# Creating scene templates

> Create custom scene templates from existing scenes to standardize new scene creation in your project.

You can create a new scene template in one of the following ways:

* Start an [empty template](#creating-an-empty-scene-template).
* Create a template [from an existing scene asset](#creating-a-template-from-an-existing-scene-asset).
* Create a template [from the current scene](#creating-a-template-from-the-current-scene).

After you create a template, you can [edit its properties](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scene-templates/editing.md) or [create new scenes from it](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scenes-working-with.md#creating-a-new-scene-from-the-new-scene-dialog).

> **Tip:**
>
> Before you create a template from a scene, create a folder with the same name as the scene, and put any assets you want to clone in it. When you create the template, Unity automatically enables the **Clone** property for those assets. For details, see [Editing scene templates](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scene-templates/editing.md).

## Creating an empty scene template

You can create empty scene templates and configure them later. An empty template does not appear in the New Scene dialog until you [edit its properties](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scene-templates/editing.md) to associate a scene asset to it.

To create an empty scene template in the current project folder:

* From the menu, select **Assets > Create > Scene Template**.

To create an empty scene template in a specific project folder:

1. Do one of the following:

* In the Project window, right-click the folder to open the context menu.
* Open the folder in the Project window, and right-click the asset pane to open the context menu.

1. Select **Create > Scene Template**.

## Creating a template from an existing scene asset

You can turn any existing scene into a scene template. After you create a template from an existing scene, you might want to [edit its properties](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scene-templates/editing.md) to specify which of its dependencies Unity clones when you create a new scene from it.

To create a template from an existing scene asset, open the Project window, and do one of the following:

* Right-click a scene asset to open the context menu. Then select **Create > Scene Template From Scene**.
* Select the scene asset, and from the main menu, select **Assets > Create > Scene Template From Scene**.

## Creating a template from the current scene

To create a scene template from the current scene, from the menu, select **File > Save As Scene Template**.

If you have unsaved changes, Unity prompts you to save the scene before it saves the template.

After you create a template from the current scene, you might want to [edit its properties](/engine/6000.3/manual/working-with-scenes/scene-templates/editing.md) to specify which of its dependencies Unity clones when you create a new scene from it.

## Creating templates from C# scripts

You can create scene templates from your C# scripts.

To create an empty scene template, use the [**CreateSceneTemplate** method](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/scenetemplate/scenetemplateservice/createscenetemplate.md).

```lang-cs
SceneTemplate.CreateSceneTemplate(string sceneTemplatePath)
```

To create a template from an existing scene, use the [**CreateTemplateFromScene** method](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/scenetemplate/scenetemplateservice/createtemplatefromscene.md). Unity automatically associates the scene with the template, and extracts the scene's dependencies.

```lang-cs
SceneTemplate.CreateTemplateFromScene(SceneAsset sourceSceneAsset, string sceneTemplatePath);
```

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