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Getting started with the Measure Tool — MRTK3

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The Measure Tool is a tool to view the local sizes of objects to graphics tools.

EditorTool

It currently supports four operational modes RectTransforms, 3d Colliders, Mesh Renderers, and Distance Between Objects.

Note

To get started with the Measure Tool, you need to have followed the Graphics Tools setup process.

Navigate to Window/Graphics Tools and Measure Tool should be available if Graphics Tools is properly setup.

Menu

Select a GameObject in the heirarchy and open the Measure Tool from the Graphics Tools menu or select Measure Tool from the Editor Toolbar

Editor Toolbar

With the tool open/selected, measurements of the selected object(s) will be drawn around them. The measurement can be customized in the tool's settings.

Shortcuts

  • Toggle Tool (M)
  • Toggle Tool Window (Shift+M)

Modes

The tool has multiple modes that can be selected via a dropdown menu in the settings.

Tool Mode

Mode Description
Auto Default mode, the tool detects components and draws the appropriate measurement. Prioritizing Rects over Renderers over Colliders
Rect Draws a rectangle and measurements around each selected GameObject with a RectTransform component attached
Renderer Draws a box and measurements around each selected GameObject with a MeshRenderer component attached.
Collider Draws a box and measurements around each selected GameObject with a 3D Collider component attached.
Between Objects Draws a line and measurement between gameObjects in the order selected

Note

A MeshFilter is also required for Renderer measurements in Unity 2020 and older

Settings

Units Description
Millimeter Displays the measurement in millimeters
Centimeter Displays the measurement in centimeters
Meter Displays the measurement in meters
Scale Description
Local Displays the measurement in local scale with the orientation of the selected object(s) accounted for
World Displays the measurement in world scale using an Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB)
Customization options Description
Text color Set the color of the text
Text size Set the size of the displayed text using a slider
Line color Set the color of the bounding box/rectangle
Line offset Offsets the measurements from the selected object(s)
Line thickness Sets the thickness of the lines

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