When opening Unity, you are given the choices to start a new project, open an existing project, or watch a getting started video, as shown here:
To get started, let's create a new 3D project. Name it AR_is_Awesome
or whatever you'd like as shown ahead:
Fill in the name for your project and verify that the folder location is what you want. Ensure that 3D
is selected. There is no need to select any extra asset packages at this time. Click on Create Project
.
Your new project opens in the Unity Editor, as shown here in its default layout:
The Unity Editor consists of a number of non-overlapping windows, or panels, that may be subdivided into panes. Here's a brief explanation of each of the panels shown in the preceding default layout image:
- The graphical
Scene
panel in the upper-middle is where you can visually compose the 3D space of the current scene, including the placement of objects. - Occupying the same panel, on a hidden tab, is the
Game
view, which...