Can't select Light Probes

As the thread, i can't select light probes with the mouse. What i can do is to use Select All command and Duplicate all but that's just about it

 

O really? I can't select light probes too, they just unselectable, no matter if this button on or off. 2019.3 alpha 7

 

Last alpha crash on my machine, thank you.

 

I am using this and it doesn't work. I'll just use .2 instead i guess.

 

Same issue for me... 2019.2 worked fine, but in 2019.3 I can't see any probes when the object is selected, whether I'm in edit more or not.

I can still see the indicators for probes contributing light to a selected mesh.

 

Yeah from 2019.3 to 2020.1 probes can't be selected. You can still work with them in code, but you cannot edit them. Some people are reporting that they don't light objects properly either. There's more posts in 2020.1 forum.

 

helped me: reset the editor layout to any default layout.

 

@hippocoder i'm currently having the same issue with 2018.4.9f1 . It wont allow me select individual probes, i need to select all and duplicate to have a chance to edit anything at all

 

Some things to try:

• delete library folder on a COPY of the project (time consuming but safe to try)
  
• upgrade project to latest on a COPY of the project (time consuming but safe to try)
  
• write a small component that lets you place probes where you want as an editor script (just a list of Vector3 points), then just .ToArray() and assign to https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/LightProbes-positions.html - basically roll your own. It's a 30 min job, mostly doing UI for some position tool, but it will 100% sort your issues.

 

as @AntonioModer mentioned: Reset UI layout solve your problem.

 

As suggested above, reseting the layout on 2018.4.8f1 solved the issue for me

 

Reseting the layout did not help me in 2019.3. I went back to some 2018 version, deleted all the light probes except 1 in the group and created prefab using just 1 light probe.
Using that prefab was fine. However, now each had to be manipulated individually.

 

This is still an issue with 2019.3.5f1.

 

Seemed to be some combo of having gizmo 3d size set to zero.

Increasing gizmo size, and then resetting the editor layout to "Default" fixed it for me.

 

Resetting the editor layout (but I was able to set it back to what I like) worked for me in 2019.3.3

 

Resetting the layout fixed the problem for me.

 

You can still run into this problem in the latest 2019.4-LTS version. If anyone is using more than one inspector window you need to click on "Edit Light Probes" on each of the inspectors.
Just a heads-up...

 

Thank you @VernRowan!

 

Just ran into this problem as well - Resetting the layout fixed the problem for me as well. Just wanted to add a third vote for this for the devs to check in to.

 

I'm having trouble with this in Unity 2018.4.9 LTS as well.

Can't select any of my Light Probes. (I have "Edit Light Probes" selected.)
Tried resetting the Editor Layout. Didn't help.
Fiddled with my Gizmo sizes in the Scene View. Didn't help.

I had just upgraded this project from an earlier Unity to 2018.4.9 LTS.

Upgrading involved deleting a "broken" ../Packages/manifest.json and the project needed to be updated / re-imported.

Not sure if that has added to the issue in some way.

Closed Unity and re-opened the project. Still happening.

I can press the "Select All" button, and all Light Probes go from yellow to blue.

But I can't select or deselect any individual probes.

I can hit Delete All, and that works. I can Undo that operation, and that works.

Now real sure how to progress from here!

 

I deleted all Light Probes in the Group.

I pressed Add Probe. It added one. But still the same problem persists.

I deleted the entire Light Probe Group component.

I made a new Light Probe Group, and pressed Add Probe.

It adds them. I can move them around. I can duplicate those, and move the duplicated ones.

But I still can't select or deselect any given light probe.

Hmmm...

 

I just went over to a different project I created just the other day in Unity 2018.4.9 LTS, and I created a Light Probe Group for the first time ever in that project.

I cannot select the Light Probes.

This is so weird!
Isn't this a well known bug?
Hasn't this been fixed?

Really confused here...

 

Pressing SELECT ALL will select them all.

But the Light Probes themselves cannot be individually clicked on.

So weird!!!!

 

For those finding that resetting the layout works, do you mean just going to the top right "Layout" dropdown, and pressing "Revert Factory Settings"?

Because that did not work for me, in either of the projects I've tried it in.

Oh I see, there's also the option to choose "Default".

Tried that too... doesn't work for me.

What is weird is that, I just noticed, whatever TOOL I select (Move, Rotate, etc), when I go to click on a Light Probe, it deselect all tools.

