Getting started with ProBuilder

In this recipe, we’ll set up the ProBuilder tools and create several 3D game assets.

Figure 7.2: The 4 x 4 x 4 cube-based object we’ll create in this recipe

Getting ready

For this recipe, you need a brick-like texture. We’ve provided the file Yellow_brick_wall.jpg in folder 07_01.

How to do it...

To create geometry with ProBuilder, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Unity 3D project.
2. Open the Package Manager panel by choosing Windows | Package Manager. Set the Packages list to Unity Registry. Locate the ProBuilder package and install it for this project. You should now have a new Unity menu, Tools, with a single option, ProBuilder.
3. Open the ProBuilder tools panel by choosing Menu: Tools | ProBuilder | ProBuilder Window. Dock this panel somewhere convenient so you can always see it, for example, as a column between the Hierarchy and Scene panels.
4. Use the right-mouse-button menu...