Creating your first project

Learn to create a new 3D project in Unity.

Creating a new Unity project

You can create a new project by opening the Projects section in Unity Hub. On the new project screen, you choose a project template, enter a project name, and select where it will be stored on your computer.

Projects
  → New Project
  → Select Template
  → Project Name
  → Create Project

Once the project is created, Unity Editor opens with your selected project.

Project structure

When a Unity project is created, its required files and folders are generated automatically. Assets contains game files, Packages contains packages used by the project, and ProjectSettings contains project settings.

MyFirstGame/
  Assets/
  Packages/
  ProjectSettings/

Keeping your files organized and preserving project folders makes future work easier.

Exercise Print the first project information

Create two variables representing a project named MyFirstGame and the 3D Template template. Print both pieces of information on separate lines using Debug.Log.

Show example solution

using UnityEngine;

public class ProjectInfo : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        string projectName = "MyFirstGame";
        string templateName = "3D Template";

        Debug.Log(projectName);
        Debug.Log(templateName);
    }
}

Test yourself

Which template should you select when starting a new 3D game project?
- Audio Template
- 3D Template
- 2D Template
- Empty Website
Show answer

3D Template — 3D Template is the template used to start a three-dimensional game project.

Set the project name

string projectName = "____";

Show answer

string projectName = "MyFirstGame";

Unity project folders

Assets

Game files and assets
Packages

Packages used in the project
ProjectSettings

Project configuration settings
3D Template

Starting point for a 3D project

Next lesson: The editor interface

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