I enter a state where I have NO TOOL selected at all. I'm not in Move, or Rotate, or Scale. Those buttons all become unselected.

Very strange behaviour.

Anyone with any other suggestions?

 

I've made a video of the issue that I'll include in a bug report for Unity now.

Just wanted to share it here in case I'm going completely mad, and doing something wrong...?!?

"Light Probes cannot be selected in Unity 2018.4.9 LTS"

For comparison, here is the older Unity 2017.2, selecting Light Probes worked fine.
"Whereas, Light Probes used to work fine in Unity 2017.2"

 

Anyone else also have this problem with not being able to select Light Probes in the scene?

Anyone know a fix?

 

this is the actual solution to the problem. Thanks.

 

2018.4.20f1 this helped

 

resetting the layout works!

 

Whaaaaa?

It actually works tho.

 

check if you have two inspectors open at any point when you try to select light probes and close one of them - I had a similar issue in the past (that's why resetting the layout helped)

 

I has a LightmapSettings.lightProbes bug.
that i save LightmapSettings.lightProbes as a asset.

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. string _fn = string.Format("{0}_probes.asset",scene.name);
3.         string _fp = string.Format("{0}{1}{2}/{3}", GameFile.m_appAssetPath, "Scene/Builds/", rfp,_fn);
4. LightProbes _lprobes = LightmapSettings.lightProbes;
5.         if(_lprobes != null && (_lprobes.count != 0 || _lprobes.cellCount != 0))
6.         {
7.             string _fpAsset = GameFile.Path2AssetsStart(_fp);
8.             LightProbes _newLProbes = Instantiate<LightProbes>(_lprobes);
9.             AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(_newLProbes, _fpAsset);
10.             AssetDatabase.SaveAssets();
11.             AssetDatabase.Refresh();
12.         }

when i put that maincity_probes.asset to Resources folder
Create Empty Scene to Load the maincity_probes.asset

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. public class TestLoadLightProbes : MonoBehaviour
3. {
4.     // Start is called before the first frame update
5.     void Start()
6.     {
7.         var probes  = Resources.Load<LightProbes>("maincity_probes");
8.         LightmapSettings.lightProbes = probes;
9.     }
10.  
11.     // Update is called once per frame
12.     void Update()
13.     {
14.        
15.     }
16. }

the lightProbes count = 0,cellCount = 0。 In unity2019-3-7-f1

 

I had the problem where I couldn't select light probes and based on Marco-Sperling's comment I just removed the Inspector tab and re-added it. That fixed the problem - didn't need to reset the whole layout.

 

This problem is back in 2021.2.1f1. Created a fresh project ("3D URP" template) to try it out. Resetting layout doesn't solve it for me. Removing tabs and re-adding doesn't solve it (tried scene view and inspector)

 

Yes, in 2022.1.0 a13 I cannot even see light probes, they are invisible all the time.

 

Having the same problem in 2021.2.1f1. Can't edit any light probes now. If I go into edit mode and drag a selection across the area I know the light probes are in, they will be visible until the mouse button is released. It's possible to select probes and edit them using the numerical fields but it's very awkward.

The same problem applies to lights. The gizmo icon appears but none of the controls for angle, range etc.

Resetting the layout didn't help.

 

The same problem in 2022.1 and 2021.2a, light probes don't work in both versions.

 

Issuetracker: https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/is...-scene-view-when-certain-objects-are-selected
Workaround: hide the gizmo for light, camera, etc temporarily (until the fix hits the release), the transform handles should appear.

 

I am also having this problem now version 2021 2.2f1. I'm running after 3 years of development to try to release my game by the end of the year which has less than 2 months to finish.

 

I too have this problem, currently on 2020.3.4f1.

This is not a new bug and lightprobe workflow really needs a proper interface.

 

Bug is still present in 2019.4.31f1 and I can confirm resetting my layout to default fixed it.

 

This bug is an initiation ceremony it seems. The default layout did the trick.

 

Yeah, its just one of those things (there are several) which persists for years and which you just "need to know". I just stumbled upon this again in 2021.3.18f1.

Edit: I just ran into a situation where the default layout trick did NOT work. So, still annoying.

 

thx

 

I'm on 2020.3, had same issue. Resetting to default layout fixed it... THANKS!!! (but *why* tho...)

 

Thank you, this helped me