unity-hub-usage

unity-hub-usage

• this post covers
  • why Unity Hub is needed
  • how Unity Hub is used
• environment
  • Windows / 10

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why-use-this

• fundamentally, installing Unity Engines with various version in one system was not easy
  • you should name the directory of each version individually
  • even if you want modify one of the installed versions, accessing the executables in the directory is required, which is tiresome task
  • in the past(before Unity Hub was released), there was the document about this subject
• Unity Hub is similar to Epic Games Launcher of Unreal Engine
  • user can install or delete certain version of Game Engine
  • user can modify the certain version of Game Engine for additional features like iOS build support
  • these are processed with GUI for ease

pre-task

• first of all, it is required to install Unity Hub
  • visit the link for downloading Unity Hub installer
  • click "Download Unity Hub" button and download it

• execute the installer and complete the installation
  • now you can see the window of Unity Hub

• login and validate your license

• step out from the "Preferences"

• now you can see the main screen of Unity Hub

install-specific-version-of-unity

• when you want to install specific version of Unity
  • visit the link for installing Unity Engine with Unity Hub

• let us suppose you want the version 2018.2.14f1
  • click "Unity 2018.x"
  • scroll down the page and click "Unity Hub" button on Unity 2018.2.14 row
  • click "Open Unity Hub"

• Unity Hub is connected and starts to install the version of Unity Engine
  • you can choose additional components with checkboxes
  • once you click "INSTALL" button, Unity Hub will start the installation

• the default directory of Unity Engines would be C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor
  • you can edit the directory setting in the "Preferences"

modify-installed-unity

 

• you can modify the certain version of Unity Engine

create-project

• you can create a project with the certain version of Unity Engine

import-existing-project

 

• you can import a project that usually has been brought from other system like Github
  • click "ADD" and locate the project directory