Every Tuesday, Unity developers across the globe share some useful tips about Unity. Check #UnityTips to see it yourself!
So today I am sharing 5 Unity tips with you. (5 Free Game Dev Tools)
#1 Playmode Tint
One of the common mistakes developers fall into is not knowing that they’re in “
Go to Preferences > Colors > Playmode Tint (Then change the tint color).
Unity Tip of the day:
— Omar Balfaqih (@OBalfaqih) February 8, 2019
To avoid the confusion of being in playmode, change the playmode tint to an odd color (Preferences > Colors > Playmode Tint).
Why? You don’t want to make changes during playmode, because nothing will be saved.#UnityTips #GameDev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/whxcJjBFiT
#2 Copy & Paste Components
If you want to modify a component during
Next any component there is a small gear icon, click it and you’ll see both options to copy or past component values.
Unity tip of the day:
— Omar Balfaqih (@OBalfaqih) February 8, 2019
To apply the same component values to multiple objects, or to copy the modifications you made during playmode, click on the gear icon next to the modified component then you’ll see the two options whether to copy or to paste.#UnityTips #Unity3D #GameDev pic.twitter.com/wlwdAj2jrw
#3 Focusing on Objects
Sometimes while working on your level you want to look at one of the objects. You can do that instantly by pressing “F” which will move and focus the camera on that GameObject. If it is a moving object, you can hold “Shift” + “F” to follow it (Working in playmode too!),
Unity tip(#3) of the day:
— Omar Balfaqih (@OBalfaqih) February 9, 2019
Press F to focus on an object and if it’s moving, press “Shift” + “F” to follow it. #UnityTips #unity3d #gamedev pic.twitter.com/hG1aE8II13
#4 Fly-Mode
You can navigate through your scene/level as if you’re flying by using the arrow keys to move around in the editor window. If you want to use your mouse to look and rotate around as an FPS game, then hold down the Right-Mouse-Button and use the WASD keys to move around.
Unity tip of the day:
— Omar Balfaqih (@OBalfaqih) February 10, 2019
You can navigate through your level in the editor by using the arrow keys. If you want to have FPS controls, hold down the Right-mouse button and use the WASD keys.#UnityTips #Unity3d #GameDev pic.twitter.com/Pyfo0JHtSF
#5 Align with View
While navigating through your level, if you liked a view in the perspective view and you want the game camera to have the same one, select it then press “CMD/CTRL” + “Shift” + “F”. Or you can go to GameObject > Align with View.
Unity tip of the day:
— Omar Balfaqih (@OBalfaqih) February 11, 2019
If you liked a view while navigating through your scene in the editor, you can position the camera there to get the same view.
Select your camera then CMD/Ctrl + Shift + F or go to GameObject > Align with View.#UnityTips #GameDev #Unity3D pic.twitter.com/43ihGcpqfC
Share Your Tips!
Which one of the above is your favorite?
If you got other ones, share them in the comments below and on Twitter using #UnityTips.