Unity’s prefab system allows you to create, configure, and store a GameObjectThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
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| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to prefabs | Understand what prefabs are and when to use them. |
| Create prefabs | Create prefab assets in the Unity Editor. |
| Edit prefabs | Edit prefabs in prefab editing mode. |
| Instance overrides | Create variations between prefab instances, while still linking those instances to the same prefab asset. |
| Edit a prefab via its instances | Edit prefabs via their instances. |
| Nested prefabs | Include prefab instances inside other prefabs. |
| Prefab variants | Create a set of predefined variations of a prefab. |
| Overrides at multiple levels | Overrides can exist at multiple levels, and the same overrides can have multiple different prefabs they can be applied to. |
| Unused overrides | Understand the effects of unused instance overrides and how to check for and remove them. |
| Unpacking prefab instances | Unpack a prefab instance to turn the contents of a prefab instance back into a regular GameObject |
| Instantiating prefabs at runtime | Instantiate prefabs from your C# runtime application code. |