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Unlit Shading Mode?

Discussion in 'High Definition Render Pipeline' started by EthanFischer, May 23, 2020.

  1. EthanFischer

    EthanFischer

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    I'm using HDRP and I have a scene that I'm working on that has a variety of light sources. The desired end goal is going to be kind of dark. However, for modifying geometry and adding models to the scene, I'd like to be able to see what I'm doing.

    There is a dropdown in the scene tab for the Shading Mode, and I've looked at all the options, but haven't found what I'm looking for. Basically I want an option where everything is 'unlit'. So no shadows, no light effects. Everything is just equally visible.

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    So far, I've tried just deactiviting all the lights in my scene and adding a single light source, but that still produces shadows.

    Anyone have a workaround for this?
     
    EthanFischer, May 23, 2020
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  2. EthanFischer

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    I found a workaround. Put all your release lighting under one gameobject that you can toggle on and off. Then create another gameobject called level design lighting or something, and put 6 directional lights under it, each facing one of the cardinal directions. No you can toggle these two objects on and off to get the lighting you want for the end product vs when you're editing

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    EthanFischer, May 25, 2020
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  3. Julien_Unity

    Julien_Unity

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    You should try using the "default lighting" mode via the lightbulb icon at the top of the scene view. It's designed exactly for that as it gives you a non flat but very simple lighting so that you can see what you are editing in any kind of lighting environment.
     
    Julien_Unity, May 25, 2020
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  4. EthanFischer

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    Omg. I can't believe I didn't see that. It was right next to where I was looking. Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for

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    EthanFischer, May 25, 2020
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  5. Elderoy

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    Hello, I have the same problem, and using default lighting isn't doing great as it still generate some weird reflections...

    Is there any way to just have a full unlit mode ?
     
    Elderoy, Sep 24, 2020
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