More Productive Editor Layout in Unity

by Lance Gold
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Here is the brief list of steps:

(a) Change from ‘Default’ to ‘Tall’.

(b) Drag ‘Game’ tab below ‘Scene’.

(c) resize panes.

(d) change Project pane to one column.

(e) save layout.

Here are some screenshots of how this is done step by step, starting with a reset to the default layout available from the upper right menu:

‘Default’ layout option

‘Default’ layout option

Here is the arrangement look with the default layout:

Default layout arrangement

Default layout arrangement

Create many of the changes by choosing the ‘Tall’ layout from the menu:

Choose ‘Tall’ layout from menu

Choose ‘Tall’ layout from menu

Here is that look:

Tall layout arrangement

Tall layout arrangement

In order to have both the ‘Game’ and ‘Scene’ view available, drag the tab down the window below the Scene view.

‘Game’ tab before dragging below ‘Scene’ tab

‘Game’ tab before dragging below ‘Scene’ tab

Here is the over and under arrangement:

Layout after dragging ‘Game’ below ‘Scene’

Layout after dragging ‘Game’ below

Next resize vertically to even up the sizes.

Resized Layout with four corners

Resized Layout with four corners

Click the ‘3-dot’ menu of the Project space to choose the ‘One Column Layout’:

Change Project from ‘Two’ to ‘One’ Column

Change Project from ‘Two’ to ‘One’ Column

Here is the final appearance.

Professional layout arrangement

Professional layout arrangement

Save Layout for next use.

Save Layout

Save Layout