Texture Type
- Set this to
Sprite (2D and UI)
. Other texture types are not supported for Tilemaps.
Sprite Mode
- Set this to
Single
if the texture contains only a single Sprite. Set to
Multiple
if it contains multiple Sprite textures, for example a sprite sheet with multiple Tiles textures.
Pixels Per Unit (PPU)
- This value is the number of pixels that make up one Unity unit for the selected Sprite. This determines the size of the Sprite when it is rendered on the Tilemap. This is also affected by the
Cell Size
setting of the Grid that contains the Tilemap, which determines how many Unity units make up a single Cell.
In the example below, the imported Sprite is a 256x128 image, and the Isometric Tilemap has a
Cell Size
of (XYZ: 1, 0.5, 1) Unity units. To make the Sprite fit exactly on a single Cell of the Tilemap, set its PPU value to 256. Its entire width then corresponds to one Unity unit, which is equal to the width (X value: 1) of a single Cell.
Left:
Sprite set to 256 PPU.
Right:
The same Sprite set to 128 PPU.
If the Sprite is set to a PPU value of 128, then it becomes 2 (256px/128) Unity units in width. This causes the Sprite to visually appear to cover 2 Cells in width when painted on the Tilemap. However, the Tile the Sprite is rendered on remains as a single Cell position.
Mesh Type
- Set to
Tight
to ensure the Tile Meshes follow the outline of the imported Sprites, and the Tiles are drawn flush together on the Tilemap. Due to the general diamond shape of most Isometric Tiles, setting this to
Full Rect
may result in drawing of wasted transparent spaces at the corners of an Isometric Tile, and is not recommended.
Generate Physics Shape
- If the Tiles do not need to interact with
Physics2D
, then clear this option. Leave this option enabled to generate a Physics Shape based on the shape of the Tile Sprite, for use with the
Tilemap Collider
component. To make the generated Physics Shape match the cell of the Tilemap instead, select the Tile Asset and set its
Collider Type
property to
Grid
.
After the Sprites are imported, refine the outlines of the Sprites by opening the Sprite Editor for each of them and
editing
their outlines
. For Sprites in an Isometric Tilemap, you should set the
Pivot
of the Sprite so that the ‘ground’ is relative to the Sprite.
If the Texture is imported with
Sprite Mode
set to
Multiple
and contains multiple Sprites, then edit the outline of each Sprite in the Sprite Editor.
