API:Layers

Layers are used to allow cameras and lights to act only on certain parts of the scene, or to have collisions or ray casts ignore certain objects. See the Unity Layers page for more details.

Layers in KSP

There are 32 layers available. Layers 0 to 7 are reserved by Unity.

• 0: Default (Unity built-in)
• 1: TransparentFX (Unity built-in)
• 2: Ignore Raycast (Unity built-in)
• 3:
• 4: Water (Unity built-in)
• 5: UI (Unity built-in)
• 6:
• 7:
• 8: PartsList_Icons
• 9: Atmosphere
• 10: Scaled Scenery
• 11: UI_Culled
• 12: UI_Main
• 13: UI_Mask
• 14: Screens
• 15: Local Scenery
• 16: kerbals
• 17: Editor_UI
• 18: SkySphere
• 19: Disconnected Parts
• 20: Internal Space
• 21: Part Triggers
• 22: KerbalInstructors
• 23: ScaledSpaceSun
• 24: MapFX
• 25: EzGUI_UI
• 26: WheelCollidersIgnore
• 27: WheelColliders
• 28: TerrainColliders
• 29:
• 30:
• 31: Vectors

Common Camera Configurations

External views

Used for EVA or flight, without any GUI elements.

myExternalCamera.cullingMask = (1 << 0) | (1 << 4) | (1 << 9) | (1 << 10) | (1 << 15) | (1 << 18) | (1 << 23);

IVA

Used for IVA views which can also see outside.

myInternalCamera.cullingMask = (1 << 0) | (1 << 4) | (1 << 9) | (1 << 10) | (1 << 15) | (1 << 16) | (1 << 18) | (1 << 20) | (1 << 23);