The editor interface

Learn the Scene, Game, Hierarchy, Inspector and Console windows.

The Unity Editor interface

Unity Editor is the workspace used to view and edit game projects. It contains separate windows for different tasks, and these windows work together.

Scene | Game
Hierarchy | Inspector
Console

Learning the purpose of these windows is the first step toward working comfortably in the editor.

Scene, Game, and other windows

The Scene window is the workspace where you edit a scene, while the Game window shows how the game appears to the player. Hierarchy lists scene objects, Inspector displays the selected object's properties, and Console shows errors, warnings, and messages.

Scene: Editing area
Game: Game view
Hierarchy: Object list
Inspector: Object properties
Console: Messages and errors

When you select an object through Hierarchy, you can view its properties in Inspector.

Exercise Describe the editor windows

Assign the names of five Unity Editor windows to variables: Scene, Game, Hierarchy, Inspector, and Console. Print each window name with a separate Debug.Log statement.

Show example solution

using UnityEngine;

public class EditorWindows : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        string scene = "Scene";
        string game = "Game";
        string hierarchy = "Hierarchy";
        string inspector = "Inspector";
        string console = "Console";

        Debug.Log(scene);
        Debug.Log(game);
        Debug.Log(hierarchy);
        Debug.Log(inspector);
        Debug.Log(console);
    }
}

Test yourself

Which window lets you inspect the properties and components of an object in your scene?
- Game
- Console
- Hierarchy
- Inspector
Show answer

Inspector — Inspector displays the properties and components of the selected object. You can inspect its settings through this window.

List scene objects

string windowName = "____";

Show answer

string windowName = "Hierarchy";

Editor windows

Scene

Scene editing area
Game

The game as seen by the player
Inspector

Properties of the selected object
Console

Errors, warnings, and messages

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