User Guide

This section of the Manual is focused on the features and functions of Unity. It discusses the interface, core Unity building blocks, asset workflow, and basic gameplay creation. By the time you are done reading the user guide, you will have a solid understanding of how to use Unity to put together an interactive scene and publish it.

We recommend that new users begin by reading the Unity Basics section.

• Unity Basics
  • Learning the Interface
  • Customizing Your Workspace
  • Asset Workflow
  • Creating Scenes
  • Publishing Builds
  • Tutorials
• Building Scenes
  • GameObjects
    • The GameObject-Component Relationship
    • Using Components
    • The Component-Script Relationship
  • Using the Inspector
    • Editing Value Properties
    • Assigning References
    • Inspector Options
  • Using the Scene View
    • Scene View Navigation
    • Positioning GameObjects
    • View Modes
  • Searching
  • Prefabs
  • Lights
  • Cameras
  • Particle Systems
  • Terrain Engine Guide
• Asset Import and Creation
  • Importing Assets
  • Meshes
  • Animations
  • Materials and Shaders
  • Texture 2D
  • Movie Texture
  • Audio Files
    • Tracker Modules
  • Using Scripts
  • Asset Store
    • Accessing the Asset Store
    • Navigating the Asset Store
    • Managing previous downloads and purchases
  • Asset Server Guide
  • Behind the Scenes
• Creating Gameplay
  • Instantiating Prefabs at runtime
  • Input
  • Transforms
  • Physics
  • Animation View Guide
  • Animation Scripting
  • Sound
  • Game Interface Elements
  • Networked Multiplayer

Page last updated: 2010-09-09

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