Question Object disappears on specific layers.

When I change any object's layer, it will make the object disappear (but the outline stays). And it does it in like pairs of layers. So each second layer in each pair will do that.

E.g:


Each layer with the horizontal line will make the object disappear.
This also happens across the entire project, from scene view to game view and prefab scene view. And on all objects (even Unity's primitive shapes like Cube and Sphere).

(don't worry about the shadow disappearing at the last layer, that's intended)

This isn't happening on any of my other projects or any brand new ones.

 

What layers is your camera configured to show?

 

"Everything". This isn't a camera issue, as it happens in scene view (which shouldn't be affected by what the camera sees) and Prefab scene view (aka the endless blue void).

 

See if you've simply turned off some of the layers from displaying in the scene view.

 

They're all turned on. And if they weren't, not even the outline would be showing.

 

Bump, still happening and still no clue what's causing it.
Again, this happens on all objects. And I found out this happens with all custom layers as well (not just on every second one like with the default ones).

 

This is something that was bothering me. I use URP and in the filtering of the forward renderer asset under opaque layer mask. Add the visablity of the layer that is missing

 

Set the Main Camera Culling Mask to show the new layer.

 

Happening to me right now. Camera curling set to Everything and Layers are on but custom layers only show the silhouette on the editor . Did you find a solution?
PS: also using URP . Creating a new camera did not work

 

I found the solution. If you are using URP you need to check the renderer settings for filtering Opaque LayerMask as the new layers are not included when it is set to mixed. See attached image

 

My problem was happening even with default layers, and no matter how many new ones I added, it was always every other layer that did it (see original post's first image). But I'm glad you got it working.

 

This just happened to me,
I can see the outline of my object but it doesn't display in scene or in game views. If I change it's layer it renders as normal. Also doesn't show in the object preview of the mesh.

One layer is just corrupted now and won't display anything.

 

Same thing happened to me on Unity 2021.3.1f1 any suggestions on how to get the layer in question to show again? For me it's "User Layer 19" that is not visible... it's enabled in the camera, not disabled in the 'Layers' menu.

Edit: Solved, turns out I was mistaken and I had changed the layer before testing in game... it didn't render in neither the scene view nor the game and the issue was that it was not added to the 'Opaque Layer Mask" or the "Transparent Layer Mask" in the URP asset. Turns out it has to be added manually in the camera AND the URP base asset when you add a new layer.