🛠️┃probuilder

[prime sun]

Probuilder is not to make something look good its to quickly test your level layout, If your making parkpur game you would us probuilder to create a level with obstacles for the player to jump on. For example you could create a shipping yard where the containers are cubes. Once your level is how you like it press play and jump around see how it plays out. Once your happy with your testing, Go to your modeling tool of choice build a shipping container or find an asset. aonce you have the asset go into unity and replace your probuilder containers. It would help to enable probuilder edge size overlay this way you can compare with real life dimensions of a shipping container so replacing the cube will be more precise

Essentially your blockouts should be very low polly of the object you want to be there, a car would essentially look like a kids drawing of one. but its important that the dimensions are correct for your game

[ebon widget]

Actually, this is a good place to post - I am, of course, working on a new "ProBuilder" - would love to know (thread in here please) what people really want it to do these days. My general idea this time around is to align more directly with pure level design work, fast blockouts, setting up logic, that sort of thing. But ... more? Other? Different? I'd love to hear!

[half horizon]

Might be better if you started the thread?

[ebon widget]

Actually, this is a good place to post

[jagged sable]

Hi in a tutorial I'm following this instructor says to change the shape to another color besides white. They do this as shown in the screenshot below where they select the white color under Surface Inputs > Albedo.
However with the latest version I've installed this is greyed out

[clear root]

havent used probuilder in a while but from first glance the top screen seems to be editing a URP material..
the bottom material doesn't have the _URP suffix.. maybe different types of materials? i do know that standard materials wont work in urp and vice versa.. but not sure if thats what the suffix is eluding too

[maiden breach]

I'm using ProBuilder, and specifically the PolyShape tool to create a room using the Flip Normals option. The walls, floor, and ceiling have been created, but there are gaps in the room that allow light to enter. How can I fix this?

[exotic tinsel]

Light bleeds could be fixed by using two faced shapes

Outer facing face will act as an occluder for the enviromental light which would fix this

If you don't want to do any two faced shapes for performance reasons you can have a manually placed plane obscuring inner interiour from outer light

[maiden breach]

how can i create two faced shapes?

[ebon widget]

Hi! You have a "default" material applied, which can't be edited. Create a new material in your project, then drag-drop it to the PB object 🙂 (and tell your prof to update their info 😛 )

[ebon widget]

Generally simplest to fix by setting the "bias" in the Directional light. But yes as @exotic tinsel says, you may need to put a light-blocking "shell" around it.

More info on this older thread:
https://discussions.unity.com/t/probuilder-meshes-show-weird-bright-lines-within-meshes-from-outside-light-sources/772153/3?clickref=1011lByfLpTu&utm_source=partnerize&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=unity_affiliate

[ebon widget]

In the material, set "Render Face" from "Front" to "Both"

[proven vale]

Anybody knows how the hell do i keep probuilder from doing this shit

It literally did the exact same thing minutes before

I am trying to build an custom blocker mesh on certain rocks that prevents player from getting onto them, and beyond this occasionally happening, probuilder is great for it

I have been able to build borders for my map using it already but for some reason it really likes to do this and it completely screws me over

[hollow gust]

It's hard to tell what's happening in the image. Is it that thing where new vertices snap to a completely different plane when added?

[proven vale]

They seem to suddenly start snapping to a completely differrnt height than rest in the oject

[winged thunder]

Anyone else experiencing a lot of errors with probuilder in the new 6.2?

[harsh verge]

Anyone understand why ProBuilder doesn't let me merge these two vertices? Nothing happens when I press "Collapse Vertices" 😕

[harsh verge]

Nvm just had to restart Unity

I've had to do it three times already

ProBuilder keeps breaking...

[verbal nymph]

Has anyone else dealt with this issue? I have spent the past day and a half trying to fix it. For context, I am helping with the level design for the game while the others tackle other aspects (like the graphics/textures and coding). However, they asked me to move working on the levels directly to a project linked with the repository. When I set the project in unity up it was doing this. I verified that probuilder was indeed installed on the project and the URP/HDRP was installed. Even then, I can't seem to get probuilder to operate and don't know what to do. Any guidance?

[hollow gust]

Oh yeah that's happened to me before. Not too often, but every once in a while. I end up having to delete the polyshape and make a new one

[fervent terrace]

how would i turn this into a border

this kinda shit

[hearty hill]

@fervent terrace - You mean like this:

[fervent terrace]

yezh

[hearty hill]

@fervent terrace I use both Probuilder and UMX.
With Probuilder try to select your face and then go into scale mode. Extrude the scale . This may take a bit of adjustments.

I made it with UModeler X. There a tool called the inset tool where you can pull in the side of a face and the edges are balanced.

[fervent terrace]

yeah i just ended up using inset in blender

sorry

[hearty hill]

Gotcha! having a inset tool is good. what ever gets the job done.

[spare hearth]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/ref_actions.html are these buttons gone in the latest version of probuilder? getting used to the new interface overlays

[ebon widget]

Seems like the PB default material was broken by a URP/HDRP conversion. Create a new material (URP Lit, or whatever you prefer to be default), then go to Edit > Settings > ProBuilder, set the new material as default ProBuilder material.

[ebon widget]

Yup just right-click when you need them now. Also, they should show a pop-up overlay with the action info - eg, how far to extrude, etc. You can adjust it live, like Blender/etc.

[ebon widget]

@shadow kindle yeah c'mon guys fix this 😄 😉

[verbal nymph]

Thank you I ended up finding out it was something doing with the repository and figured it out a temporary solution with a team member. I will need to give that a shot though once I get to my computer.

[warped lance]

Is there a way to edit shape according to the grid snapping?

[young vapor]

in what way? they should already able to snap if you turn grid on

[warped lance]

For some reason it didnt seem consistent when under certain rotations and such

i wasnt too sure why

[young vapor]

ohhh is it in global mode ?

[warped lance]

Yeah

[broken marten]

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a 3D Sonic-style game and I want to build loop-de-loops, corkscrews and spiral track pieces. Can this be done entirely in Unity using ProBuilder instead of importing from Blender? If yes, what’s the method? If not, what alternatives are there?

[haughty sonnet]

nope, probuilder can't do that 😔
it's pretty easy in blender though, i'd use that
you can still use probuilder for the simpler parts that don't involve curvy stuff though

[broken marten]

oh damn that's a shame. I was hoping it could as it would make blocking out and prototyping levels so much easier by doing everything in engine. With blender i'd have to constantly, model, export, import, test and rinse and repeat until it's how I want it 😭

[haughty sonnet]

unity can take .blend files so you wouldn't need to export every time

[broken marten]

it can?!

[haughty sonnet]

yeah

[broken marten]

how did I not know this...

[hearty hill]

@broken marten You can do that with UModelerX, inside unity so you dont have to use Blender at all

[haughty sonnet]

that thing can do these curves? dang, why did unity buy probuilder and not that?

[young vapor]

should not be a problem in PB actually

you can play with the Pivot and extrude into a certain direction
I did something like this for curved arched hallways.. Im sure you can probably use the same technique to do the floor
https://youtu.be/fvF1Lxe1cec?t=29

[wheat forge]

Probuilder is generally used for grayboxing, not actual gameplay usage. However, probuilder can be used for gameplay it was not designed with this intent in mind. Love the map by the way

[hearty hill]

@broken marten - Yeah its pretty easy using Polyline Tool and the Follow Tool

[hearty hill]

Its prob best to make some modular pieces, never tried to make Sonic style roads 😛

[broken marten]

wait this is sick

is it free?

[hearty hill]

@broken marten - Not Free but I believe the 45day trial is still going on so you get a full copy for about a month and a half.

[ebon widget]

That's really cool! Umodeler really needs to update tha that UI though, yikes.

Personally, I'd recommend Spline Mesher by Staggart Creations, really nicely integrated: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/modeling/spline-mesher-280289

Side note, I've been really having fun extending PB myself, from the outside 😄 Doing all the things I wanted before! The API is amazing (thanks team!), highly recommend others poke at it too.

[young vapor]

wish we could get that awesome menu back with icons 🙂

[ebon widget]

I mean, you can now 🙂 It's part of this pack. Not my pref but ... do as you like! I also added (worst of the worst) old-school editor panel 😄 😛 "overdrive toolset", let me know on our discord server or just DM if you want an early copy!

[young vapor]

yes plz! 🙂

[forest vortex]

Bot ate invite. https://discord.gg/JVQecUp7rE

[ebon widget]

Thanks @forest vortex ! 😄

[haughty sonnet]

"doing all the things i wanted before"?
did unity not allow you to work on these things?

[young vapor]

I bet its probably typical corporate where decisions are made with an entire chain of command making you jump through hoops, instead of just being able to add something whenever..

[ebon widget]

Honestly, I chose to focus on foundational work, Unity really needed that for good tooling.

[ebon widget]

Finally! Would love if PB folks here could give it a try, let me know what else you'd like to see.
https://youtu.be/14rB2bAL3Us

[potent plank]

where is the editor for probuilder? i remember there's a dedicated editor window for it before

[buoyant flower]

hi, is there a way to cut the same shape with the same size in different objects? i have 2 walls and i want for them to have same door cut, but i dont know how (sorry for basic question)

[untold quarry]

Why this mesh looks so bad? PolyShape from ProBuilder. Can I somehow fix that? Trying to make boundaries of the map. Collider doesnt fit with the walls properly

[ebon widget]

I think you want this 🙂
https://youtu.be/14rB2bAL3Us

But also - in ProBuilder 6, the editor window was replaced with the (new to U6) right-click menu.

[potent plank]

so basically, unity created this overlay windows api stuff which is cool. then proceeded to do a right click menu. didnt even have the option to use the previous editors and just removed it. and now, i have to pay(?) for third-party asset to have it back? i see.

[ebon widget]

Hmm? No it's free to download on my discord for anyone 🙂

[rapid tiger]

Hey this is the map I created for FPS game by following the link https://youtu.be/OKpOJM3f5E0 anyone suggest me on improvisation! the whole map is 10x10.

[haughty sonnet]

oh no... please enable grid snapping next time 😨

[rapid tiger]

Thanks

the arrow icons red, blue and green present in the scene view is missing
I tried for
layout rest
Update the latest LTS version
Not found how to enable it! I'm stuck in here!

[acoustic igloo]

Are you referring to the gizmos arrows?
https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.2/Documentation/Manual/GizmosMenu.html

[rapid tiger]

I am refering to this!

[haughty sonnet]

https://discussions.unity.com/t/my-move-gizmo-has-disappeared/811173/2

[rapid tiger]

Try Window → Layouts → Default. Something got messed up with your editor layout, like maybe you had an editor window open from a plugin that you removed.

what plugin might have caused, I didn't removed any.

