unity reorders the XYZ cell coordinates to the option you select for transform conversions. See the Wikipedia article on Swizzling for more details. |
| XYZ | The Grid component uses the default XYZ cell coordinates. |
| XZY | The Grid component swizzles the XYZ coordinates to XZY. |
| YXZ | The Grid component swizzles the XYZ coordinates to YXZ. |
| YZX | The Grid component swizzles the XYZ coordinates to YZX. |
| ZXY | The Grid component swizzles the XYZ coordinates to ZXY. |
| ZYX | The Grid component swizzles the XYZ coordinates to ZYX. |
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