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Change Unity preview background to a nicer color!
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
namespace EnhancedHierarchy {
[InitializeOnLoad]
static class PreviewBackgroundColor {
private static readonly Color backgroundColor = new Color(1f, 0f, 1f); // Change this color
static PreviewBackgroundColor() {
Camera.onPreRender += (Camera cam) => {
if (cam && cam.name.Contains("Preview")) {
cam.backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
}
};
After.Frames(1, () => {
var texture = CreateTexture(backgroundColor);
GUIStyle preBackground = "PreBackground";
GUIStyle preBackgroundSolid = "PreBackgroundSolid";
preBackground.normal.background = texture;
preBackgroundSolid.normal.background = texture;
});
}
private static Texture2D CreateTexture(Color c) {
var texture = new Texture2D(16, 16);
for (var x = 0; x < texture.width; x++)
for (var y = 0; y < texture.height; y++)
texture.SetPixel(x, y, c);
texture.Apply();
texture.hideFlags = HideFlags.HideAndDontSave;
return texture;
}
}
}
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@larssteenhoff any errors in the console? I'd recommend putting the file inside the Enhanced Hierarchy folder, it uses the After utility from EH2.0.

And yes, it should change the inspector right away.

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No errors in the console.
I added the script to the enhanced hierarchy / editor folder and it does not change the preview background for me

see the screenshots for my setup

Screenshot 2020-05-06 at 11 00 46
Screenshot 2020-05-06 at 11 04 54

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@larssteenhoff, I updated it, it's now working somehow better. In Unity 2019 you need to slightly move the object to change the color, I honestly don't know why (Unity 2020 works fine).

iiiii

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Thanks yes it works, and like you said only when interacting.

Perhaps do you know if it's possible to make the objects brighter in the preview? They are so dark like there is no light on them.

@mukaschultze
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The lighting is hardcoded, there's no way of changing that. Maybe with shaders but that's an unknown world for me.

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Ok thanks for letting me know, and for making this enhancement !
I will ask unity for a way to customise this part.

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And if you ever find out a way to make the preview background work without interaction in 2019.3 please let me know :)

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larssteenhoff commented May 6, 2020

I found a nice video that is somehow related to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGFnk8guL8

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