[haughty sonnet]

probuilder probably did it? you can probably also just do Scene tap right click → Overlay menu → Orientation Click

[rapid tiger]

yep this worked thanks!

[ebon widget]

Or, in the Scene View, use the toolbar to toggle it on.

[rapid tiger]

cool

Checkout https://youtu.be/LBPU_68-_00

[violet wraith]

Ping me when you answer.

Tell me about the brand spankin' new Probuilder!

[young vapor]

scroll up

#🛠️┃probuilder message

[heavy arrow]

i want the newer pro builder but i dont like there isnt a window anymore

[young vapor]

downgrade the package
or i think someone has made an extention/asset for it ?
or try the version of probuilder the original dev making
https://youtu.be/14rB2bAL3Us

[heavy arrow]

alright ty

[heavy arrow]

i cant find the package?

[young vapor]

which package ?

[heavy arrow]

i didn't mean package i meant getting actual probuilder +

nvm

i found it

[calm grove]

help I'm unable to extrude edges in probuilder!

[smoky falcon]

Anyone know how to cover up the bottom side of the stairs? I hate seeing it just being invisible

[calm grove]

Uhh check if the material renderer is set to two sided

[young vapor]

material got nothing to do with it staircase by default doesn't make the bottom

[smoky falcon]

Not really knowledgeable about unity nor this asset type stuff
but can you guide me? where can i check that

[smoky falcon]

so theres no possible ways to cover that up?

[calm grove]

Oh my bad according to nav thats the default

[smoky falcon]

id go with blender if theres none

[young vapor]

You can but might require a bit of work especially on a curved surface

maybe you can give bool function a try

[smoky falcon]

how can i do that, is that gonna be a separate script or something just for this block of stairs? ;-;
and what exactly would that do exactly

[young vapor]

try filling the hole first

with bool operation I meant this one
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/boolean.html

but fill hole should work

[smoky falcon]

how were you able to do it like this?

[young vapor]

set yourself to Edge mode, select the two opposite edges and right click to get context menu

[smoky falcon]

ahhh!!! thank you it worked!

[raw torrent]

does anyone know how I cant cut a clean square hole in this pro builder shape (its a hollow block representing a hallway)

[young vapor]

edge loops

[raw torrent]

heard of that but cant find it

[young vapor]

id suggest looking through all the PB tutorials especially concerning v6 since things are changed.
select the mesh in edge mode and right click edges to insert loops

[raw torrent]

alr thx🤙

[young vapor]

tip : holding shift extrudes

[raw torrent]

ye found that out already

thats how I made the hallway (started of as a flat cube )

idk if thats the best way but worked

[young vapor]

there are many ways to approach something

[smoky falcon]

I made the shape myself trying to make a curve, now how can i actually make it literally smooth curved structure instead of being a flat plane to plane?

[haughty sonnet]

smoothing groups? or what do you mean

[smoky falcon]

I just want it to make the curve actually curved and not rough like that said image above

this perfectly curve is from the arch shape which has a built in function to increase its side counts, the other doesnt because its self made shape, so i just want to know how to make that a curve

[young vapor]

You tried smoothing groups ?

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/workflow-edit-smoothing.html

[smoky falcon]

im still confused on how that works, i selected the rough edges, then selected a number(group)...

[young vapor]

it should be smoothed now, did it smoth it ?

[smoky falcon]

no

[young vapor]

not the best but you can merge the faces

[calm grove]

Is there a way to like, re-import probuilder? Even when starting a new project, the "extrude edges" option is still greyed out

[versed tendon]

guys what was the fix so textures dont tile differently on different sized walls for example?

[molten oar]

how to change orientation global to local

got it

[foggy vine]

HOW DO I DISABLE THIS!?

[rich agate]

How do you guys usually put materials on walls so it doesn't get stretched? I made 1x1 walls for every meter and masking it with the default walls.
How should I do it? Make 10-15 materials and tile all of them differently?

[night shore]

Okay, SERIOUSLY!! Who thought it would be a good idea to remove the previous ProBuilder interface and replace it with what we have right now in Unity 6=!

[foggy vine]

AGREED, I don't want to constantly open nested right click menu's damn it!

[young vapor]

don't scale the mesh but use extruding

[rich agate]

I'm not really sure what you mean, I did use extruding

[young vapor]

show

[rich agate]

Well I can show you this

I used the extrude tool all the time

[young vapor]

show inspector

[rich agate]

There, is 1.5 on the z a problem?

[young vapor]

maybe.. first I'd check the UV editor and set it proper there too

[rich agate]

There is a uv editor I see

[rich agate]

Yes, I'll set that up thanks

[rich agate]

I have no idea how this works, can you quickly explain the usage of it?

[young vapor]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/workflow-uvs.html

[whole hawk]

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[rich agate]

Is there a better way to align UVs then to select each face and align that?
Not every face is the same so I need different properties for each

Anybody knows?

[proper sun]

anyone know how to change tiling of probuilder materials

[silk hearth]

hi guys, am quite new to Unity and learning Probuilder - is there a way to toggle wireframe on objects so I can see edge loops, subdivisions etc?

[haughty sonnet]

maybe this works? not sure cause older versions had it in a different spot. also not sure if the shaded wireframe view is good enough for you
https://i.imgur.com/lpB16rv.png

[silk hearth]

hi John thanks for the reply! That looks great but is there a hotkey or something for it? like in 3d software you'd hit '4' or something for shaded on wireframe

either way will check it out ty

[sonic timber]

can someone help me, i wanna delete faces for a door but the surrounding edges are empty and leaves a gap im using probuilder

[solar pumice]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/Vert_FillHole.html

[sonic timber]

fill hole is greyed out

nvm it just undoes what i just cut

what am i supposed to select

[forest vortex]

You need to be in the right mode for a tool. You should go through the ProBuilder tutorials.

[sonic timber]

how do i fill the edges out

[solar pumice]

There's also this you can try:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@5.2/manual/Edge_Bridge.html

[sonic timber]

this doesnt work

ive selected 2 edges and its still greyed out

[solar pumice]

Okay, well these two options are what you use to collect vertices and add faces. If it doesn't work, then it could be how you're using them. Find a tutorial or something that explains them in better detail.

[sonic timber]

so you cant help me

[solar pumice]

I did, I provided two options that the tool gives you to bridge faces.

[sonic timber]

its okay if you dont know how to

ill just wait for someone else to reply

[solar pumice]

Ah, okay, you're a hand holding required user. Yeah we get those from time to time. Good luck.

[sonic timber]

Ah, okay, you dont know unity. Yeah I get those from time to time, Good luck.

@whole prawn you seem smart can you help

[forest vortex]

@sonic timber Don't ping people not in conversation with you into your questions. Also don't spam off-topic, read #📖┃code-of-conduct

[sonic timber]

my deepest and most sincere apologies @forest vortex

[sonic timber]

chat how do i put a door here#

[forest vortex]

You go through tutorials and learn to use the tool.

[sonic timber]

what tutorial

all the ones ive seen are usecases that dont apply to this

[solar pumice]

Using the bridging tool is how.

[forest vortex]

The ones on Unity Learn https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/more_probuilder_tools

[sonic timber]

the edge bridge?

what do i select to fill the hole, opposite edges doesnt work

the wiki doesnt show either

[smoky falcon]

so this is basically just a cylinder, how can I add a face from the outside? it looks like a one-way mirror at this point

[young vapor]

what you could do is select those faces, duplicate faces as a separate gameobject or as a submesh (stays as one piece,) up to you . Then simply flip face normals for those faces

[smoky falcon]

thanks thats what i ended up doing yesterday

anyways is there a way to subdivide the middle part and make each of those faces a separate game object?
(im looking for a way to make a destructable object)

[young vapor]

the process is the same , subdivide how you want then use detach face option as separate gameobject

[median plover]

How to improve the quality? After I built the project into an apk file, the quality dropped, the shadows disappeared, the material quality dropped, etc. (onn the phone)

[young vapor]

this isn't a Probuilder question..

[lament mason]

I keep getting this error when trying to install probuilder, anyone have a solution?
Edit: downgrading to 2022 lts solved the issue

[torn basin]

restart unity and/or delete your library folder

[lament mason]

That didnt work but downgrading the unity version did.

[torn basin]

upgrading ProBuilder probably would have done it too

[lament mason]

I was doing a fresh install.

[warm vapor]

What is this dropdown used for?

Also I keep getting this error whenever I add any material to any slot. I didn't write or edit any code or scripts.

Alternatively, can I just apply materials like the usual way (the way I apply them to Unity primitives), instead of this material editor? Or is it needed (for some reason) for objects made with ProBuilder?

[half horizon]

yeah you can, just select the faces and you can drag them on

doesn't work when your selecting multiple pro builder objects though iirc

[lunar saddle]

how would I fix this shading issue here?

[young vapor]

Probably more of #1390346776804069396 question than probuuilder

[rose imp]

Why is there no more editor window for pro builder but it's all under the Tools menu on the top which is really weird

before it was like this and you didn't have to go painfully through that menu each time

[warm vapor]

I'm using a custom on trigger event script to detect when I touch that fence or move away from it. I made the object using ProBuilder. But it seems like "Convex" checkbox makes even the empty area detect as enter/exit. So it keeps running even if I'm near the wall or in the middle of those walls.

It's like a room (4 walls and an opening on one wall) but no roof.

Like a fence.

I want it to detect enter/exit only when I'm actually entering those walls.

It's treating it as a filled box instead of hollow box.

[tawny elbow]

Use an trigger collider only at the fence gate

[warm vapor]

I want to detect whenever character collides with any of the wall.

[tawny elbow]

You can setup box colliders there

[warm vapor]

Using one for each wall?

If I use the same mesh and add box collider component, it has same issue. So I guess I need individual collider meshes for each wall.

[tawny elbow]

Just create an empty object and add 4 trigger colliders to it

[warm vapor]

I did same for now

[small ferry]

Any idea why my shapes are disregarding their form when I hover over them with a material preview or Polybrush

If I reset the shape then Ctrl Z it fixes it, but it's very annoying and finnicky to do

[small ferry]

Figured it out, it's this

[rancid frigate]

when i create a box or something is there a way to automate applying physics materials to different faces and tags etc?

its really annoying to separate the faces individually to apply different tags and materials

[half horizon]

no

just not how it works unity wise

[rancid frigate]

Prefabs it is then

[desert ridge]

Does anyone know how to fix this warning? Because my game keeps crashing

[desert ridge]

I fixed why I was crashing

but I still dunno whats wrong with this warning

[young vapor]

You have to share at very least the versions you're using, this message alone is pretty meaningless

very likely its a bug / oversight in PB code

[manic zealot]

quick question how do i get the probuilder window screen?

