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# Navigation debug visualization
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To better understand the navigation space and the behavior of the [NavMeshAgents](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-NavMeshAgent.html) acting in your scene, we provide ways to visualize the different navigation-related states.<br/>
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The central tool enabling you to display this information is the <b>AI Navigation Overlay</b>.<br/>
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You can also find some settings to tweak the debug display in your editor's preferences.
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## Debug visualization overlay
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Within Unity's scene view overlays, we've added a specific one to control the navigation debug visualization.
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This overlay is enabled and docked by default in the scene view top toolbar.<br/>
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You can control the overlay availability like you would for any overlay. See the [Overlay](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/overlays.html) section in the manual.<br/>
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The navigation overlay is named <i>AI Navigation</i>.<br/>
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### Overlay control parameters
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| __Section__ | __Parameter__ | __Function__ |
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|:--------------|:--------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| __Surfaces__ | | List of parameters controlling the way [NavMeshSurface](NavMeshSurface.md) instances are displayed. |
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| | __Show Only Selected__ | When this option is enabled, only surfaces part of the current scene selection hierarchy are displayed.<br/>Opacity can be set depending on the surface's selection state using the preferences. |
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| | __Show NavMesh__ | Display navigation meshes for the relevant surfaces.<br/>The colors used to display this mesh are the ones defined for the area types. |
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| | __Show HeightMesh__ | Display HeightMeshes (surface precise elevation information) for the relevant surfaces. |
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| __Agents__ | | List of parameters controlling the displayed information for the currently selected [NavMeshAgent](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-NavMeshAgent.html) instances. |
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| | __Show Path Polygons__ | NavMesh polygons part of the agent's path are displayed in a darker color. |
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| | __Show Path Query Nodes__ | Path nodes explored during the pathfinding query are drawn in yellow. |
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| | __Show Neighbours__ | Display the collision avoidance neighbours (dynamic obstacles) relative to the agent. |
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| | __Show Walls__ | Display the collision avoidance walls (static obstacles) for an agent. |
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| | __Show Avoidance__ | Show the different positions sampled during the collision avoidance process. |
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| __Obstacles__ | | List of parameters controlling the displayed information for the currently selected [NavMeshObstacle](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-NavMeshObstacle.html) instances. |
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| | __Show Carve Hull__ | Display the convex shape that will be used to carve the NavMesh. |
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These parameters are controlled by the overlay but saved as user's editor preferences and kept in between Unity's session.
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## Debug visualization preferences
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In the [Editor Preferences](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Preferences.html) window, you can find a few options to customize the debug visualization.
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| __Parameter__ | __Function__ |
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| __Selected Surface Opacity__ | Opacity of the displayed meshes (NavMesh and HeightMesh) for [NavMeshSurface](NavMeshSurface.md) instances that are part of the current selection hierarchy. |
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| __Unselected Surface Opacity__ | Opacity of the displayed meshes (NavMesh and HeightMesh) for [NavMeshSurface](NavMeshSurface.md) instances that are outside of the current selection hierarchy. |
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| __Height Mesh Color__ | Color used to display the NavMeshSurface precise elevation information or HeightMesh. |
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| __Action__ | |
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|:----------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| __Reset to Defaults__ | Set all the NavMesh Visualization Settings parameters to their default value. |
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