Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago
Full Tutorial: youtu.be/vVQRk-LWSvM
Learn how to show animated 3D Models on your UI using a Canvas, Render Texture, and any 3d model! This is a great effect to add some personality and flair into your game's UI. You can show enemy types, bosses, the player, unit previews for an RTS, gun previews, and much more with this technique. Best of all it's totally free and easy to do!
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👨💻 As always, all code from this video is available on GitHub: github.com/llamacademy/3d-model-ui-preview
📚 Resources:
⚫ Supported Texture Formats on each platform: docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-TextureImporterOverride.html
⚫ Graphics Format descriptions: docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsFormat.html
⚫ Unity Render Texture documentation (skimpy): docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-RenderTexture.html
⚫ Gargoyle Model: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/gargoyles-fantasy-rpg-37416?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Minotaur Model: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/minotaur-character-pack-fantasy-rpg-144238?aid=1101l9QvC
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00:00 Topic Introduction
Full Tutorial: youtu.be/vVQRk-LWSvM
Learn how to show animated 3D Models on your UI using a Canvas, Render Texture, and any 3d model! This is a great effect to add some personality and flair into your game's UI. You can show enemy types, bosses, the player, unit previews for an RTS, gun previews, and much more with this technique. Best of all it's totally free and easy to do!
💸 Ongoing sales 💸
⚫ Asset Store - Black Friday Sale: assetstore.unity.com/?aid=1101l9QvC&on_sale=true&orderBy=1&rows=96&utm_campaign=unity_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerize-linkmaker
⚫ Asset Store - Black Friday Daily Deals: assetstore.unity.com/?aid=1101l9QvC&flashdeals=true&utm_campaign=unity_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerize-linkmaker
⚫ Asset Store - 50% off New Assets: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l9QvC/creativeref:1100l65054
👨💻 As always, all code from this video is available on GitHub: github.com/llamacademy/3d-model-ui-preview
📚 Resources:
⚫ Supported Texture Formats on each platform: docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-TextureImporterOverride.html
⚫ Graphics Format descriptions: docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsFormat.html
⚫ Unity Render Texture documentation (skimpy): docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-RenderTexture.html
⚫ Gargoyle Model: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/gargoyles-fantasy-rpg-37416?aid=1101l9QvC
⚫ Minotaur Model: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/minotaur-character-pack-fantasy-rpg-144238?aid=1101l9QvC
📱 Let's stay connected
YouTube: youtube.com/c/LlamAcademy
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Twitter: twitter.com/TheLlamAcademy
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Most tutorials come from knowledge gained making https://survival.llama.software Llama Survival - a top-down zombie survival shooter for Android and iOS.
I also have some Unity Assets: assetstore.unity.com/publishers/22409?_aid=1101l9QvC
Some links may be affiliate links, which at no additional cost to you, gives me a small portion of the purchase.
#unitytutorial #tutorialtuesday #gamedev #tutorial #unity #llamacademy #gamedevelopment
Chapters:
00:00 Topic Introduction