[young vapor]

can't its all context menus now.
use 5.x or use the new probuilder https://www.overdrivetoolset.com/probuilder-plus/

[manic zealot]

Thanks for the link

[limber pier]

I've seen a lot of youtube videos on how to use probuilder to make internal spaces, or one building inside and outside in a void, but I was hoping for something that could help me wrap my head around building an external space - like a few alleyways in a city or a village.

I guess my main question is this: everywhere I see people using the extrude function to do basically everything, but when I that in my scene of the city it makes it difficult or impossible to move the buildings around after the fact. Should I be building as seperate objects and then plop them onto a plane?

[junior sorrel]

yes

[green jacinth]

Why is my polyshape tool build my shape at some random plane (y=? ) I want to make a somewhat regular shape and click and snap to a visible progrid. I also tried adding a large basic 3e plane, when create any other probuilder shape it start on this visible plane with the grid, but starting a polyshape the points don't match the grid, and then after I extrude I see that probuilder decided to start my shape at -280

[forest vortex]

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[rose imp]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@5.0/manual/Vert_SetPivot.html

I am selecting one vertex and doing this Set Pivot to Selection, but when I exit ProBuilder edit mode the pivot is still not at that point

Should be at the base like I selected here but it's way up where there is not even a vertex and only one selected anyway

Solved. It was because of this selection in the scene view

[warm flax]

I am trying to probuildarize this model so I can export it as an STL and 3d print it, but when the objects are selected the probuildarize option isn't available. I'm very new to this, but would really appreciate help

[young vapor]

probably because you don't have mesh only selected, anyway why probuildirize it in the first place?
None of this needs probuilder/unity. Put it in blender or something more appropriate for your use case

[warm flax]

I acquired the model from a friend as a Unity package, and when trying to export it as an FBX to put in to blender, it doesn’t allow me to export the Model and Animations. Plus, I have zero blender experience on top of that all 💀

[young vapor]

where does probuilder even come into this though ? why would you need animations if its going to be printed anyway

[warm flax]

I posed the model myself. I think that counts as an animation

[young vapor]

again still doesn't answer why you are trying to probuildarize it..but you only need the fbx use the package

[warm flax]

Probuilder was recommended when I looked up how to export unity models as an STL

So that’s what I’ve been stuck on

[young vapor]

info was wrong

[warm flax]

Probuildarize- > merge objects -> export

[young vapor]

you can just export it as fbx , put in blender and export whatever format you want

[warm flax]

If only that worked

Guess I’ll look into that instead

[young vapor]

I mean probuilder could export as STL but you probaby wont get the animations that way

[warm flax]

Damn

[young vapor]

and probuilderizing sometimes breaks

yeah its not really a modeling program like blender, mainly just grayboxing into unity

[warm flax]

Well, thanks for the help anyways

[rancid raven]

yo any of you guys know how to make this map better or how to make it easier

[forest vortex]

I directed you here to be aware of this tool, not to ask general questions. Check the pinned messages for tutorials on how to use it.

[twilit cloud]

soooo, my probuilder meshs keep vanishing, anyone knows what could be the reason??

this is the object when is putted on the scene

this is the same object, after I change a bit of the thickness, it was invisible before i made a change

it was not hidden below, there is other 4 objects that are the same way, and you might think, so this is solved right? no

if I update the prefab or create a new prefab, the probuilder meshs will vanish again

the only exeption it seem is when I change so the object keep being active when I instantiate it, but I would apreciate if I could at least understand why this is happening

the read only object size seem to be the only thing that changes between the two

[half horizon]

to be honest probuilder stuff in prefabs just exploding is something i've never found a solution for

[forest vortex]

Might be a good idea to not keep it in editable state and export to .obj file to use. Can always convert it back if you need to.

[twilit cloud]

ohhh boy...

[ebon widget]

For prefab use, I'd suggest using the "Meshes are Assets" toggle in the PB prefs. It works very well, we just never quite finished the workflows around that. I've been poking at it with PB+, but is a big big area 😅

[twilit cloud]

Hmmmmmmmm, thanks!

[runic obsidian]

I just started to learn using probuilder and i want to create a path on my gameobject but when i use polyshape it just goes through the gameobject while creating simple shapes works just fine

erm maybe i shoud just cut out a path on the objext and extrude instead

[ebon widget]

Cutting and extruding will create much messier geo, the separate shape is best.
I just tried this myself ... looks there's a bug with polyshape not respecting geometry, going straight to the grid.

If you hide the visual grid (the top button in image), it will work.
Feels fair to note, since Unity isn't updating PB anymore, that I'll add a fix for this to my PB+ task list 🙂
https://www.overdrivetoolset.com/pbplus/

Oops, image here. So toggle the one with the "Y" (might have X or Z" in your setup, it's the top one though). That'll hide the grid and let you draw onto shapes again 🙂

[gleaming dock]

I need to cut simple polygons in planes, maybe other shapes later. I used the arch tool, then deleted from faces and closed it off into a solid shape. When i applied the boolean with plane, it came out a little messy but I deleted everything I didnt need. This mesh just looks like a disaster. Is there a better way to do this?

[ebon widget]

Best to avoid Boolean if you can. We never got the chance to fully test and build it up.
Can you share a drawing of the shape you are hoping to end up with? I can show you how I would make it! 🙂

[gleaming dock]

Right now im taking planes and adding a hole mask on it with a material (and having to scale and align the mask)

Then I have to create some box colliders around it to get this 2d art style

I was just tryign to see if i could use probilder to make quick meshes to fit doors better, or to maybe even cut holes in meshes.

[ebon widget]

Super cool look. Ok, so you need to create both the outer arch (a flat plane), and the inner arch, also flat plane?

[gleaming dock]

yea, right now i have a wall texture that i set to world space so it will automatically align textures. Then i can connect a quad walls this doorway setup i have here and the textures align

[ebon widget]

cool, I'll make a vid, 5 min ... 😄

[gleaming dock]

no rush, im a little preoccupied until this afternoon, ill check back when i can. I appreciate anything you can share!

[ebon widget]

Uploading, should be done in about 3 min 🙂
https://youtu.be/M3AP2XqfC68

[gleaming dock]

Thanks that is super useful, I really appreciate it! I can likely use this trick to make some basic mesh colliders as well. I was doing this by drawing a mask and then trying to scale and offset the image to fit which felt like a bit of a pain (image for example) on material. I'm thinking that making meshes in probuilder or blender may be the way to go.

[ebon widget]

Cool happy to help!!

[grand spindle]

Is there any way to install earlier versions of probuilder in unity 6?

I'm not a fan of the new UX and everything being located in right click menus or in the toolbar so if there's a way to switch probuilder 6 to an older style of UX that would also work for me

[ebon widget]

You can use PB+, it's free and adds features too (see bio)

[abstract forge]

you shouldn't be telling this here

use unity discussions etc

[oblique lily]

my bad

didn't know

also i am muslim too :D

[abstract forge]

assalamualaikum

[oblique lily]

WaAlikumAssalam

[abstract forge]

didnt have time to check pf ; D

[vapid cloak]

Using polybrush to sculpt these little planets
Unity spheres are too low poly so i made a 7 subdivision UV sphere in blender and imported it.
IT WORKS
but now i have these strange seams when paining textures. Any idea what i should do?

[misty fractal]

・Set custom actions to the overlay menu (like shortcuts)
・Display icons and action names (icons alone are confusing)
・Brush-based painting and sculpting (no more Polybrush)

Please include at least these... Isn't the current design outdated?

[rustic haven]

Weird Seam with Probuilder Walls

[ebon widget]

Hey, I'm providing most of this (not painting yet) for free with PB+, Actions Pal, other. Free and yours to keep/use/modify as you like 🙂

[chilly escarp]

Got one small question regarding Probuilder:
Is there an option to do proportional editing?

[ebon widget]

This could be a couple things, can you give an example?

[chilly escarp]

Basically
In blender, you can select a vertex/edge/face, and when you for example, try moving it, then you can toggle "proportional editing" to move all nearby vertices/edges/faces at the same time, but often with some kind of falloff
Here is a link with it explained in more detail in case I explained it poorly:
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.81/scene_layout/object/editing/transform/control/proportional_edit.html

So was wondering if there is a similar feature to this in Probuilder

[ebon widget]

Ahhh that's fantastic yes! I totally forgot I always wanted to add that 😄 it shall be done 😉

(er, to clarify - no PB does not currently have this)

[chilly escarp]

Ah, thank you for telling me and I'll be looking forward to the future!

[ebon widget]

Soft Select / Proportional Edit for ProBuilder (progress tracker)

[vapid cloak]

Is there a way to brush paint on a sphere without poly brush? i was unaware

[ebon widget]

Nothing in default Unity for this, no. You'd need a custom asset package. Unless something really new and cool was added in 6.3+ 😄

[ebon widget]

Hey folks, in case anyone else gets the "points aren't truly snapping" trouble, here's the script that fixed the seams issue above 🙂

• place it in a folder named Editor (eg, "Assets/stuff/otherstuff/Editor")
• select the verts to be super-duper-grid-snapped
• use "Tools > ProBuilder > Push Verts to Grid" , you can also assign a shortcut if you use it frequently

This is a custom solution for PB 5.x, if you have PB6+ then PB+ is the way to go 😉
Happy snapping 😄

[jolly cargo]

That looks awesomee I need it

[past oyster]

how to fix this?

[ebon widget]

That's an issue in current ProBuilder, I hear the team is expecting to have a fix soon. You can safely ignore it for now.

[warm vapor]

I used options Set Collider and Set Trigger from Probuilder menu. They work. But they show these green/yellow materials. Do I need to remove them? I see them both in Scene view and Game view. Shouldn't they be invisible in game view?

[ebon widget]

When you enter Play mode (or in your build), they will be hidden automatically 🙂

[warm vapor]

My bad, I had removed Set Collider/Trigger scripts manually but those green materials were still there. So they behaved like normal visible materials. I added those components again and now it work as expected.

[ebon widget]

Ah, I didn't even recall that it used components like that. Been so long. Maybe I could change that. I assume you removed them to clean things up? Understandable for sure. Could use tags/layers/something instead ... also, I think technically on build, it simply does a one-time pass and removes all the PB components and hides those objects (keeping their collision active, of course). So it's not something to worry about in-game at least.

[warm vapor]

I was just exploring probuilder. Yeah I removed the components thinking that all it needs is that green material to work as trigger and collider lol. Technically I could use simple Unity objects too instead of probuilder.

[wintry zodiac]

i was wonder how would i create hollow cube in probuilder?

i searched and i saw suprisingly no results?

anybody know how?

mb just needed to flip faces

😌✌️

[ebon widget]

Hi hi 🙂 Yes, exactly the flip!

1. create cube
2. use "Flip Normals" action, done 🙂

[warm vapor]

These are 3 verticle edges. I want to merge them and make single vertical edge. I can't find any option to do so. Is it possible?

