Exploring the Editor Layout

Navigation in the Editor - 2019.1 & 2019.2

Project Organization

Working with the FBX Exporter Setup and Roundtrip - 2019.1, 2019.2

Importing Assets

Introduction to Nested Prefabs

Working with Scripts

Working with Switch Statements

Creating Basic UI with uGUI

Creating a Screen Space Overlay UI

Creating a Worldspace UI

Grouping and Layout Techniques for UI Components

QuickStart to TextMesh Pro

Introduction to Sprite Animations

Using 9-Slicing for Scalable Sprites

Working with YAMLMerge

Managing Projects with Multi-Scene Editing

Introduction to Optimization in Unity

Working with LODs

Working with the Stats Window

Working with the Frame Debugger

Working with the FBX Exporter Setup and Roundtrip

During development of any project in Unity, there will be a need to import assets, whether they be 3D or 2D. Assets come in various file formats such as .fbx, .png, and .tga. These are just a few, but are commonly used in Unity development. In this tutorial, you will learn different ways to bring in your assets.

Sprite Animations are animation clips that are created for 2D assets. There are various ways to create Sprite Animations. One way is to create them from a Sprite Sheet, a collection of Sprites arranged in a grid. The Sprites are then compiled into an Animation Clip that will play each Sprite in order to create the animation, much like a flipbook. Sprite Animations can also be created by using keyframe animation in Unity, via the Animation window.  

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Creating Sprite Animations Using Sprite Sheets

Import Settings

Sprite Editor

Slicing Sprite Sheets

Creating Sprite Animations from Selected Sprites

Creating Keyframe Animation

Blending Animations

Conclusion

Next Steps

What are Sprite Animations?

Unity allows you to have multiple scenes loaded simultaneously in the Unity Editor. Multi-scene editing allows you to lay out a huge game world one chunk at a time, moving everything into place, and even transfer assets from one scene to another. In this workflow, we’ll explore how we can use multi-scene editing to build a game world from modular sections.

Creating and Editing Multiple Scenes

Creating or Loading Additional Scenes for Multi-Scene Editing

Transferring Assets Between Scenes

Introduction

Setting up the first Scene

The Frame Debugger is a handy tool that allows you to freeze playback for a running game on a particular frame to view the individual draw calls used to render that frame. The debugger also lets you go through frames one-by-one so you can see in greater detail how the scene is constructed.  In this tutorial, you will learn about the Frame Debugger and how to use it for analysis.

The Frame Debugger

Using the Frame Debugger

How to get the most out of the Frame Debugger

Viewing Shader Properties

These Companion Tutorials are related to the activities of this instructor-led Workshop. These Tutorials will refresh your memory as you apply new skills to your own projects. Come back to these Tutorials as a reference as you proceed through your learning journey with Unity. 

Using workshop assets, or assets of your own, use these Tutorials to get up and running with Unity, focusing on the features you will need to build 3D mobile games. With these tutorials, you will add objects, animate objects, build UI components, and optimize your game’s performance. 

2019.4

2019.1

2018.4

Introduction to 3D Mobile Games for Engineers--Companion Tutorials (2019.1)

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Exploring the Main Editor Video

Docking and Undocking Windows

Exploring Other Layout Options

Returning to the Default Layout

ExploringEditorLayout_1.mp4

Unity is a robust development engine with many features, and as a result, it has a large number of Editor windows.  In this tutorial, you'll explore the windows in Unity's Default Layout and learn how to use them.

Learning the Interface (2019.1)

Games

Film

Automotive

Introduction to 3D Interactive Development - Workshop project files

Introduction to 3D Mobile Games for Artists--Companion Tutorials (2018.4)

Creating Mobile AR Applications with AR Foundation--Companion Tutorials (2019.2 i)

Game Design Curricular Framework Resources  

Unity for Artists Curricular Framework Resources

AI, ML Curricular Framework Resources 

This tutorial has been verified using Unity 2019 LTS 

Unity is a robust development engine with many features, and as a result, it has a large number of Editor windows. To help make the work environment more approachable, the Default Layout features only major windows most commonly used during typical development. Additional windows can be found under the Windows dropdown at the top of the work area. 

The main Editor features are as follows. (Figure 01) 

A. Hierarchy window: Lists all GameObjects that exist in the current Scene.

C. Inspector window: Lists the properties of a selected GameObject or asset.

D. Project window: Lists all the assets, scenes, and scripts contained in your created project.

All Unity windows can be “torn off” by clicking and dragging on a window’s tab, and can then be docked elsewhere in the Editor or left free-floating on the main or alternate monitors. (Figure 02)

In addition to the Default Layout, Unity offers several other layout options that may be useful for your specific project. To access them, click on the Layout dropdown in the upper right corner of the Editor (Figure 03). 
 

Different layouts lend themselves to different types or stages of production. For example, the Tall Layout gives more dedicated screen space to the Scene tab, giving more room to work when creating a scene (Figure 04). 

If windows ever become lost or the layout becomes problematic, return to the Default Layout by clicking on the Layout dropdown and selecting Default (Figure 05).  

Figure 01: The Unity Editor Default Layout

Figure 02: Windows can be docked anywhere in the Editor or left free-floating.

Figure 03: The preset Editor Layout list

Figure 04: The Tall Layout maximizes space for the scene window.

Figure 05: Returning to the Default Layout will reset all of the windows.

In addition to the Default Layout, Unity offers several other layout options that may be useful for your specific project. To access them, click on the Layout dropdown in the upper right corner of the Editor (Figure 03).

Different layouts lend themselves to different types or stages of production. For example, the Tall Layout gives more dedicated screen space to the Scene tab, giving more room to work when creating a scene (Figure 04).

If windows ever become lost or the layout becomes problematic, return to the Default Layout by clicking on the Layout dropdown and selecting Default (Figure 05). 

Exploring the Editor Layout

1. Exploring the Main Editor Video

2. Exploring the Editor Layout

3. Docking and Undocking Windows

4. Exploring Other Layout Options

5. Returning to the Default Layout

Complete this tutorial