Extended Tools & Tutorials

Extended selection of tools & tutorials

Links about tools, tutorials, web services, media, materials, textures, ... and 3D Archives!
(the main selection of tools/tutorials is here)

Info on Archives (3D, Images, Sounds)

Sites of interest

•    Github Unity Projects 
•    unifycommunity (script repository, shaders, tutorials)
•    Unity Global Game Jam Games
•    unity3dstudent.com
•    y8.com (Unity3D multiuser/multiplayer games)
•    3dcognition.com
•    Gamebridge unityversity 
•    itch.io (see also: top free Unity Game assets )

Lists

• Best Free Unity Assets Mega List (>150) - curated list
• Unity Asset Store Top Free Packages 
• Global Game Jam 2019 - Free Assets 
• Free Unity Game Assets (The 54 Best Websites To Download)
• http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-excellent-free-3d-model-websites/
• http://unitylist.com/browse/ (free assets, all kinds)
• https://github.com/RyanNielson/awesome-unity (Unity assets/tools/projects - curated list)
• Free Asset Mega Pack - Unity Asset Store
• Free Stuff - Unity Asset Store
• Best 21 Sites To Download Amazing Game Assets For Free (2019)
• Where can I find art/models/assets? (forum answers)

Libraries 3D

• 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com
• opengameart.org/
• archive3d.net/
• 3dmodelfree.com/
• search.creativecommons.org/ - Search Creative commons free images
• free3d.com
• facepunch.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40
• sharecg.com
• turbosquid.com/3d-model/free/character
• yobi3d.com
• cgtrader.com/free-3d-models
• clara.io/library  (huge free model library)
• artist-3d.com/
• Skyboxes - A collection of skyboxes
• https://sketchfab.com/

Online editors, converters and other resources

• http://naturesoundsfor.me/   -simple sound editor and mixer with lots of sounds to mix immediately.
• http://www.greentoken.de/onlineconv/  -Online 3D Converter
• http://www.meshconvert.com/  -Online 3D Converter
• Sharing 3D Files with Sketchfab
• Sharing Sketchup Files with Kubity
• AutoDesk FBX Converter  - Convert OBJ, DXF™, DAE, and 3DS files to or from multiple versions of the FBX format
• Instantreality online converter (VRML/X3D to WebGL)
• X_ITE - A WebGL based JavaScript library that promisees to put your VRML/X3D Worlds online, without plugins!  
  Examples of former VRML/X3D (blaxxun) worlds now working in WebGL
  Photogrammetry:
• 2019 Best Photogrammetry Software (Some are Free)
• Top 10 Best Photogrammetry Software For All Levels (2019)
• Photogrammetry 2 – 3D Scanning simpler, better than ever! (with Meshroom)

