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Export Unity Prefab

How to export Unity Prefab files from Asset Transformer Studio
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Export Unity Prefab
In order to bridge the gap between the CAD world and Unity Editor to unlock Real-Time 3D content creation, Asset Transformer Studio natively supports the export of Unity Prefab files.
In Unity, a Prefab is a special type of component that allows fully configured GameObjects to be saved in the Project for reuse.
This export capability provides a streamlined workflow from CAD/3D models to Unity Editor:
  1. Import and aggregate CAD/3D models in Asset Transformer Studio.
  2. Prepare and optimize them using the full extent of Asset Transformer Studio features.
  3. Export as a .prefab file, directly in the targeted Unity Editor project.
Note
To import multiple 3D models optimized with Asset Transformer Studio in a runtime app built with Unity, the recommended solution is to use glTF files as pivot files, generated with Asset Transformer SDK: more information here.

Supported features

  • Full Product Structure (hierarchy)
  • Conversion to Unity's Coordinate System (Y-up, left-handed)
  • Non-visible occurrences exported (kept non-visible)
  • Instances preserved
  • Meshes (triangulated; normals, UVs (channels 0 and 1 only) and tangents exported)
  • Materials (converted to Unity Standard material type)
  • Textures (embedded as raw images)

Not exported/supported

  • Lines, points and BRep geometries (give empty GameObjects if existing)
  • Vertex colors
  • Metadata or Custom Properties
  • Animation
  • PMI/Variants/Views/Cameras
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