[ebon widget]

In standard ProBuilder:

1. select the two middle verts
2. use Collapse
3. select the new vert
4. add-select a bottom/top vert
5. choose "Collapse"

This multi-step process should work 🙂

Or, using PB+ (sorry folks I gotta point it out here 😛 )

1. select the verts, use "Dissolve", done 🙂

[warm vapor]

Yeah I found that option right now. I also tried another option "Weld vertices". It seems to work with distance you specify. But I guess both options eventually collapse vertices?

[ebon widget]

Yup, weld is more for ... you have a lot of verts pretty close, you want to "zipper them up". so they'll smartly collapse together. Collapse is just a black hole 🙂

[warm vapor]

Thanks

[fathom sphinx]

Hello everyone. I'm new to unity and probuilder. Is there a way to change the color of the default shaders so that they're easier on the eyes?

never mind. just found it lol.

[split crown]

I am having a weird problem where when I resize it by an increment of 0.25 it is showing these decimals that are all off. Idk how to fix this

[ebon widget]

Scale is not super exact, the numbers will slowly get off. Better to do actual vertex/edge/face editing. More importantly though ... the warning (yellow text) in the console seems to show that your object is too large. What are you trying to build? there might be better options.

[split crown]

Im building props for my game

[ebon widget]

Do they need to be so large? 500 "units" is half a kilometer. It would be better to use several partial objects, if you do need that size.

[split crown]

No I am scaling by 0.25 and the max size it would be would be around 20-30

Also making buildings too

[ebon widget]

Ah ok. So that warning must be something else. So I'd suggest ... use ProBuilder's mesh editing instead of scale. That's the simplest solution 🙂

[split crown]

I tried probuilder but I don't really understand it

[ebon widget]

Easy peasy!
https://youtu.be/VCt3UoGnlLI

[jolly cargo]

Is there a drawback for having big objects ?

[ebon widget]

Unity (all game engines? all 3D software) gets wonky at extreme scale, IIRC. And apparently (just judging by the warning in that screenshot above), it's extra problematic if the object has very few verts in the geometry. I'm no expert on this, but from what I've heard, it's a "floating point" values thing. I've seen various games where they solve this with tricks like moving the world, instead of the player (so the player is always relatively close to (0,0,0) which keeps the wonkyness down).

[forest vortex]

!collab

[whole hawk]

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Please, use Discussions to promote yourself as job-seeking, advertise commercial job offers, or look for non-commercial projects to participate in:
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[waxen flint]

Would it be easier to create my indoor environments using probuilder compared to blender? I'm not much of a visual arts-guy lmao so I'd rather use what's easier 😭

And plus im new to both either way

[young vapor]

arguably Probuilder is easier to start with

[left sapphire]

New to probuilder.

[young vapor]

https://youtu.be/VCt3UoGnlLI

[rain gate]

why is my UV Editor empty? where is the texture ?

[young vapor]

That's not a probuilder model is it ?

[rain gate]

model random/ no bilder

[young vapor]

well you do realize UV editor is a Probuilder tool? It works with probuilder meshes.
if its not a skinned mesh you can probuildarize it, or just use blender.

[ebon widget]

@young vapor @rain gate Yup it does need to be a PB mesh - you can use "ProBuilderize" to make any mesh a PB mesh, then you can edit it. That said ... this appears to be a vertex colored object? Or multi-material? Those can all also be edited by PB, but same thing (need to convert). Tools > ProBuilder > Object > Probuilderize

[ebon widget]

Oh hey! 😄 Let me know if you need any pointers/info to start 🙂

[pine swift]

Hey! 👋
I'm making a small horror game in Unity. I already have movement, sprint, crouch and camera working.

I'm still a beginner and trying to build my first map (school corridor style).
Do you have any tips for level design or making it feel more like a horror game?

Thanks! 🙂

okay ty

[ebon widget]

If mods don't mind, I think this is an ok place for the question, as I read it. The category title does say design of levels. Delete/move my reply here as well if needed 🙇‍♂️

I would suggest looking up the Left 4 Dead (and maybe other similar games?) developer mapping videos/posts. I seem to recall some really interesting deep dives and explainers on how they chose to build and layout the levels. Of course, that has a multiplayer aspect, changes some of the design.

Another good idea is to watch some good horror movies (or, parts of). There are lots of good architectural and lighting tips in those, like:

• long creepy corridors
• "downward" slopes - subtle thing that affects our old brain parts about going "underground", vs straight/up
• hallways that get smaller as you go. feeling of being forced/closed in on.
• rickety bridges/etc, dangerous env adding an extra level of anxiety
• lighting, lighting, lighting ... so key to good horror, and key to level design in general

All this stuff you should be able to block out nicely with ProBuilder in Unity, tweak and edit with playtesting, etc. Then detail in Blender/etc if needed.

Hope it helps!

[vestal depot]

is it possible to import meshes with world position of blender?

[lucid kiln]

If you don't have Apply Transforms enabled, and are exporting to FBX with correct units and axes this is how it would work without having to do anything special
Question more suited for for #🔀┃art-asset-workflow

[pine swift]

Hey! 👋
I'm making a small horror game in Unity. I already have movement, sprint, crouch and camera working.

I'm still a beginner and trying to build my first map (school corridor style).
Do you have any tips for level design or making it feel more like a horror game?

Thanks! 🙂 and please a cannot build

[haughty sonnet]

hey buddy... you literally asked this 3 messages ago. and you got an answer from the creator of probuilder himself, who you ignored completely.
explain yourself

[pine swift]

because i really need a builder and im really sorry about it😩

[young vapor]

Okay but you already been told this isn't the server for recruiting people and should be done on the website linked to you .
#💻┃unity-talk message

[forest vortex]

@orchid plaza This is the ProBuilder channel.

Check the pinned resources as well before asking questions.

[stray sail]

how do i connect this edge on the other side? im kinda new to this pro builder 6.0.9

[bleak dust]

Select the two edges, right click and bridge

[stray sail]

i see thanks though whats the difference between bridge edges and connect edges?

[bleak dust]

Bridge adds another face connecting the two edges, Connect will generate another edge that will connect the two edges down the center

[stray sail]

ohh i see, thanks alot

[hollow knot]

I just Probuilderized an Synty Polygon Landing Pad building prefab and it become glow, anyone what caused this?
Known problem?

[young vapor]

how's this related to ProBuilder ?

[young vapor]

have you tried a different project to see if its not project specific

[hollow knot]

Yep, still the same effect on this object

After probuilderizing object become glow, disabling emmision on material have no effect on glow

[hollow knot]

Cause object become glow after prebilderizing it, was thinking this is known.

[young vapor]

this was in reply to someone else...

[young vapor]

on the original material emission turns on ?

sounds like a bug

[hollow knot]

Yep after turn off same effect

[ebon widget]

I've seen this happen when the mesh has errors after pbize. Can you try on a simple cube to test? Also, try using "Weld Vertices" on all verts at once, after pbize on the Synty object. That might help, if it's somehow created lots of overlapping verts.

[wary panther]

This wall dosnt give a "yellow ish" preview when i hover over stuff?

[hollow knot]

Thanks for suggestion but cube after pbize not become glow and while that Synty building after checking "Weld vertices" and then pbize still become glowy, sadly.

[jolly cargo]

interesting bug with probuilder, anyone else have it on unity 6.4 ?

ive done a bug report, im just curious if im the only one who had that happen

[jolly cargo]

Turns out it has to do with this, if you are in "grid" mode and then select a face and move it, it breaks and flies off
also grid gets renamed to element when in face selection mode, and keybinds to cycle through local/global/grid doesnt work while in face selection mode

[ebon widget]

Wait there's a "Grid" mode in Unity 6.4? I'm falling behind 😄 That's interesting. Too bad it has some issues. Have you tried using my own Grids thing instead? 😅 Purpose-built for PB.

[ebon widget]

Hard to tell what's going on here, can you give more details? Thanks!

[jolly cargo]

Yeah and its not very good <w>
well idk it is probably very versatile or whatever but ive found two new bugs using it so far after this one ive just showed here, not so awesome
One is rotation snapping being innacurate sometimes and the other is stuff snaps to the wrong grid when using local mode on the handle
And again shortcuts generally not working right
Raah

There if you're curious
https://discussions.unity.com/t/rotation-snapping-is-not-accurate-if-pressing-ctrl-after-dragging/1714256

[obtuse tendon]

Hi, does anyone know how i could make all of this the same height? (pls ping if you reply)

[barren oasis]

on god this pisses me off

tried restarting the editor too doesn't fix it

worse part is it was working just before I made this object

[bleak dust]

This seems the same issue as the one if you scroll up a bit. Seems to be related to the new grid system.

[barren oasis]

yea I fixed it

[bleak dust]

Select each vert and snap them to the same height

[obtuse tendon]

but how do i snap it to a fixed height if i cant see the heights yk what i mean?

[bleak dust]

Just snap them all to have the same height first, then you can select all the verts you want and move them to the height you want

[rugged verge]

Im completely new in this space but I specifically want to focus on designing environments, what tools do I best use for that?

[obtuse tendon]

Yeah but i dont know how to snap all of them to have the same height yk? Like how do i makr one vertice match the height of another?

[bleak dust]

turn on snapping and move the vert up or down, now it is going to be at a set height, you can do the same with every vert and they will all be set to the same height

[bleak dust]

You mean Unity specific tools?

[obtuse tendon]

ahh i see, thank you very much

if i want to make a sort of entrance here, should i do that in blender or probuilder? I really dont know for what to use blender and for what probuilder

[bleak dust]

Use probuilder for grayboxing and simple meshes, use blender for more complex stuff

[obtuse tendon]

ok ty

[rugged verge]

anything

unity tools for greyboxing, blender for detail?

[bleak dust]

pretty much

[barren oasis]

I usually use probuilder for the final product

[wild river]

hey there is anyone here good with probuilder?

every time i place a object it just this texture it used to so like one meter on the texture so on

[icy haven]

Looks like PolyShape not respecting geometry was never fixed? :-(
https://gyazo.com/b041cc6be9b3a613701f679bc89946cf

I guess I'll have to get PB+, it looks great so it's probably worth it

[bleak dust]

I did as well, but I figured out that probuilder models are serialized to the scene, which can seriously bloat your scene size. So if you want to model stuff in probuilder it is best that you export them as FBX.

[obtuse tendon]

Do you make caves with probuilder in unity or do u make them in blender?

