Canvases are the core of all Unity UIs. Every single UI element must be included within a Canvas for it to be able to render within a scene. This chapter covers all that you need to create basic UI in Unity.
It's important to start focusing on setting up a UI that will scale at multiple resolutions and aspect ratios early on, as trying to do so later will cause a lot of headache and extra work. This chapter focuses on creating a UI that scales appropriately.
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
- Creating UI Canvases and setting their properties
- Creating UI Panels and setting their properties
- Using the Rect Tool and Rect Transform component
- Properly setting anchor and pivot points
- How to create and lay out a basic HUD
- How to create a background image
- How to set up a basic pop-up menu