Tutorials, basic tricks, Scripts

•  - Unity 3D Loading Screen Tutorial + Free Script.
•  - unityready.com - Unity3D tips and tricks
•  - UnityStudent - All modules, tricks
  Avatars:
• - Standard Sizes for player - discussion (How to set the right size for player) 
• - Character Animation - Unity Manual
•  - Creating humanoid animation - Unity Manual
• -  UMotion Community - Animation Editor (great tool to animate characters in unity)
• - Unity: Mecanim Animation Basics (copy)
• - Unity: Mecanim Advanced Animation (copy)
•  - MakeHuman Mecanim Animations in Unity (copy)
•  - Other Makehuman-Unity anims and rigs tutorials
•  - Third Person Controller Moving Backwards - free Script  (see the Updated tutorial)
•  - Backward animation in Mecanim
•  - How to Create Animations from Models and Sprites within Unity 
•  - Unity Animator Tutorial – Comprehensive Guide
•  - Create a Simple Audio Impact/Collision Trigger 
•  - Pick up and carry objects in third person
• - Replacing default ThirdPersonController character (Ethan) with a Mixamo character 
•  - Sitting a Character on a Chair with Mechanim & Mixamo in Unity 5
•   - 3rd Person Character Picking Up Objects within a range
• - 30 Things Every Unity Developer Should Know (includes mirroring and reversing animations )
•  - From Daz3D model to Unity3D GameObject (importing and simplifying the mesh)
•  - Script for importing Mixamo/Adobe Fuse character model into Unity (fixes materials)
•  - Tutorial: Scripting Root Motion for “in-place” humanoid animations (Unity manual)
•  - Authoring Root Motion (In Unity 5 it's now possible to generate root motion data from animation curves without scripting)
•  - Unity3D Characters - Austin Tate's Blog
•  - Player Character Selection
• - Where to find BVH files - thomasmakehuman
•  - Motion Capture (BVH) files, software and datasets - cgspeed.com
•  - Realistic VR Characters 
• - Unity Mecanim Rigging Tutorial: From Sculptris to Unity in 20 mins 
  Avatar tools
• Upload and rig 3D characters with Mixamo  
  Mixamo Auto-Rigger Alternatives
  Browsers
•  - Improving performance of WebGL Games
    Cameras, light, shadows, ...,:
•  - How to position a camera with the Scene view - Position a camera in Unity using the Scene view and the Align with View command. Simply setup your view in the scene, then select your camera and use this command to align it with your view.
•  - Create Virtual Tour App in Unity with Hotspots in VR
•  - Lighting in Unity
•  - Shadows disappear in WebGL. Tips to solve!  (also check Quality in Unity Manual)  
  Materials and shaders:
•  - plugin: Procedural Stochastic Texturing in Unity
•  - An Introduction to Materials & Standard Shader in Unity
•  - The Standard Shader - Unity Official Tutorials (video)
  Objects
•  - How to make a HEALTH BAR in Unity!
•  - How to make automatic doors in Unity [in C#]
  Multiplayer:
• - Introduction to Multiplayer Games With Unity and Photon
• - Unity: Exploring Multiplayer Solutions -
• - (Multiuser with Photon) PUN 2 Basics Tutorial
•  - (Multiuser with Photon) PUN 2 Manual
•  - (Multiuser with Photon) Photon Unity Networking Game Tutorial
•  - PUN 2 Unity Multiplayer Networking (video tutorials), 2018
• - Implementation of Network Components for Game Projects (focused on Photon)
• - Unity3D : Make a Multiplayer Game in 5 Minutes -
•  - Evolving multiplayer games beyond UNet -
•  - A Guide To Lag Compensation In Unity -
•  - Choosing the best networking middleware for your Unity based multiplayer or MMO game -
•  - Unity Network Solutions -
•  - Multiplayer Network Solutions for Unity (Photon and PlayFab) -
  Games:
•  - Developing Your First Game with Unity and C# -
•  - How to make a video game in Unity without any coding experience
• - Unity3D and Fungus Tutorial  
  Other:
•  - Kinect v2 Tips, Tricks and Examples
•  - Kinect v2 Examples with MS-SDK - Scripting/Avatar Systems RF Solutions - Unity asset store.
•  - Stups scripts -
•  - Scripts - Unify Community Wiki -
•  - michidk - Free Unity Scripts Collection - 

Tutorials, other of interest

•  - Free book: Computer Graphics and Computer Animation: A Retrospective Overview, Wayne E. Carlson
•  - Introduction to Virtual Reality Concepts
•  - 3D Game Development Terminology
•  - Creating a visual novel with Unity3D.
•  - Understanding optimization in Unity (Unity Manual)
•  - Latest Optimization Initiative for Unity Games
•  - Unity 3D - Optimização na construção 
•  - 50_Tips_and_Best_Practices_for_Unity_2016_Edition
•  - How to Create Road Tracks Using Road Architect in Unity  
•  - How to Make Beautiful Terrain in Unity 2020 | Beginner Tutorial
•  - Making an infinite terrain

Web Servers, Hosting Sites, Virtual Machines, Lists, ...

•  - SIMMER.io - a place for Unity developers to publish/share WebGL games
•  - play.unity.com - another place for Unity developers to publish/share WebGL games
•  - gamepipe.io - another WebGL publishing site
•  - itch.io/developers - another place for Unity WebGL publishing
•  - github.com - Host your Unity Games online for free using GitHub
   
•  - What is a virtual machine and why would you want to use one?  
•  - Create a WebGL 3D landing page 
•  - How to Send Data to Unity WebGL from Javascript or PHP
•  - How to Read and Write to a Textfile from Unity WebGL

Drupal, CMS, LMS, ...

•  - Drupal 8 Documentation
•  - Status of the Top 100 Contributed Modules for Drupal 8
•  - Top 11 Most Popular Drupal 8 Ready Modules
• - Top Drupal 8 Modules
  
  Top Drupal 8 Modules
  Top Drupal 8 Modules
• - 14 Cool Drupal 8 modules for site builders | August 2016
•  - Your Drupal Site Is A Platform
•  - Building Community Sites in Drupal 8
•  - 12 SEO Essentials for a better ranking (with Drupal top tips)