Unity for Absolute Beginners（一）

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Chapter 1 

The Unity Editor

The most exciting part of learning a new application is getting it installed and firing it up for the first time.Following that,the most frustrating part can be the process of becoming familiar with its editing environment.Unity is no exception,especially if you are already familiar with DDC(digital content creation)applications.In this chapter,you will be introduced to the Unity editor and many of its key concepts.As this will serve as a light overview for the rest of the book,don`t stress over trying to remember it all.

第一章

Unity编辑器

学习一个新的应用程序最令人兴奋的部分就是安装和首次运行。接着，最令人沮丧的部分就是熟悉它的编辑环境的过程。Unity也不例外，特别是如果你已经熟悉DDC(数字内容创建)应用程序。在这一章，你将被引入以Unity编辑器和它的许多关键概念。因为这将作为这本书其余部分的综述，不要强调试图记住这一切。

Installing Unity

The first order of business is to download and install Unity if you have not already done so.

Unity has two license types:free and Pro.When you download and install Unity for the first time,you will have the option of using a free 30-day trial of the Pro version.It can be selected as a third option right in the license dialog upon installing Unity or upon returning the currently active license(an option that allows you to move Pro licenses to different machines).With a few exceptions,most of the Pro features are aimed at the optimization of your projects and are beyond the scope of this book.If you are considering the purchase of Unity Pro,you should be aware that,with the exception of Windows Mobile,it will require a separate license for each of the mobile target platforms you wish to author for.

安装Unity

如果您还没有安装Unity的话第一件事就是下载并安装Unity。Unity有两个许可证类型:免费版和专业版。当你下载并安装Unity的第一次，你会有一个免费的30天试验的专业版的选项。它可以在安装Unity之前选择许可对话框中的第三个选项或返回当前激活的许可证(有一个选项允许您将专业版许可证到不同的机器上)。除了少数例外，大多数专业功能的目的是优化你的项目和超出了本书的范围。如果你正在考虑购买Unity的专业版，你应该意识到，除了Windows Mobile，它要求每个移动目标平台有单独的许可证。

Unity User Account

Currently,after you download and install Unity,if you don`t already have one,you will be required to create a Unity user account during tne installation.Your user account will provide access to the downloads,Unity Forum,Unity Answers,and the Unity Asset Store.The forum provides a place for discussion of all things Unity.Answers is where you can go to get quick solutions to your queries,and the Unity Asset Store is where you can find assets of all kinds(3D models,animated characters,textures,scripts,complete game environments,etc.)to help you wiht your project.Once Unity is installed,you will find a direct link to each of these resources through the editor.

To get started,go to http://www.unity3d.com/unity/download.

With the account created,you can download Unity for Windows or Mac.The download site will automatically offer the version that matches the platform you are currently on.

Unity的用户帐户

目前，下载并安装Unity之后，如果你之前还没有一个用户账户，您需要在安装期间创建一个Unity用户帐户。你的用户帐户会提供下载，Unity论坛，Unity Answers，UnityAsset Store。论坛提供了一个讨论所有关于Unity东西的地方。Answers就是你可以快速得到您问题的解决方案的地方，Unity Asset Store,你可以找到各种各样的资源(3d模型、动画角色、纹理、脚本、完成的游戏环境等等)来帮助您和您的项目。一旦安装了Unity,你将会在编辑器中找到一个这些资源的直接链接。

首先，访问http://www.unity3d.com/unity/download。

创建帐户后，您可以为Windows或Mac下载Unity。下载站点将自动提供您目前的版本相匹配的平台。