Unity Concepts

This Unit Concepts page contains a collection of my notes when learning Unity3D

Unity3D Interface

  • Scene Window
    • Select and position game objects
    • Rotate view with Gizmo (x/y/z) or Alt+LeftClickAndDrag mouse
    • To get back to default view, Shift+Click the square in the middle of the Gizmo (seems like clicking several times is needed to scroll through some default viewing angles)
    • Pan the view by clicking the Padlock icon to Locked then RightClick+Drag mouse
    • Movement shortcuts (on Unity3D documentation here)
    • Action 3-button mouse 2-button mouse or track-pad Mac with only one mouse button or track-pad
      Move Hold Alt+middle mouse button, then drag Hold Alt+Control+left-click, then drag Hold Alt+Command+left-click, then drag
      Orbit (Not available in 2D mode) Hold Alt+left-click, then drag Hold Alt+left-click, then drag Hold Alt+left-click, then drag
      Zoom Use the scroll wheel, or hold Alt+right-click, then drag Hold Alt+right-click, then drag Use the two-finger swipe method to scroll in and out, or hold Alt-Control+left-click, then drag
  • Game Window
    • Rendered view of the game
  • Hierarchy Window
    • List of all game objects included in each Scene such as Main Camera, Directional Light and other game-specific objects
  • Inspector Window
    • Show properties of the game object currently selected in the Hierarchy Window