Should root node be a CanvasLayer most of the time?

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	Asked By	bli00

I’m a beginner and have always made my “Main” scene as a “Node”. I’m having trouble with the camera what what’s being shown when I run. Looking at some tutorials on how to make a UI, they all used a CanvasLayer as root:

2d + 3d Menu in Godot is Easy

Godot 4 - Basic 3D w/ UI Template

Given that most games will have an UI, should the CanvasLayer always be a root? Should there be a parent “Main” that has this CanvasLayer as a child?

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	Reply From:	exuin

You should do the latter. The CanvasLayer is for the UI, so you shouldn’t put non-UI nodes as a child of it.

In both of the video, the author has a spatial node under the main start menu though?

bli00 | 2023-02-23 21:34