Windows Editor Quick Reference

Camera Manipulation

Move scene to desired view.

1
•
• Select camera.
• Choose GameObject->Align with View
• Also can move camera like an object

Essential Unity Concepts

34 5 • Project = a folder that contains your entire game and all

2 its assets (contains a library and assets folder)

• Assets = Items used to make your game including

models, images, sounds, scripts, and prefabs.
Standard Unity View (Window > Layouts > 2 by 3)
• Packages = A precompiled group of game assets. Unity
1) Scene View = the editor view that allows you to ships with several packages and you can make you own.
navigate the 3D world, as well as select and manipulate
3D assets in the world. • GameObject = Every object in the game is a
2) Game View = Upon hitting “play” in the top middle of the GameObject. They do not technically add any
screen, you’ll compile and preview the gameplay in this functionality to the game but are simply holders for
view. By default the view shows the active camera. components, such as the Transform, Light, Script, and
3) Hierarchy Panel = This is a hierarchical list of objects in RigidBody components.
the game. You can select objects, rename them, and
delete them (Shift-Delete) • Components = components are the nuts & bolts of
4) Project Panel = This shows all the usable “assets” objects and behaviors in a game. They are the functional
located in the project’s Assets folder. pieces of every GameObject. By default, all
5) Inspector = Allows you to view and edit the component GameObjects automatically have a Transform
settings for the selected gameobject in the Scene View, Component. This is because the Transform dictates
Hierarchy, or Project Panel. where the GameObject is located, and how it is rotated
and scaled. You can make numeric changes in
Scene View Controls Transform Component in the Inspector.

• Toggle Full Screen Panel = Shift + Spacebar • Scenes = Scenes are where your GameObjects are
• Rotate = Alt + Left Mouse Button placed to make a game level. Games are made of one or
• Panning = Alt + Middle Mouse Button more scenes (aka, levels) linked together.
• Zooming = Alt + Right Mouse Button
• Prefab = A Prefab is a reusable GameObject that is
Object Manipulation stored in the Project View. Prefabs can be inserted into
any number of scenes, multiple times per scene. When
Click to select object in Scene or in Hierarchy you add a Prefab to a scene, you create an instance of it.
• Q = switch to pan view with mouse All Prefab instances are linked to the original Prefab and
• W = switch to move/translate tool are essentially clones of it. No matter how many
• Control+Drag = Snapping instances exist in your project, when you make any
• Shift+Control = Snap to Surface changes to the Prefab you will see the change applied to
• Hold V = Vertex Snapping all instances.
• = switch to rotate tool
E
Axes
• Shift+Control = Look At Rotation • Build = An exported version of your game containing all
(RGB = XYZ)
• R = switch to scale tool the scenes necessary for playback on the specified
• F = frame select (zoom to selected object) platform (in Build Settings...)
Shift+Delete = delete object
 MacOS Editor Quick Reference

Camera Manipulation

Move scene to desired view.

1
•
• Select camera.
• Choose GameObject->Align with View
• Also can move camera like an object

Essential Unity Concepts

34 5 • Project = a folder that contains your entire game and all

2 its assets (contains a library and assets folder)

• Assets = Items used to make your game including

models, images, sounds, scripts, and prefabs.
Standard Unity View (Window > Layouts > 2 by 3)
• Packages = A precompiled group of game assets. Unity
1) Scene View = the editor view that allows you to ships with several packages and you can make you own.
navigate the 3D world, as well as select and manipulate
3D assets in the world. • GameObject = Every object in the game is a
2) Game View = Upon hitting “play” in the top middle of the GameObject. They do not technically add any
screen, you’ll compile and preview the gameplay in this functionality to the game but are simply holders for
view. By default the view shows the active camera. components, such as the Transform, Light, Script, and
3) Hierarchy Panel = This is a hierarchical list of objects in RigidBody components.
the game. You can select objects, rename them, and
delete them (Command-Delete) • Components = components are the nuts & bolts of
4) Project Panel = This shows all the usable “assets” objects and behaviors in a game. They are the functional
located in the project’s Assets folder. pieces of every GameObject. By default, all
5) Inspector = Allows you to view and edit the component GameObjects automatically have a Transform
settings for the selected gameobject in the Scene View, Component. This is because the Transform dictates
Hierarchy, or Project Panel. where the GameObject is located, and how it is rotated
and scaled. You can make numeric changes in
Scene View Controls Transform Component in the Inspector.

• Toggle Full Screen Panel = Shift + Spacebar • Scenes = Scenes are where your GameObjects are
• Rotate = Alt + Left Mouse Button placed to make a game level. Games are made of one or
• Panning = Alt + Middle Mouse Button more scenes (aka, levels) linked together.
• Zooming = Alt + Right Mouse Button
• Prefab = A Prefab is a reusable GameObject that is
Object Manipulation stored in the Project View. Prefabs can be inserted into
any number of scenes, multiple times per scene. When
Click to select object in Scene or in Hierarchy you add a Prefab to a scene, you create an instance of it.
• Q = switch to pan view with mouse All Prefab instances are linked to the original Prefab and
• W = switch to move/translate tool are essentially clones of it. No matter how many
• Command+Drag = Snapping instances exist in your project, when you make any
• Shift+Command = Snap to Surface changes to the Prefab you will see the change applied to
• Hold V = Vertex Snapping all instances.
• = switch to rotate tool
E
Axes
• Shift+Command = Look At Rotation • Build = An exported version of your game containing all
(RGB = XYZ)
• R = switch to scale tool the scenes necessary for playback on the specified
• F = frame select (zoom to selected object) platform (in Build Settings...)
Command+Delete = delete object