[jolly cargo]

it depends what you prefer or what kind of caves you want to make
i think blender would be easier unless your caves are really simple shapes

[obtuse tendon]

okay ty

[barren oasis]

oh damn alright

[obtuse tendon]

what about creating a fully fledged level? like mapping it out and such? (like a dungeon map)

[jolly cargo]

Well like any modeling software you can do pretty much anything with probuilder, its just got its own limitations so you should choose depending on the amount of detail or complexity of your level.
if its lots of curved and complex geometry, go with blender.
if its just boxy rooms or simple things that you can do with probuilder's tools, then go with that.
I like probuilder because i dont know blender and having it directly in unity is handy, if you already know blender i think its a better idea to go with that, as its go much much more tools

if you really dont know just look at what other people make with probuilder or look at the tools it has and if they fit your needs
You can even use both if you have a mix of complex and simple geometry

[jolly cargo]

ive made many full levels in probuilder but its becasue i dont know blender, often i get into situations where i gotta model the more complex things by moving individual verticies or edges and its really tiedeous lol
Go with blender if you already know it

[obtuse tendon]

okay ty, ill go with probuilder as i just need a simple small map for my game

[obtuse tendon]

Can i modify this blender model with probuilder somehow? i want to change the height of the middle pilllar

[young vapor]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/Object_ProBuilderize.html

[obtuse tendon]

tysm!

[odd solar]

i wonder how to see collisions in editor

[young vapor]

you have to enable gizmos
also this belongs in#💻┃unity-talk

[barren oasis]

this boolean tool is buggy

How can I make it carve into the object without anything being left from the cube

[sick spindle]

its mesh based and not great, booleans are going to kinda suck, for the case showen above i would just extrude into the wall, and setup what ever edge loops you need to do so

[woven depot]

ima ask here as i cannot find it anywhere else any one got the unity package for probuilder 5.2.4 i cannot use any of the newer versions of it as it is diabolical "here have a cube" is lit all it can do, i do not care that there is a new version, i do not care if there are bug i need that version, i cannot get it to do anything im used to and ive been sat here for 2h trying

[young vapor]

as it is diabolical "here have a cube" is lit all it can do
what?

[woven depot]

i cannot get it to do any mesh vertex or rotaion snaping like v5 has

or edditing for that matter

[young vapor]

if its a probuilder mesh then yes the option is there, did you check the manual it specifically mentions this
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/modes.html

[woven depot]

i did not i thought it would have stayed the same and i would be able to carry my 3 years over and not go digging though forrums

[young vapor]

things change, you should be mindful to keep up with them.
You update a new editor version and never see what change ? strange..
there is no digging needed, literally consulting the manual for a second would've answered it all
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/whats-new.html

[woven depot]

im comming from an old unity version where v5 was the latist and now my studio has swiched to unity 6

[young vapor]

its also mentioned here.
keep it in mind next time you upgrade into new things
https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.3/Documentation/Manual/WhatsNewUnity6.html#:~:text=ProBuilder

anywho here is a video if needed for side by side.. context menus is pretty much the only difference though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv4e8fH2kQs

[woven depot]

thx man i hate when things change lol

[young vapor]

yea, when its drastic change it can throw ppl off

[woven depot]

so how do i gert it to do that then this is v5 in this pc, idk how on the newer version, is it not supported or? and im on about how i can build a shap on a shape and it will keep the rotation of the shape im building on

[young vapor]

whats it doing now instead ?

[woven depot]

one sec

will not build unless its on a flat mesh no curved meshes ect

[young vapor]

wdym like this? or am i misunderstanding what you're asking

[woven depot]

exsacly like that

[young vapor]

weird its working fine for me as you see

[young vapor]

huh..you tried extruding out instead of in?

[woven depot]

doesnt matter if extruding or just doin gbasic box place

does it fine on v5

[young vapor]

try it with probuilder 5 then. Remove the current package and add a specific version in package manager when you add by name

[woven depot]

cant wont allow anything older than 6.0.8

[young vapor]

like this ?

[woven depot]

i havnt tryed that 1 sec

weaird that work thx

ok nvm it stright up dosnt work lol its some how worse than 6

ill just dev in old unity and export obj's

[void tendon]

Hey, guys! Is there is a way to actually seperate meshes in Unity?
Let's say I have clicked a game object and there are two meshes or more
on this single object selected
In Unreal Engine there is a tool within Modeling tool it's called seperate if I remember.

its tri select basically

I am playing with Rendering Layers with Lighting and you know I have some difficulties because I dont want some of my meshes to be affected by light but some of them to be and they are combined together and I have to split them.

I think I can do within blender but I dont want to mess right now with it because my models are already fixed and I dont want to break anything

[toxic frost]

anyone else get this issue with probuilder in unity 6.3 LTS (6000.3.10f1)

when i go to use the right click context menu buttons, this pops up and i can't edit any value

keeps popping up this menu action settings overlay and none of the buttons do anything

[ebon widget]

Hi, catching up and helping - if not already answered, use the scale tool + snapping, in the direction to align (y for height, here).

[obtuse tendon]

hahah better late then never, someone already helped me but still thanks

[ebon widget]

Hi, sry late response - if you can send me a list of issues, I'm working on solving many with PBplus. 🙂

[ebon widget]

Yup - use "Separate". Should be available with faces selected. You can separate to a new mesh (GameObject), or submesh.

[ebon widget]

Once you call the action (eg, Extrude), an overlay should show with the options.

[toxic frost]

sorry thats not the screenshot i meant to post

clearly unity had too many drinks becuase it kept duplicating itself over and over again

[void tendon]

Bro it was Unreal Engine

The question was if there is a similar tool in Unity's Pro Builder tool

or something that I can use to seperate meshes

[young vapor]

they literally just told you how 😂

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@6.0/manual/Face_Detach.html

[obtuse tendon]

Hi, i have a question:
When i was working with blender i needed to make my models thick, for light to not penetrate them. Is it the same when working with probuilder? or are the walls from flipping normals of a cube enough?

[haughty sonnet]

you mean you want light not to come through the backside of one-sided meshes?

[obtuse tendon]

yes

[haughty sonnet]

@obtuse tendon check this out, from the creator of probuilder

[obtuse tendon]

oh i see, thanks!

[latent oracle]

I'm pretty new to Unity. Does anyone know why my Character Controller is falling through a plane? And how can I fix this?

[young vapor]

show screenshots in #💻┃unity-talk
this isnt a probuilder question

[tight tiger]

yo

i came from roblox studio

i want to try building in unity

can i have some tips?

[forest vortex]

!learn - You should start with Essentials course on Unity Learn. If you have ProBuilder specific questions, checkout pinned manual and resources.

[whole hawk]

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Over 750 hours of free live and on-demand learning content for all levels of experience!

[rotund pond]

My character fits fine through 2 height holes, but whenever the wall is completely flat it needs to be 3 tiles high in order for my character to fit through. What's the cause of this, and is it possible to fix?

Also, im following a tutorial where theres a mention of increment snapping, but i can't for the life of me locate the settings for it

[torn basin]

We can't see your character's actual collider gizmo(s) here - nor do we know how it's moving and what obstacle detection, if any, your script has

[hollow gust]

When using Probuilder in Unity 2022.3.62f3, I noticed that when I create a New Poly Shape, right mouse clicking also creates a new vertex point. I don't recall this being how it worked in previous versions, and it makes it impossible to move the camera while creating a new shape. Is this just a bug or an intended feature?

[hollow gust]

It also seems like Middle Mouse Click adds vertices when in Poly Shape tool

I don't think this was how it worked in previous versions

[timber dock]

tf?

[timber dock]

(This happens on the Newest version of probuilder)(I selected a cube from the probuilder tool and it started to act weird when I rotate it , scale it , or even move it the problem occurs randomly after starting a new project and is bumming me out)

[ocean beacon]

damn

[timber dock]

(Fix: unity 6.4 sucks don’t use it)

[ocean beacon]

man i want the probuilder window back ;-;

the tab thingy

[timber dock]

You deleted it?

[ocean beacon]

heard they changed it.

u mean the older version

[timber dock]

It’s still there

As tools

[ocean beacon]

ahh ik that but you cant put it next to inspector now irght?

[drifting cargo]

I have an issue with probuilders light maps:

I can't fix the Real Time GI Lightmaps

removing the faces and then adding them back is not fixing it

[lapis trench]

Does anyone have an issue with polybrush's vertex painting not working inside convex objects?

[lucid kiln]

<@&502884371011731486> spamming that in multiple channels

[bronze dagger]

Hi everyone! I have been trying to get the alpha clipping working with the probuilder material (to add dithering transparency), but it seems like the material is not affected by that property at all? I am extremely beginner with Shader Graph, but it seems like with those values I shouldn't have anything visible at all (alpha is smaller than threshold here, period), and yet the material is rendered normally?

[wild oasis]

i'm on unity 6.4, anyone ever have an issue with probuilder's move function acting squirrely? its like the scale is off

if i grab a face and move it my mouse a tiny bit it moves like 10 meters and is very slippery

[bleak dust]

Its a bug from the new grid system

[zinc wren]

Hi everyone, Im not sure where to ask this, but my Transformation Gizmo is following my mouse when i select an object instead of staying on the center of the object, im not sure how i made this happen

I am on Pivot Mode

[young vapor]

can you show what you mean

[zinc wren]

ill try but it needs to be a video if anything

[young vapor]

anything helps

[young vapor]

ohh.. so its not a probuilder question.. #💻┃unity-talk
looks like its stuck in vertex snap mode? usually that comes up when you hold V key..
did you try restarting unity

[zinc wren]

yeah sorry about it being in the wrong place, ill give it ago and if not ill go there

[whole prawn]

Documentation:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@latest/index.html
Forums
https://forum.unity.com/forums/world-building.146/
Resources
Unite - Faster level design iteration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GioRYdZbGGk
Roadmap
https://unity.com/roadmap/unity-platform/3d-world-building

[meager zinc]

Does pro builder have like a snapping feature that I missing ?🤔

[junior sorrel]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.progrids@3.0/manual/index.html

and also this

[meager zinc]

Hmm thank you

[rough lodge]

can also use progrids to assist (anikki's pic has it on the left of the viewport)

[sudden coyote]

whats this thing

pro-builder

[solar pumice]

Google it

[buoyant grail]

Hey, does anyone know how I would be able to create a world like earthbound in a 3D space using probuilder?

https://youtu.be/5rFlhJPemWM

[torn basin]

Using Probuilder? Seems like more of a Tilemap thing.

[buoyant grail]

The thing is that my world is 3D.

[torn basin]

So what are you asking exactly?

if you want to use probuilder use it.

The way to create anything in probuilder is with its various mesh editing tools

[buoyant grail]

I'm asking if pro builder is the best tool for the job to create something like that in a 3D world

[torn basin]

It's hard to say because I'm struggling to understand what you mean since you've posted a decidedly 2D game as your example

[buoyant grail]

What dont you get? What part doesn't make sense?

