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Viewport Overlay

Lite Editor Tool

The Viewport Overlay makes tagged Actors visible directly in the level. It can be enabled globally from the viewport Show menu or triggered for individual tags from the Tag Inspector and Assignments Panel.

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J2 Tags Viewport Overlay

When to Use It

Situation	Use the overlay to
Check selected Actors	Confirm which tags are assigned in spatial context.
Review a level area	Highlight all tagged Actors in the current view.
Validate tag colors	See Quick Tag or TagSet highlight colors in the viewport.
Debug cleanup work	Confirm old references are no longer visible.

Global Overlay Modes

Mode	Output
Off	Disables the global overlay. Individual tag highlights can remain visible until cleared.
All Actors	Shows tags for all Actors within render distance.
Selected Only	Shows tags only for selected Actors.

Tag Highlights

The eye buttons in the Tag Inspector and Assignments Panel can highlight individual tags independently of the global overlay mode. Use Clear Highlights in the overlay menu to remove those focused highlights.

Display Modes

Mode	Output
Bounding Box Only	Draws only boxes around tagged Actors.
Display Name	Shows the display name defined by Quick Tags or TagSets when available.
Tag Name Only	Shows only the leaf tag name, for example `Door` from `Gameplay.Interaction.Door`.
Full Tag	Shows the full tag path.

Render Distance

The overlay menu includes render-distance presets from close review to full-level inspection. Use shorter distances while editing dense levels so the viewport stays readable.

Colors

Source	Color
Quick Tags	Shared Quick Tag overlay color from settings.
TagSet Tags	Per-tag highlight color from the TagSet definition.
Undefined Tags	Editor fallback color.