Unity 3D

• Unity3D is a powerful cross-platform 3D engine and a user friendly development environment developed by Unity Technologies.

Unity Hub

• From 2019 onwards, Unity3D requires the installation of Unity Hub.

Version and Updates

• In Fall 2019 IT renewed and upgraded unity license to version 2019 with Unity Hub.
• In Fall 2018 IT upgraded Unity 3d to Unity 3D Pro
• In Fall 2017, DigiPen purchased additional 110 subscription-basebased licenses. These licenses allows us to use the latest version of Unity.
• Also in Fall 2017, IT upgraded 147 Unity 3D perpetual licenses from 5.5.0f3 to version5.6.3f1.
• As of the start of Spring 2017 semester, IT updated Unity version to 5.5.0f3 is installed.
• In Summer 2016, DigiPen purchased usage rights for 147 Unity 3D Perpetual license, this licenses limits us to versions 5.x only.
• IT Department has established a policy to only update Unity to the latest version before the incomming semester starts.

Unity Package Manager Error

• Ocassionaly students may encounter this error upon launching Unity3D.
• This bug is documented here https://forum.unity.com/threads/read-me-first-troubleshooting-connection-loading-project-issues-with-package-manager.869683/

• We can fix this by manually launching the UnityPackageManager.

:: BATCH FILE example
start cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Data\Resources\PackageManager\Server\UnityPackageManager.exe"
timeout /t 2
"C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Unity.exe" -upmServerPort 10010

• In Bontago, there's already a launch-unity-upmfix.bat on each desktop.
• Thanks to the following student IT assistants for discovery fix.
  • Wei Hao Ang
  • Wei Rong Sng
  • Jun Jie Xavier Ang