Unity: Beginner's Tutorial (Part 4 - Importing Models and Editing Collider Meshes)

The fourth part of a series of tutorials explaining the basics of Unity.
In this episode we look at importing a model creating in another program into Unity, and editing its collider meshes.

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Unity Asset Importing http://unity3d.com/unity/features/asset-importing

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[HiddenStudiosHD]

where u get the models ?

[RollingTankProd]

@HiddenStudiosHD I made them myself on 3DS Max 9.

[jdogame12]

will sketchup let you import?

[RollingTankProd]

@jdogame12 The Unity website says it accepts SketchUp Pro. If you're not using that, it wouldn't hurt to try?

[soronery1]

My model from Blender won't show up. It says "Blender could not be found".

I put it in every folder I could think of and it still won't show up. I could use some help D=

[RollingTankProd]

@soronery1 Try dragging the file into the Project window on the Unity interface instead of into Explorer/Finder.

[Guncrazy115]

It may still apply to Unity 3..........so.......i have a cliff of rocks all connected to one central rock, this way i can use it for the other side, and i got the physics to work right but the only one they apply to is the central rock.

Can anyone help me??????????????/

[swarnord]

@soronery1 the problem could be that unity dosn't suport . blend files so you have to export them as .FBX

[DUDEsayDUDE]

Look, I havnt got cinema 4d, my friend has it. Im gettting models from him. I can import them but they have no texture, he has textred them but they dont come up in materials. pleas help

[Nascar1555]

Ok so im making a game in unity and i have a model in blender. do i have to import the model then animate it in unity or do i animate it and then import it into unity? plz help

[nnikitaka]

@soronery1 did u export it

[maghesan123]

man how to create the model and import please teach me bro

[Jeorney]

Thanks. I'm a bit confused over how prefabs are supposed to be implemented though. So far, each time I import a model, I have been creating a prefab and dropping the model in there. Are prefabs supposed to be a collection of individual models grouped together for conveniance. Also, when you import game model into Unity, are they automatically converted into prefabs?