# Access Unity's AI features from the AI menu

> Use the AI menu in the Unity Editor to access Assistant, Generators, and AI settings.

Use the **AI** menu to access and manage Unity AI: Unity's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, such as Sentis, Assistant, and Generators.

[Sentis](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.inference@latest) integrates AI models running on your local machine in the Unity Editor or runtime applications on end-user devices.

[Assistant](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest) provides generative AI-powered guidance for game development tasks. Use it to generate code, troubleshoot issues, and automate repetitive tasks.

[Generators](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/about/overview.html) provide generative AI asset creation. The **AI** menu provides access to the following generators:

* [Sprite Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/Sprite/sprite-overview.html)
* [Texture2D Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/Texture/texture2d-overview.html)
* [Sound Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/Sound/sound-overview.html)
* [Animation Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/Animation/animation-overview.html)
* [Material Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/Material/material-overview.html)
* [Terrain Layer Generator](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ai.assistant@latest/index.html?subfolder=/manual/3d-terrain/terrain-overview.html)

To monitor your AI usage, manage point balance, and configure organization-level settings, go to the [Unity Dashboard AI settings](https://cloud.unity.com/home/ai/settings). For more information, refer to the [Unity Dashboard AI settings](https://docs.unity.com/en-us/ai.md) documentation.

## Prerequisites

Before you can use the **AI** menu and Unity's AI features in the Unity Editor, ensure the following:

* You must use Unity 6000.0.76f1 or Unity 6.3 (6000.3) and later.
* You must agree and accept the terms and conditions on the **AI** menu in the Unity Editor.
* Your project must be linked to a Unity Cloud project.

## Show the AI menu

You can control whether the **AI** menu appears in the Unity Editor [toolbar](/engine/6000.3/manual/unity-editor/editor-navigating-managing/toolbar-lp/toolbar.md). To show the **AI** menu as an option in the toolbar, follow these steps:

1. Right click an empty area of the Unity Editor toolbar.
2. Select **Services** > **AI**.

## Use the AI menu

The **AI** menu provides access to Unity's AI features and account management options.

To open the **AI** menu, follow these steps:

1. In the Unity Editor, select **AI** from the toolbar.


   **The Toolbar at the top of the Unity Editor with the AI menu:**
   ![](/api/media?file=/engine/6000.3/media/images/ai-menu.jpg)

2. If you're a first-time user, do the following:

   1. Read the terms and conditions.
   2. Select **Agree and install Unity AI** to activate AI features and install the packages.

3. After activation, the **AI** menu shows the following options:

   * **See What's New**

   * **View Documentation**

   * **Manage Account**

   * **Check for Updates**

   * **Open Assistant**

   * **Generate New**

     * Editor
     * **Animation**
     * **Material**
     * **Sound**
     * Editor
     * **Texture**
     * Editor

4. Select **Open Assistant** to start using the in-editor AI assistant.

5. Select **Generate New** to create an asset with a generator.

To learn more about each option in the AI menu, refer to the [AI menu reference](/engine/6000.3/manual/unity-ai/ai-menu.md).

## Additional resources

* [Unity Dashboard AI settings](https://docs.unity.com/en-us/ai.md)