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. 

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2019.1

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

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Navigation in the Editor

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Unity Editor controls are designed to work optimally with a keyboard and a two- or three-button mouse.  In this tutorial, you'll learn the basic controls for navigating in Unity. 

Transforms (2019.1)

Games

Film

Automotive

Introduction to 3D Interactive Development - Workshop project files

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

Preparing CAD Assets for Unity with PiXYZ Studio--Companion Tutorials (2019.3)

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

Unity for Artists Curricular Framework Resources

AI, ML Curricular Framework Resources 

If you are using Unity 2018.4, click here. If you are using Unity 2019.3 or higher, click here.

This tutorial has been verified using Unity 2019 LTS

Unity Editor controls are designed to work optimally with a keyboard and a two- or three-button mouse. The left and right mouse buttons are vital for basic control, while a middle mouse button (or clickable scroll wheel) is helpful, as it adds extra functionality. Most movement controls are performed while holding down the Alt key.

Pan: To pan around in the Scene view, hold the Alt key and click-drag with the middle mouse button. With a two- or one-button mouse, hold Alt+Ctrl and click and drag.

Zoom: To zoom in and out of the Scene view, hold the Alt key and right-click and drag.

Rotate: To rotate around in the Scene view, hold the Alt key and click and drag.

A secondary method of navigating in the scene is performed by holding the right mouse button and using W, A, S, and D on the keyboard to move. 

Above the Hierarchy tab is a row of tool buttons that you can use for navigating objects in the scene. (Figure 01)

A. Hand tool (Hotkey Q): Allows you to click and drag around in the Scene view. Objects cannot be selected when this tool is active.

B. Move tool (Hotkey W): Shows the move widget on a selected object, allowing you to move the object interactively in the Scene view. Click and drag on the arrow pointing along the desired axis. To move along both axes at the same time, click and drag on the blue square at the center of the tool. (Figure 02)

C. Rotate tool (Hotkey E): Shows the rotate widget on a selected object, allowing you to rotate the object interactively in the Scene view. Click and drag on the axis you wish to rotate along. The white outer circle allows you to rotate in multiple axes at once. (Figure 03)

D. Scale tool (Hotkey R): Shows the scale widget on a selected object, allowing you to scale the object interactively. Click and drag on the cube at the end of the axis you wish to scale. The white center cube allows you to scale on all axes at once.  (Figure 04)

E. Rect Transform tool (Hotkey T): Designed to work with 2D objects and not suited for 3D development, the Rect Transform tool is a combination of the Move, Rotate, and Scale tools. To move an object, click and drag on it. To rotate it, move the cursor to one of the tool corners and it changes from an arrow to a rotate icon. To scale it, grab one of the tool corners and drag. (Figure 05)

F. Transform tool (Hotkey Y): Works as a combination of all of the previous tools (except for Rect Transform). Each tool type is represented by the same gizmo, and can be used in the same manner. (Figure 06)

G. Available Custom Editor Tools: Displays any custom editor tools that have been added to your project.

H. Pivot handle position: Changes where the tool gizmo appears on the object. This only changes if the GameObject has a custom pivot point.

I. Handle rotation: Changes which axis the tool is constrained to. Click to switch between global and local. When set to local, the tool will be rotated based on the selected GameObject’s relative rotation. When set to global, the tool will always be aligned to global rotations. 

J. Toggle Grid Snapping: Only available when the handle rotation to Global. This will allow you to snap the movement of objects in the editor.

Navigation in the Editor - 2019.1 & 2019.2

1. Navigation in the Editor

2. Navigation in the Editor

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