Unity UI Anchors explained

Published: 02 April 2024
on channel: Christina Creates Games

2,761

202

The Unity UI Anchors menu looks intimidating? I'll explain how to use it. We'll have a look at how anchors and pivot points determine where your game's UI elements sit on different screen resolutions, how those positions are calculated and how understanding them helps a lot in building a general UI layout as well as a modal window.

💬 Discord 💛
You are very welcome to join!
/ discord

🛍️ Store links 🛍️
If you'd like to support my channel, consider using my affiliate link when buying cool stuff in the Unity asset store: https://assetstore.unity.com/?aid=110... [Affilate link]
Or on Humblebundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner... [Affiliate link]
Or in the Synty Store: https://syntystore.com/98327

🎮 Play my games on Itch.io 🎮
https://christinacreatesgames.itch.io

📖 Chapters 🔖
00:00 Why is my UI broken?
00:15 Positioning elements on UI by dragging
02:17 Positioning an element in a corner with UI anchors
03:26 Having an element stretch the whole witdh of the screen using stretch anchors
04:30 The alt modifier
05:25 A UI Element's Pivot Point - why it's important
06:38 Reposition a UI element's pivot point
08:53 How to keep elements together
11:21 How to anchor elements in a window
15:10 Use a Layout Component and Content Size fitter to lock a window's size

#unitytutorial

Watch video Unity UI Anchors explained online, duration hours minute second in high quality that is uploaded to the channel Christina Creates Games 02 April 2024. Share the link to the video on social media so that your subscribers and friends will also watch this video. This video clip has been viewed 2,761 times and liked it 202 visitors.

426