[torn basin]

You said your world is 3D but you showed a video of a 2D world

So I'm struggling to visualize what you're actually going for

[eager brook]

I'm a bit conflicted, How can I merge two probuilder objects?

Also, for some reason, newly created probuilder geometry appears "black", even after assigning other materials to it. Using HDRP rendering pipeline (The material is using HDRP rendering as well)

[junior sorrel]

you can't boolean-merge them (if that is what you mean) only combine multiple meshes into one mesh (with potentially intersecting faces). Thats called "Merge" in "Tools > ProBuilder > Objects".

[viral lynx]

You can, actually. It's just super janky, and a bit unstable.

Enable experimental features for ProBuilder in your Preferences. Just click the checkbox once, it freezes the editor for a moment after you click it.

Then it's under Tools > ProBuilder > Experimental > Boolean (CSG) Tool

He should definitely do a regular merge though, and just cut and Weld. This abomination of a CSG implementation should really be tossed off a cliff.

[torn basin]

Their CSG is still experimental??

I swear I was using it 5 years ago and it was experimental then

[junior sorrel]

poly-mesh boolean operations on arbitrary meshes seem to be a yet unsolved problem of computer science

it would be so amazing to have a proper CSG modeller in unity... that would open so many doors

[eager brook]

Thanks, it was the merge tool I was looking for!

[viral lynx]

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/modeling/realtime-csg-69542

It's bretty gud

[viral lynx]

By "used it", surely you don't mean you actually did any work with it?

Because I didn't know that was even possible.

My experience with it years ago was, "Oh look a CSG Tool, neat let's try it out. DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT?! KILL IT KILL IT"

And last night was the first time I looked at it in years, and it was only to make sure they hadn't removed it.

I can confirm that the rotting dead cat, is indeed still in the box.

[torn basin]

No just messing around with it

[viral lynx]

Funny thing is, Unity hired the RealtimeCSG developer for a while. I thought for sure they were going to improve ProBuilder, or even better, integrate RTCSG into the editor and add some probuilder features to it.

But it appears they just wasted his talent, and nothing appears to have come from it.

Now he works at Roblox.

[whole prawn]

At least he's still working on https://discord.gg/DYHY35j4

With the help from the community, it might end up being the next RtCSG/SabreCSG/etc.
Last I tried it it was unusable, but that was probably a year ago

[viral lynx]

Yeah, I'm letting it cook. Keeping an eye on it, though.

[daring bloom]

pro grids

[rough lodge]

To quote source engine level designers, "NEVER CARVE"

The CSG features are... Not good to say the least. You can do better doing manual vertex/edge edits. Its not too daunting once you the hang of it

And I didnt realize there is a merge object feature somehow, so this new channel is already helpful!

[viral lynx]

ProGrids is more or less abandoned.

The built-in grid system is a little better now. Not quite as good as Progrids, but it worked for me.

Unity seriously needs to make sure more geometry editing features are embedded in the scene view, so people can use them when the Scene tab is maximized.

Terrain, grids, ProBuilder, etc.

[lavish isle]

Yeah, they took away Pro Grids, which was easy to use because it's controls were in the scene view, but a bit Janky. And they replaced it with their own snapping system...for which you actually need a dedicated window available if you want to change the snap size.

[eager brook]

I came from Source SDK background, and we had to encapsulate the entire level inside BSP. We could use terrain, but that wouldn't be considered as BSP at all (VVIS would not see this as it's treated as entity instead of world brush). Funny how displacement can be something, but not visible to world optimization.

[rough lodge]

You can still obtain it, its just kind of hidden. And it seems to work fine in the 2021 version of unity

[eager brook]

You can still install Progrid from package manager anyway?

[rough lodge]

Ah! A fellow scientist! I have to say not having to worry about leaks is pretty nice. However i do miss the ease of prototyping BSP brushes gave... Thus my use of probuilder

[rough lodge]

Yes, but you do have to put in a git link

[eager brook]

Nope!

Enable preview package.

[rough lodge]

Huh. I swear i already did that

[eager brook]

This is in 2019 version of unity, checking in 2020 version.

[rough lodge]

But i ended up having to use a link to add the asset

[rough lodge]

Ah thts probably why

[eager brook]

What version of Unity are you using?

[rough lodge]

2021 and 2020

[eager brook]

2020 shows up under preview package only

This is what you have to do to get the preview packages show up in 2020 -

[rough lodge]

Im gonna have to check again on my projects, this is making me question my memories lol

[eager brook]

😅 Hard to rely on your RAM!

[rough lodge]

Lul

So i checked the forum post i got the asset link from, and it seems tht its gone starting 2021

But is experimental in 2020, so in tht version you do only need to enable experimental features and it will be available, as previously established

https://forum.unity.com/threads/what-happened-to-progrids.889885/ post for reference

[sudden nymph]

Hi all! Lightmaps UV partially break in ios and android builds and look different. But the main work scene looks normally.

unity version 2021.1.19f1
I have that problem in 5.0.3 and old 4.5.0 bro-builder version

[regal ledge]

probuilder is driving me nuts, i like to model by numbers. extrude along x 0.5 for example. yet extrude only goes against normals. also if i have dimensions overlay showing they dont stay if im moving a face so I don;t know how much to move a face

for example if i have a square of a certain size and i move a line out i wont know how big that square is until i reselect it all

[lucid kiln]

I don't fully know what probuilder is capable of, but I believe it's intended to be fast rather than accurate
Dedicated modeling programs like blender allow you to manipulate geometry using precise numbers and a huge variety of methods

[steep fossil]

what's up with that? happens after drawing the shape, as long as mouse is hovering over it.

[viral lynx]

Click the transform handle orientation in the tool bar, or press 'P'. If the handle is already orientated the way you want, select a face, hold shift, and drag the transform handle in the axis you want to extrude.

[regal ledge]

thanks but i think im gonna try to learn more about blender

[barren oasis]

How do I get pro builder in unity?

I have been using unity for about four months now but haven't ever heard of it or saw it

[whole prawn]

The documentation pinned to the channel has a getting started section

[barren oasis]

Oh thank you

[whole prawn]

Actually, that doesn't mention how to install it 👀
You just use the package manager

Oh it has an Installing ProBuilder section further down

[barren oasis]

Ok thank you

[scarlet cipher]

Hi! after lightmap baking i have these flares sometimes. How can i fix it?

[fathom cloak]

After boolean subtracting a longer cylinder from inside a fatter cylinder I need to increase the sides count from 6 to 32. Can this be done afterwards? I am not sure where the tool is.

Replies or @s would ring my phone. Thanks

[junior sorrel]

not possible, you have to add the subdivisions manually, if you need a boolean/CSG workflow, probuilder is not (yet) the right tool

[fathom cloak]

Things have arrived.
ProBuilderMesh GendPipe = ShapeGenerator.GeneratePipe(PivotLocation.Center, circleRadius, circleHeight, circleThickness, circleSubdivAxis, circleSubdivHeight);

[fathom cloak]

First throw together. Telescopes, camera lens, Robot eyes.

Am trying to figure out how to assign a material from this doco:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@5.0/api/UnityEngine.ProBuilder.ProBuilderMesh.html#UnityEngine_ProBuilder_ProBuilderMesh_SetMaterial_IEnumerable_UnityEngine_ProBuilder_Face__Material_

[broken jacinth]

Hi I'm new to unity and modeling and was wondering if i should use probuilder or an external program like blender to make graphics with.

[junior sorrel]

Probuilder is meant for prototyping/blocking… an external tool will be required (or at least considerably more convenient) if you want to create more complex shapes with good UVs and topology.

[broken jacinth]

Oh ok thanks

[wary prawn]

Most of the time, this caused by downsample

[south brook]

uhh.. this hard to explain but i need help lots

never mind i just figured it our i thinj

[lilac hawk]

whole scene each and every mesh is made with probuilder

[snow solstice]

Wow that’s impressive

[barren oasis]

oh damn

[lilac hawk]

thanks

[hollow gust]

How do you move the Probuilder grid up or down? I'm trying to build a new poly shape, but the grid is way too high

[rough lodge]

very neato!

[rough lodge]

size or transform? are you using the default unity grid? (someone eles might have to chime in in that case, i don't know how to make the grid move with the selection either)

[fossil carbon]

so why can't I find "enable preview packages" in the project settings to install ProGrids?

Unity 2021.1.2

all i got

[whole prawn]

Pre-release is preview

[fossil carbon]

well, it doesn't show up in my package manager with pre-release packages

the only pre-release packages the Unity Registry has is XR Interaction Toolkit and 2D Tilemaps Extras

[whole prawn]

Then just add it via name

com.unity.progrids

[fossil carbon]

ty

well, now I'm having problems with proBuilder itself

keeps throwing me this error whenever I make a shape and press play

fixed it by restarting unity

[lime briar]

how do i use probuilder

i want to make a slope, like a ramp type deal

nvm, i got it

[torpid summit]

As unity 5

or something as that, right?

Oh I see mate.

[barren oasis]

Are there supposed to be some kind of search results here or something?

[whole prawn]

No, why?

[barren oasis]

Oh.
Wait then how am I supposed to install probuilder?

[whole prawn]

In the package manager

[barren oasis]

Where's the Unity Registry?

[barren oasis]

I am in the package manager .__.

[whole prawn]

Your screenshot is of the project settings

[barren oasis]

Wait then where is that at?
Ugh, sorry.

[whole prawn]

Window / Package Manager

[barren oasis]

Oh, I'm so blind. How did I not see it there the first time I looked ;-;

Thanks.

[spark locust]

For some reason when subdivide a face it subdivides it into triangles. I want it to subdivide into squares. Sometimes it subdivides it into squares, sometimes it doesn't. How am I able to make it only subdivide into squares? (Please ping me if you respond.)

[hollow gust]

How do you move the poly shape grid up or down? I can't actually build the shape because the grid is too high up

[fickle briar]

Hello, how do I snap to grid on probuilder pls ?

[rough lodge]

magnet icon on the top of the screen controls snapping, you can move verts/edges/faces while it is activated to edit with snapping

note that you can only toggle the 🧲 button when youre in object selection mode, not in vert/edge/face modes

[fickle briar]

Yeah I had found it eventually, thank you

[supple zodiac]

u mind telling me some tips on how to achieve that?

[lilac hawk]

Idk

I am a simple game developer working at Ubisoft

just learn and try again and again till you achieve such a result

[supple zodiac]

ok thanks

[quaint sky]

it sucks how probuilder can't snap to progrids anymore

I'm trying to expand the edge of my cube by exactly .1 meter and probuilder isn't allowing me to do it evenly on all sides

originally i would expand using the scaling tool then align the positions of the faces to the right position using the snap feature
but it's grayed out

it is telling me it's only available when tool rotation mode is global and yet it's on global and still unavailable

i wish i could still use the old progrids package instead of this funky built in version

[twin bolt]

Anyway to use the Calculate pack margin for light UVs in probuilder?

