Chapter     1

The Unity Editor

The most exciting part of learning a new application is getting it installed and firing it up for the first time. Following that, the most frustrating part can be the process of becoming familiar with its editing environment. Unity is no exception, especially if you are already familiar with DCC (digital content creation) applications. In this chapter, you will be introduced to the Unity editor and many of its key concepts. As this will serve as a light overview for the rest of the book, don’t stress over trying to remember it all.

Installing Unity

The first order of business is to download and install Unity if you have not already done so.

Unity has two license types: free and Pro. When you download and install ...

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