So you can enable/disable or change the layer during runtime?
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Yep. Sorting layer and sorting order are part of the Renderer class:
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Renderer-sortingLayerName.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Renderer-sortingOrder.html
So you could do something like this:
GetComponent<Renderer>().sortingLayerName = "Default";
GetComponent<Renderer>().sortingOrder = 0;
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No sorry, I’m referring to the new component in Unity 5.6 called “Sorting Group”.
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Ah sorry, my mistake!
Have you tried
GetComponent<SortingGroup>().sortingLayerName = "Default";
Looks like it should work.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Rendering.SortingGroup.html
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I was thinking that too but it seems “SortingGroup” isn’t a type or maybe I’m missing a namespace or something.
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UnityEngine.Rendering
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These are the kinds of things that should be explicitly called out in the Unity API docs. I know it lists its inheritance, but a simple example on how to call this component would be extremely helpful.
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Thank you, ive been looking for where that was. Thought it might be in their documentation but it didnt specifically mention.
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Just for future reference since this is an old post being unearthed:
You can indeed find the namespace in the doc header:
and while it’s not always a great idea to rely on your IDE for everything, it’s in your best interest to be using one that can tell you the namespace you’re missing.
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correct answer:
Just look at the reference code.
To use SortingGroup, you must add UnityEngine.Rendering name space.
first:
using UnityEngine.Rendering;
Then:
GetComponent<SortingGroup>().sortingOrder = 1;
Good luck
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Thanks this post was really useful!