Tilemap Palette

Create Palettes with selected Tiles in the Tile Palette window, which are used to paint on Tilemaps. Open the Tile Palette window from the menu: Window > 2D > Tile Palette.

Create a new Palette by selecting Create New Palette.

In the Create New Palette window are the following options.

Property	Function
Name	Provide a name for the created Tile Palette Asset.
Grid	Select the Grid layout the created Tile Palette will be used to paint on.
Rectangle	Select this if creating a Palette for the default rectangular Tilemap.
Hexagon	Select this when creating a Palette for a Hexagonal Tilemap.
Isometric	Select this when creating a Palette for a Isometric Tilemap. Refer to Creating a Tile Palette for an Isometric Tilemap for more information.
Isometric Z as Y	Select this when creating a Palette for a Isometric Z as Y Tilemap. Refer to Creating a Tile Palette for an Isometric Tilemap for more information.
* Hexagon Type (only available when the Hexagon Grid type is selected)	Select the type of Hexagonal Tilemap that the Palette will be used to paint on. Refer to the documentation on Hexagonal Tilemaps for more information.
Cell Size	The size of a cell that the Tiles are painted on.
Automatic	The Cell Size is automatically set in Unity units and based on the size of the Sprite used to create the Tile Assets. If there are multiple Tiles, the Cell Size is adjusted to match the first Tile from the bottom left of the Palette, so that it fits exactly on a cell.
Manual	Select this option to input custom size values.

Provide a name for the Palette and select the Create button. Select a folder to save the Palette Asset file. The newly created Palette is automatically loaded.

Drag and drop Textures or Sprites from the Assets folder onto the Tile Palette. Choose where to save the new Tile Assets. New Tile Assets are generated in the selected folder and the Tiles are placed on the Tile Palette.

Use the following shortcuts to navigate the Palette window.

Shortcut	Function
Click a Tile	Selects the Tile
Drag over multiple Tiles	Selects multiple Tiles
Alt + Left button drag	Pan
Wheel button drag	Pan
Rotate the wheel button	Zoom in/out

Z Position Editor

At the bottom of the Tile Palette window is the Z Position brush editor. This allows the editing of the Z-axis values of Tiles, which can be used to adjust Tile heights when painting on a Z as Y Tilemap. Refer to the documentation on Adjusting the Tile height in the Palette for more information.

Editing the Tilemap Palette

The Palette tools used to paint Tiles onto Tilemaps can also be used to edit the placement of Tiles in the Palette itself. Select a Palette from the drop-down menu, then click Edit to unlock the Palette for editing.