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LoadMainAssetAtPath(string)

Obtains the main asset object at assetPath.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor
public static Object LoadMainAssetAtPath(string assetPath)

Parameters

assetPath

string
Filesystem path of the asset to load.

Returns

Type

Description

ObjectReturns the main asset object at 
assetPath
.

Remarks

The main asset is the asset at the root of a hierarchy (such as a Maya file which might contain multiple meshes and GameObjects). All paths are relative to the project folder, for example: 
Assets/MyTextures/hello.png
.
Additional Resources: AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath, AssetDatabase.LoadAllAssetsAtPath, AssetDatabase.LoadAllAssetRepresentationsAtPath.

Examples

using System.Collections.Generic;using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class MyPlayer : MonoBehaviour{    [MenuItem("AssetDatabase/Assign Materials To Models")]    static void AssignGunMaterialsToModels()    {        var materials = new List<Material>();        //Get all the materials that have the name gun in them using LoadMainAssetAtPath        foreach (var asset in AssetDatabase.FindAssets("t:Material gun"))        {            var path = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(asset);            materials.Add((Material)AssetDatabase.LoadMainAssetAtPath(path));        }        var materialID = 0;        //Assign gun materials to their corresponding models MeshRenderer        foreach (var asset in AssetDatabase.FindAssets("t:Model Gun"))        {            if (materialID >= materials.Count) materialID = 0;            var path = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(asset);            var material = materials[materialID++];            material.shader = Shader.Find("Standard");            var modelMesh = (MeshRenderer) AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath(path, typeof(MeshRenderer));            modelMesh.sharedMaterial = material;        }    }}