Camera.orthographicSize Did you know that the camera is half-size when in orthographic mode? Well I didn’t, but now I do. The orthographicSize property defines the viewing volume of an orthographic Camera. In order to edit this size, ensure the Camera is first set to orthographic either through script or in the Inspector. The orthographicSize is half … Read more
public static void Destroy(Object obj, float t = 0.0F); The Unity docs have a good description of the Destroy method here. But in case you just want some quick code here it is. To destroy a gameobject from within itself, just call Destroy(gameObject); To destroy a gameobject from within after 5 seconds Destroy(gameObject, 5); To destroy a script instance from a gameobject Destroy(this); To … Read more
public void Invoke(string methodName, float time); It calls the method methodName in time seconds This is an alternative to using coroutines.
Code to get the Mouse Position in a 2D app Vector3 mPos = Input.mousePosition; mPos.z = -Camera.main.transform.position.z; Vector3 targetPos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(mPos); Then to make something face towards it. yourGameObject.transform.LookAt(targetPos);
There is a really neat way that you can turn on and off all your assistant testing code in a file. At the top of your file put the following code #define DEBUG_FILEASSIST and then put all you debugging and testing code within a similar set of hash tags thus, #if DEBUG_FILEASSIST private void OnDrawGizmos() { Debug.Log(“Text: “); if (Application.isPlaying) … Read more
Transform.LookAt public void LookAt(Transform target, Vector3 worldUp = Vector3.up); Rotates the transform so the forward vector points at /target/’s current position. Then it rotates the transform to point its up direction vector in the direction hinted at by the worldUp vector. If you leave out the worldUp parameter, the function will use the world y axis. So if I want the gameObject to … Read more
This is just going to be a post about things I pick up as I study So what is a vector3? It most often describes one of two things huacanacha describes it thus : A Vector3 is a 3-tuple (an ordered list of 3 values) which can represent: A vector: direction and magnitude, but … Read more
Basically you add this to any gameobject that you want to act under the control of physics.It is added as a component in the inspector window in Unity. In your class file for the gameobject you can make it a required component so that you don’t need to check that it’s there. You do this … Read more
Thank you Unity Answers for giving me the low down on this one. Read the full thread HERE eric5h5 gives us a quick answer Update runs once per frame. FixedUpdate can run once, zero, or several times per frame, depending on how many physics frames per second are set in the time settings, and how … Read more