[desert cipher]

is probuilder free?

[whole prawn]

Yes

[quaint sky]

free in the package manager
unity bought it

[desert cipher]

ok. thanks

[quaint sky]

progrids though was removed around the release of unity 2020 since they integrated it into the engine

[twin bolt]

You can still download it from the package manager. Was it integrated into the engine? I'm still using the package

[quaint sky]

they deleted it from the package Manager.

it is gone even with the prerelease packages box ticked

[quaint sky]

which unity version are you on?

[twin bolt]

You need to add it using git name

packages on 2021.1 and forward that are preview won't show up, only pre-release. You need to add them manually

for pro grids go to add using git "com.unity.progrids"

[quaint sky]

its a part of the engine now.

[grizzled lichen]

how do i open probuider/

?

guys

anyone

[whole prawn]

The documentation is pinned to this channel

[plush crypt]

Finally a Probuilder channel!
Quick question, is it bad to have the level be one mesh ? I feel without knowing it this might be causing my lights to disappear

[paper sleet]

Like the entire level? With obstacles / etc included?

[plush crypt]

Not boxes or anything , like that.. but the entire level being one mesh because it’s so easy to extrude stuff on PB and I keep extending the level , I thought I about detaching faces tho

[forest vortex]

One problem it may create is unable to cull meshes.

[paper sleet]

Depends on your goal. I’m making a Mario Party type game and I made a majority of the game board a single mesh, worked fine

[plush crypt]

Oh ok , I’m coming from a Quake/half life level building so I’m used using a ton of brushes cause those brushed based editors and probuilder helps me build similar levels

[forest vortex]

You want to have at least some sections, so they won't be forced to render when you are not looking at them

[barren oasis]

I want to create a stage for basic movement.

How do I use that to determine what I want to create with ProBuilder?

[clever talon]

I created a 4X4 rooms through Probuilder. I saved the scenes and changed materials. Quit Unity, next day I came on to Unity, it is now a one object. I can't select faces and edges.

Any help?

[soft prism]

yo does anyone know if theres a way to turn a concave probuilder shape into multiple convex colliders without having to manually split it into pieces?

[woven lake]

Some engines(like quake) handle the culling in a different way so it is good for them to all be one mesh. For unity... not so much.

[fossil carbon]

so I need some help

it seems that probuilder shapes has some kind of offset in relation to their center?

for example, I've made a ring shape in probuilder for an RTS game so it can show me if the unit is selected or not

the unit and the ring shape are both at 0,0,0. I've also decoupled them from each other

like, it seems the 0,0,0 for the ring shape (it comes from the pipe shape, actually) starts at the top left

instead of the center

how could I fix this?

[torn basin]

You have to change the pivot/origin of the mesh

Here's one way: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@4.0/manual/Vert_SetPivot.html

This is another way: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@4.0/manual/Freeze_Transform.html

there's many ways to change the mesh's pivot in PB

Also make sure to set this pivot/center thing to Pivot

so you can actually see where your object's pivot is properly

[soft spire]

How do I invert the material so it renders on the inside of a sphere

[solar pumice]

Depends on if the shader you're using supports it. If you're using the standard shaders, you can change Render Face to Back

[soft spire]

ok thx

[torn basin]

alternatively you create a sphere mesh with internally facing normals

can be done simply in Blender by just creating a sphere and inverting its normals

[soft spire]

… how

[torn basin]

by just creating a sphere and inverting its normals

[gaunt shore]

Hello, I am having troubles with shaders for polybrush

Anyone think they might could help... been trying this for 5 days now

[wary prawn]

better to just say whats your problem is, or else you'll spend more days trying to solve it 🙂

[barren oasis]

Is there any greyboxing tutorials for ProBuilder?

[daring bloom]

yes one by unity itself

[frank dagger]

Hello gentleman, I need your opinion. I'm starting to prototype the level design for my TOPDOWN 2D game and I just want to greybox the level with tilemaps so my artist can apply the pixel art in the game. What's the best approach to do this? Is Probuilder useful for a topdown, or should I use something else?

[rough lodge]

If its completely 2D I dont think probuilder will be appropriate, 2.5D might be okay though.

[hollow gust]

When I build a shape in Probuilder using the ProGrids snapping feature, the object's dimensions snap to the grid properly (1 unit x 1 unit). However, after I've built the object, if I adjust a face, it doesn't seem to snap properly. It'll first snap to a 0.5 increment before resuming the 1 unit increment. Is there a setting to change this? It makes adjusting the shape afterward cumbersome

[gritty isle]

Hi, I'm trying to insert a edge loop, but it doesn't work? It stopped working when I merged some faces together?

[granite socket]

does probuilder not support tessellation in HDRP ?

[barren oasis]

is there a way to have the cutting tool snap to the grid? I can't get it to snap to the grid with Progrids, or by holding down Ctrl/Command like with other things.

I can't find any info anywhere for this. Nobody seems to care about it, but cutting with precise measurements is really critical.

[wary prawn]

Both two different things... if you mean that the geometry doesn't work properly with tesselation then google for subdivision and UV Mapping

UV editing is on progress tho, thats a plus I guess

I wish they could add a feature to scatter prefabs based on where the normals are facing, I guess that's too much to ask

[ivory pecan]

Is Progrids still a thing in 2021.2?

I cant seem to find it

[stable kraken]

im super new to probuilder, how can i remove just the middle of this face to make a doorway?

[stable kraken]

i had to do the add package from git url thing and enter com.unity.progrids

[cunning nimbus]

Can someone give me the probuilder.unitypackage because i live on limited internet cuz me broke and i dont wanna download probuilder everytime i make a new project and i make a project like thrice a day

i am ok to download the unitypackage once here and just import it to every project i make

i just want the probuilder.unitypackage or whatever they use withotu downloading anything every project

[stable kraken]

The probuilder boolean csg tool keeps crashing whenever i try to subtract

[left stump]

I’m following a YouTube tutorial about making a map and he used Probuilder to make the map. He inserts probuilder from the tools tab and that’s my problem, for some reason I don’t have the tools tab. How do I fix this?

[granite socket]

For some reason the LitTesselation material has minimal(almost non excitant) effect on probuilder objects compared to default objects and when i crank up the values i get weird results. anyway I just used a 3D software to create the geometry i needed. thank you

[barren oasis]

When I try to create a mesh collider for this (with either Set Collider or manually adding the component), I get a simple box shape, not one which also accounts for the central hollow. This shape was made using the experimental boolean tool.

[dry grove]

Hi everyone ✌🏻. Im new here. I would like to create a simple lowpoly 3d game map. What tools can i use? How can i use snaps prototypes pack?

[barren oasis]

w h y????

the stretch doesn't seem to be working very well

[glad helm]

How do you install probuilder on the latest version of Unity?

To note, it's not under the Package Manager by default, for me.

[solar pumice]

Show a screenshot of your package manager?

[rapid lantern]

It should be... Maybe try enabling show preview packages option

[glad helm]

My bad. I finally figured out that it was sorted by "In Project" as opposed to "Unity Registry". Obvious in hindsight but I didn't know that categorization tab existed as I haven't used the package manager before.

[eager surge]

Anybody know how to use polybrush with probuilder shapes, if its possible at all? Im trying to get the texture brush to work on a shape but it wont work even when i change the shader to a polybrush one

OH WAIT NVM I THINK I FIGURED IT OUT

[twin aspen]

WAIT YOU CAN USE POLYBRUSH ON PROBUILDER OBJECTS

I feel so dumb not thinking about it

[long path]

can anyone tell me if i can turn off the segment grid or change its color? ive seen that u can but i forgot how

[long tide]

if I understand your question correctly, change the shading mode on the Scene view control bar: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/ViewModes.html

[vale charm]

Hi, I made this gun in Blender and put it in Unity and it looks like this why?

[whole prawn]

https://help.vertx.xyz/graphics/models-and-materials/models/inverted-normals

#🔀┃art-asset-workflow was the correct channel for this question btw

[vale charm]

Okay, thank you

[umbral mango]

I actually have a similar question, but I hope it belongs here. I know I need to flip my normals, but am having trouble doing so. I did start with a blender asset, but had other issues. So now im just in unity, with probuilder, but the tools are all greyed out

[keen nova]

Hey there, I was wondering if anyone knows of a vanilla way to select a bunch of faces and assign a random material from a specific pallette to them?

Alternatively, does anyone know what I should be looking for in the API documentation to find the currently selected ProBuilder faces? (I have quite a bit of experience working with custom editors etc)

The end goal is to be able to select a large area of tiles and randomly assign varied grass materials to them
(I'm using ProBuilder 4.5.2)

[jaunty crown]

what's the best intro tutorial for probuilder, progrids, and polybrush in 2021?

[jaunty crown]

How come every object is on its own grid Y axis Grid? I need them to snap to the same grid wtf is this tool even doing?

it works now, not sure how I even did what I did 😦

[keen nova]

That’s probably down to pivot position (centre vs global or something)
I noticed some weird stuff like that
And you have to be pretty strict with your grid snapping

[smoky kestrel]

why does this allocate so much garbage?

im activating/deactivating a bunch of objects from a list

[rough lodge]

I think you need to "probuilderize" this. Im not at my computer at the moment so i cant quite investigate, but you can try it by clicking on Probuilderize on the probuilder window

[umbral mango]

I'll take a look. Thank for the tip 🙇‍♂️

[lucid axle]

I have probuilder and progrids installed I'm trying to scale the edge of a mesh with by snapping the increments of the scale but it's not working for some reason, I have scale snapping turned on

I'm trying to scale the edge loop inwards by a specified value

I found a way to do it, you can go to edge selection and selection each edge manually and it will snap

[haughty sonnet]

New probuilder update changed the creation of objects completely, why is the origin point of every single object I create somewhere far off in the distance??

[haughty sonnet]

And why did they have to make object creation so complicated?

[woven lake]

You need to be in faces mode, I believe?

[median nimbus]

I'm having trouble cutting simple holes in boxes like these.
Basically, when I create Edge Loops outside, they are somehow off compared to inside edges. And as result I can't really make hole same from outside and inside.
Any idea how to deal with this?

As of now the only solution I can think of - creating walls as separate objects

but is there any better one?

[solar pumice]

You need loop cuts to shape it, then you can delete the face where the door would be for example.

