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

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Lightweight Render Pipeline Tutorials (Advanced) - 2019.1, 2019.2

Advanced Techniques for LWRP for Mobile Games--Companion Tutorials (2019.2)

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

Optimization and the Lightweight Render Pipeline--Companion Tutorials (2019.1) 

VR Curricular Framework Resources

AR Curricular Framework Resources 

Architecture, Engineering and Construction Curricular Framework Resources

Unity for Artists Curricular Framework Resources

AI, ML Curricular Framework Resources 

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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. This will help you debug your projects when your particular Scenes are causing frame rate issues.

Let’s open the Frame Debug Window and see what it can do. First, make sure you have a project open and a Scene with objects loaded so you can see the draw calls within the window.

1. Open the Frame Debug by clicking Window > Analysis > Frame Debugger.

2. In the new window, click the Enable button on the top-left toolbar (Figure 01). 

3. Click any of the Draw Mesh calls on the left side of the window. When you click a Draw Mesh, it will update the Game window with what the Draw Mesh has actually rendered (Figure 02). 

The Frame Debug window is segmented into sections so you can more easily find the information you’re looking for. On the left side is the sequence of draw calls and other events such as Post Processing effects. The right side of the window gives further information about the selected draw call, such as the geometry detail and the shader used for the rendering (Figure 03). 

Figure 01: Frame Debug window without it enabled.

Figure 02: Draw call selection with the current render in the Game window.

Figure 03: Frame Debug window

The Frame Debug window has plenty of buttons and tools to help your sift through the information (Figure 04). 

Enable/Disable: Toggles to Enable and Disable Frame Debugger

Editor Dropdown: This allows you to preview either the selected draw calls from the Editor camera or from a remote editor by IP. Note: The given player has to support multithreaded rendering and Development Build must be checked. Additionally, make sure Run in Background is checked.

Slider: Allows you to scrub through all the draw calls.

Arrows: Allows you to move forward or backward through the draw calls.

Additionally, you can isolate the renders by channels and brightness.

Render Target: Allows you to change the render target if you have multiple renders at once.

Channels: Lets you isolate the red, green, blue, and alpha channels for the current state of the Game view. When you isolate the alpha channel, you will be able to see the occlusion (RT0) and smoothness (RT1) of the deferred g-buffer.

Levels: Allows you to isolate areas of the view according to brightness levels.

Note: The Levels and Channels options are only available when rendering into a RenderTexture. 

Figure 04: Frame debug window toolbar

Figure 05: Frame Debug render isolation tools

When you select a draw call, you can view the Shader’s property values.

1. Select a draw call on the left side of the window.

2. Select the ShaderProperties button (Figure 06). 

ShaderProperties will also display which shader stages were used. It’s useful to know the current state of the selected shader and the properties it’s using — it’s helpful to make sure your Shaders are working properly during the draw process. 

Figure 06: Shader properties in the draw call

The Frame Debug window is a useful tool that gives you in-depth information about a particular frame. It’ll help you debug Scenes for issues tied to lighting, rendering, or frame rate. 

Working with the Frame Debugger

1. The Frame Debugger

2. Using the Frame Debugger

3. How to get the most out of the Frame Debugger

4. Viewing Shader Properties

5. Conclusion

Complete this tutorial