Hello! I am new to PlayCanvas, and a little confused. How can I add models (or anything in the assets section) into my scene to build with?
I have looked at multiple help articles and they all tell me to just drag-and-drop, but this isn’t working for me.
If this at all helps, I am using a HP ProBook PC and the Microsoft Edge browser. Thank you!
if you use right click, its inside New Asset sub-menu.
When I click this, it takes me to my computers files, where I can upload new assets. Will this just add new files to my assets folders? I mainly need to add them to the scene.
It should be just drag and drop. Can you screenshot what you are trying to drag and drop that doesn’t work for you?
I have also tried to add items from the other folders using the drag and drop method. When I drag and drop from the materials folder, the scene is highlighted in orange (in screenshot) but still won’t upload anything.
you need to add a model to the scene hierarchy. Then you can drag & drop material on it.
You likely have a template in your model folder somewhere - that’s a representation of your mesh. Drag & drop that.
I’m sorry, I cannot find a “Templates” folder anywhere, even on a fresh project.
This video may help Importing your first Model and Animation | PlayCanvas Developer Site
The only option that seems to might work is right clicking on an item in the hierarchy, hovering over template and adding an instance. In the video, he did this and the editor highlighted the files he could upload. However, when I do this, all of my materials disappear along with all content in the other folders.
I am just trying to add items from the “Roll a Ball” template to my scene, I don’t see why this wouldn’t be allowed to work.
The screenshot looks like my folders are empty; but this is what I see when I try to add an instance.
I think you need to look in your model folders instead of your materials folder.
At this point, I would share a video of what you are trying to do.
It’s unclear if you are trying to add existing models in the assets panel to the scene or uploading new models from your computer to the project.
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I apologize for the wait. I have recorded a video of my issue, but the forum is saying the file type is not supported, the only ones being jpg, jpeg, png, gif, or mp4.
I have, however, figured out how to add some assets to the scene (like the platforms), but I can’t add the beach balls or the teleporters.
The balls and teleporters aren’t models in the assets. They are just simple shapes generated by the render component.
There are two ways to create more balls for example that you can do with the teleporter.
- Duplicate an existing entity
- Create a new entity with render component and change the type to sphere. Add the ball material to it
Thank you very much for your help!
And just in case anyone has had the same problem as me, this is how to add platforms to the scene: right-click “root” on the hierarchy, hover over “template”, click “add instance”, open your models folder, and the possible options should be inside. From there you can click the wanted object and it will automatically add it, or drag-and-drop it into your scene.