[median nimbus]

yeah, that's what I did but

for some reason when I do same thing but inside

these edges are somehow off

so, I either have to change grid snapping to way smaller snapping

to get it correctly

or there's supposedly an intended way

[solar pumice]

What do you mean by "inside"? 🤔

[median nimbus]

that's not just box

cube*

it's a box

with empty space inside

like house

[median nimbus]

yeah, this is exactly what I'm talking about

so, this selected edge is somehow off

Mesh is simple cube

texture perfectly aligns it vertically

so it's supposed to be exactly on edge of texture, yet it's not

to be certain I tried to move it into existing edge and this is result

it just won't snap to it

I feel like I'm doing smth terribly wrong

but I can't find out what is it

this is driving me crazy

[solar pumice]

Dunno, I don't use probuilder. I see what you mean though. 😆

[median nimbus]

any other solutions for this kind of stuff tho?

for right now I just want to be able to do level with basic stuff like boxes, walls and etc

[solar pumice]

Probuilder is meant for quick blockouts, so if it's a little off or ugly, it doesn't matter since it's just to see the level and test stuff. You would remake things anyway in another program like Blender.

[barren oasis]

I'm currently unable to see the mesh collider of a mesh generated by the experimental boolean CSG tool, is there anything I should check on the generated mesh to see why it's not showing up?

[barren oasis]

Okay so following Osteel's advice I made the mesh in Blender, but I still can't see the mesh collider in Unity.

[spiral berry]

Hello, so i am in unity 2020.3.25f1. and was wondering how i can select a different shape than the cube, i would like to put some stairs in my level too

i found it

needed to use alt

[lucid axle]

How do you snap a vertex from one position to another vertex? I know aboutshift + v it wont work

[stable orbit]

Just V

[sharp monolith]

I looked up a couple ProBuilder tutorials and they mentioned to also download ProGrids, I tried looking up ProGrids on the Unity Registry for packages but I couldn't find it. Was there a change with ProGrids that happened lately?

[fleet jasper]

its listed as a preview package for some reason. you'll need to enable preview packages from the package manager project settings

[rough lodge]

you can always manually move the edge loops after creating them on grid

personally i recommend a workflow that doesnt involve edge looping 20m cubiods though 😅 Break them down into smaller, modular, more manageable chunks

[lucid axle]

okay what the heck, I have a mesh that has 2 submeshes but there's only one material on the object

ah i fixed it

bizarre the mesh renderer had more materials in the array than it displayed at the bottom of the inspector

[forest kernel]

you need to flip the normals 🙂

[indigo hawk]

Hello

Why Probuilder is not snapping vertex to ProGrids?

https://i.gyazo.com/cdc38a4c7060a304a426a6ff39661060.gif

[sharp monolith]

Is it toggled on? There's usually an icon at the top with a grid and a magnet that represents grid snapping

[indigo hawk]

That one is disabled, it is the ProGrids one that is turned on

[hardy jolt]

Hi, I am stuck on something, and I really need your help please:

I want to collapse 2 Vertices into 1. Problem is: the 2 vertices are almost on the same position. Without that I can't fill the gap and add a face.
Please help QwQ

[solar pumice]

You probably want the weld feature
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@4.0/manual/Vert_Weld.html

[hardy jolt]

Thanks you !!

That's exactly what I need ty again !

[raw comet]

How do I add an "inside" to a 3d house that only has an outside?

The inside of it is "filled"

Do I have to flip the normals for it? If so, how would I select all normals at once?

[wise dirge]

anyone can help?

please?

it wont be long

its only 1 thing

nvm

i got it

[solar pumice]

@wise dirge In the future, just ask your question instead of asking for help.

[wise dirge]

Not a question

[solar pumice]

Don't be annoying, or you won't be asking questions here for a while.

[warm breach]

This tool cant be used to modify a mesh directly in unity, can it?

[lethal flax]

Can I texture Pro Builder stuff with pixel art tiles? I want to achieve a pixel art style to my terrain but I don't know how. I'm making a 2.5D open world game.

[pliant quarry]

Designing the entrance to a train station, how does it look?

The building on the left and right are the waiting room and a tickets office

The sidewalk beside the office is just another trashcan

[pliant quarry]

You can probuilderize the mesh using one of the buttons and then modify it

[vagrant wraith]

That's really good!

[pliant quarry]

Thanks! Do you have any suggestions for it?

[livid mountain]

Hey im new to all the 3D building stuff and im trying to connect the roof to the walls and it doesn't want to snap to it and i cant make it connect what can i do ?

[lavish isle]

I think you hold "v"

[pliant quarry]

So I finished that train station, how does it look?

[stone beacon]

Like a train station!

[pliant quarry]

That's good to hear 😄

Probably should have disabled the grid before taking the screenshot

[pliant quarry]

Set your progrids to snap at a smaller increment

[stone vortex]

Hello. I'm using ProBuilder. No matter what I do, my lights in the scene won't illuminate objects I create in ProBuilder. I tried changing materials.. What am I missing?

They only get illuminated by global lights or directional lights

[dire obsidian]

Hello everyone!
Anyone got any advice on how I could make a voxel-styled game using probuilder? I can't figure grid snapping and stuff like that (also, how to I cut a damn door inside a wall? (Yes I did watch tutorials online))

[steady grove]

light baked lighting wont work or dynamics dont work?

baked lighting will only illuminate static objects

[indigo hawk]

Hello, how can I create an edge like the green dot line from the 2 points marked in the image below? It is a corner but has no edge

Thanks for the help

[stone vortex]

dynamic don't work. sorry for late reply.

i even tried making a simple cube with probuilder, exporting it as a mesh. importing it and adding the default "Lit" material to it

but my dynamic light won't illuminate it. and i'm comparing it to a default unity cube side by side and i can see no difference in inspector.

i'm lost

[barren oasis]

how can you undo the removal of a face

(Way past Ctrl Z)

[stone vortex]

I think my situation was a bug.. ? After countless things i've tried, next day it's working. I have no clue what solved it.

[barren oasis]

Am I able to assign a ProBuilder object as terrain?

[ripe sedge]

I'm trying to edit a UV map in probuilder and every time I move a line, it just snaps back to its original position

[ripe sedge]

anyone?

[barren oasis]

How can I snap ProBuilder meshes to the grid?

[twin aspen]

@barren oasis use progrids

uv editing can be a bit tricky. And I was never able to move a line or a point. Only faces. If you find a way I wanna know @ripe sedge

[bleak crest]

I have a door object, and a face I want the door to be in. How can I make a hole that is the same dimensions as the doorway, in the same place withouit manually cutting?

[ripe sedge]

I just ended up covering it with a metal frame

no idea why it's blue, but I just covered it up with a blast door (I disabled the door to show the problem)

[bleak crest]

Anyone know? I wanna get rid of the circled part

[solar pumice]

You would probably use a Boolean:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.probuilder@4.0/manual/boolean.html

[bleak crest]

Boolean keeps crashing unity. Like the window just closes, no “unity has stopped working” or anything

[solar pumice]

Well, then guess you're doing it manually. 😛

[bleak crest]

Alright then, thanks for your help

[barren oasis]

How do u even build in unity. It is hard to navigate

[solar pumice]

The usual workflow is to use a proper 3D modeling program and import it. Using probuilder to do full, detailed modeling is going to be a pain for sure.

It's real intended purpose is for blockout, though, I suppose if you got really good at it, you could go pretty far with it.

[ripe sedge]

I usually just create 4 segments at the bottom and move the middle face up, but that can cause uv mapping problems

texture will appear very wierd, at least the way I did it

here as well

[bleak crest]

I have an object, and I used flip normals on it to make it visible from the inside. However, I want it to be visible from both interior and exterior, is there anyway to have normals on BOTH sides beyond copying the object, flipping normals, and merging? The model is fairly complicated so I want to avoid this if possible

[barren oasis]

Hey I just started using unity and I was creating rooms in probuilder. I was wondering if it was possible to merge multiple objects together like the floor, walls, and ceiling? I was also wondering if it was possible to copy objects I’ve already made like a pillar for example?

[wary prawn]

enable both faces in the material

[wary prawn]

You can do this pretty easily with CombineMeshes https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Mesh.CombineMeshes.html

as to how bcos you said you're new with Unity, sorry, you must google it

[vague merlin]

just started using the package but i cant seem to find which tool deletes extra edges like this?

[mint belfry]

im trying to cut a rectangle [ door shape ] out of a wall, but im trying to do a bunch of them on the same wall and have them symmetrical, so was kinda wondering on how to do so. I am using probuilder atm

[waxen venture]

maybe create a prefab of the door

[mint belfry]

so, another way of saying what im trying to do is [probably a better way of describing it]
i have a wall
the x value is 200 [ cm long ]
the y value is 40 [ cm tall ]

I need to fit 20 doors within one side of the wall

So the doors could be something like 15cm wide, 30cm tall with a spacing of 5cm inbetween each door

[mint belfry]

this still true?

[waxen venture]

uhhh...i am so sorry but umm i dont know maybe ask other poeple who could response well but umm can i get a screen shot?if u dont mind tho

[mint belfry]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317508806/figure/fig1/AS:505099074375680@1497436411100/A-typical-rectangular-cross-dock-terminal.png

[waxen venture]

oh

[mint belfry]

or https://www.google.com/search?q=dock+terminal&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS812US812&sxsrf=AOaemvKOymti_bToYPSV7P4AfFZpB2MKPg:1642699252086&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-hJLL68D1AhVBKDQIHV2wBcwQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=937&dpr=1#imgrc=tUzgIVLJMe43SM

[waxen venture]

hmm should prob get someone else cus i dont know how to response abt this :/ so umm sorry bro. cya next time

[mint belfry]

thanks though

[waxen venture]

umm i didnt even help tho;/

[mint belfry]

mm, u tried

[waxen venture]

:))

anyways good night:)

[mint belfry]

gn

[mint belfry]

any1 got any ideas?

[mint belfry]

okay... im familiar with boolean operations in something like freecad, and it seems unity has them as well, but for some reason it cant see my cube?

well cube == door, and im trying to subtract the door from the north and south wall

ahh okay, gotta make a probuilder cube, and not a unity cube

[mint belfry]

experiemental cries.... UG nonstop crashes just trying to subtract one probuilder cube from another >.>, definitely reminds me of freecad lolz

was working earlier, and now it is not... not sure what i was doing differently earlier

[clever thicket]

how do you delete and edge?

[mint belfry]

is that for me or you @clever thicket ?

[clever thicket]

nvm figured it out

[mint belfry]

any help with a boolean subtraction?
ive created a wall using probuilder, and a 3d rectangle using probuilder, but when i try and subtract them, i get a new game object, but it doesnt really exist, and doesnt have a hole, and is no longer a wall

[steady juniper]

Hello
This happens when I am using the ProBuilder. Anyone knows why? How could I keep the materials being there in Play mode?

[steady juniper]

For those wondering: I was constantly using the preview-mesh for some reason.

[gritty flame]

First ever build lol, I think im gonna some home put it into a game