Confused about canvas size and camera size

[punkysuen]

Why don’t we set the canvas exact the size with camera if the player is not allowed to move within the World Space?

I’m confused…

[Nina]

Hi @punkysuen,

I’m sorry for the late reply. For some reason, I missed your thread.

The canvas is a special environment. We don’t want the player to move in it. The player is supposed to move in the World Space. UI-elements like text are supposed to get rendered on top of the scene. That’s why we use a canvas for that.

In the Glitch Garden section, Rick is going to use the “World Space” mode for the canvas.

Did this clear it up for you?

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• Unity Manual: Canvas
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