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CreateInSceneAssetFromAsset(Object, GameObject)

Creates an in-scene asset object from the given project asset.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor
public static Object CreateInSceneAssetFromAsset(Object asset, GameObject gameObjectReferencingAsset)

Parameters

asset

Object
The persistent asset to convert to an in-scene asset.

gameObjectReferencingAsset

GameObject
The GameObject that is referencing the asset either directly or through its children in its hierarchy.

Returns

Type

Description

ObjectAn in-scene asset object referenced by 
gameObjectReferencingAsset
if successful, otherwise null.

Remarks

Given a project asset and a GameObject referencing it, the function clones the asset, makes it non-persistent and remaps the GameObject's references to the new in-scene asset object.
Additional Resources: InSceneAssetUtility.CreateAssetFromInSceneAsset.