Can export unit to file (.unit , .material , .mesh, .fbx , .importer_settings) when right clicking on a unit from the level tree

[quentin452]

current bugs :

• If i export a cube which using "resources/units/cube" to somewhere in the project browser , i need to restart the editor completly to be here correctly , if i don't restart the editor the object isn't drawed or something like that (probably need a recompile)
• After exporting the unit and importing it into the editor, the original name and prefab of the object I clicked on to export are changed. The prefab name is set to , and the unit name is set to . However, the exported unit itself is correct
• doesn't support children components (fbx)
• resources path not get exported correctly
• need to recreate Guid at export

current enhancements :

• Need to support FBX
• Need to set FileChooserDialog default path to the source folder
• Need to refactor the exporter code to become easier to read

[dbartolini]

Thanks, this is a very much needed feature, however, why the need to copy materials/meshes/etc.?

I didn't think about this too much, but saving a prefab should be equivalent to duplicating an object and then saving it to a file.

If that's the case, calling Database.duplicate(unit_id, prefab_id) and then Database.save(prefab_path, prefab_id) should do it; yes, that creates unwanted objects into the main database, but you can remove them after save() or just extend duplicate() to output into a different Database.

[quentin452]

ok , then l'il see this later , for now i am on the pr #318

[quentin452]

the problem is that , duplicate and save saves only modified_components, not components and children components ,so idk if i will use duplicate and save from database

[dbartolini]

duplicate(object) copies the whole object (all its fields), and all its sub-objects recursively.

You are only getting modified_components back because you are calling duplicate() on a freshly spawned cube. But that's actually what I would expect. If you notice, you also get a prefab key that refers to the original .unit prefab you spawned (i.e. core/units/primitives/cube). And that's a valid prefab to save().

Try creating a new empty unit (Create -> Empty Unit), and add components to it via the Inspector. Then save that unit and you will see a different thing.

[dbartolini]

Implemented in: #395