Programming/Unity

unity-hub-usage

BaeMinCheon 2019. 5. 26. 02:44

unity-hub-usage

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

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