Prefab World Builder Is a Unity3D editor extension that makes level design and prop placement much faster and easier. It is available on the Unity Asset Store.
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Changelog
Prefab World Builder 3.9.5 Apr 10, 2024
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.9.4 Mar 19, 2024
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.9.3 Feb 21, 2024
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.9.2 Feb 2, 2024
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.9.1 Dec 11, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.9 Dec 6, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.8 Aug 28, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.7.3 Jul 19, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.7.2 Jul 10, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.7.1 Jun 2, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.7 May 8, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.6.1 Apr 5, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.6 Mar 29, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.5 Mar 13, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.4.1 Feb 15, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.4 Feb 7, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.3.2 Jan 19, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.3.1 Jan 9, 2023
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.3 Jan 2, 2023
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.2 Dec 20, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.1.1 Dec 13, 2022
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 3.1 Dec 7, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 3.0 Nov 24, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.9 Nov 17, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.8 Oct 20, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.7.2 Oct 17, 2022
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 2.7.1 Sep 23, 2022
Changes
Prefab World Builder 2.7 Sep 14, 2022
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.6 2022 - August - 30
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.5.1 2022 - August - 26
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 2.5 2022 - August - 22
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.4.2 2022 - August - 1
Changes
Prefab World Builder 2.4.1 2022 - June - 30
Changes
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.3.1 2022 - May - 12
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 2.3 2022 - May - 6
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.2 2022 - May - 4
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.1 2022 - May - 3
Features
Prefab World Builder 2.0 2022 - May - 2
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.9 2022 - March - 2
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.8.1 2022 - February - 23
Changes
Prefab World Builder 1.8 2022 - February - 21
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.7 2022 - February - 9
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.6 2022 - January - 14
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.5.3 2022 - January - 3
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 1.5.2 2021 - November - 29
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 1.5.1 2021 - November - 21
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 1.5 2021 - November - 17
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.4.1 2021 - November - 9
Fixes
Prefab World Builder 1.4 2021 - November - 4
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.3 2021 - October - 19
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.2.1 2021 - October - 11
Prefab World Builder 1.2 2021 - October - 6
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.1 2021 - October - 1
Features
Prefab World Builder 1.0 2021 - September - 29
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with brush scaling not being applied when using the Pin Tool and Brush Tool.
- [Fixed] Issues with creating thumbnails in HDRP.
Prefab World Builder 3.9.4 Mar 19, 2024
Features
- [Added] Functionality to duplicate palettes.
- [Fixed] Palette reimporting issues.
Prefab World Builder 3.9.3 Feb 21, 2024
Features
- [Added] Line edit mode types, can be set to edit line nodes or to edit line position and rotation.
- [Added] Shortcut to toggle between Line edit mode types.
- [Fixed] Eraser and Replacer tool errors.
Prefab World Builder 3.9.2 Feb 2, 2024
Features
- [Added] Checkbox in tool properties to show/hide pre-existing lines, shapes or tiles.
- [Fixed] Issue with some prefabs with LOD group when creating new brushes.
- [Fixed] Issue with unloaded scenes.
- [Fixed] Issue editing lines.
Prefab World Builder 3.9.1 Dec 11, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with palettes not updating after adding new brushes.
Prefab World Builder 3.9 Dec 6, 2023
Features
- [Added] Functionality to copy brushes from one palette to another.
- [Optimized] Object preview.
- [Fixed] Issue with objects with LOD group.
- [Fixed] Issue with tiling tool not applying brush settings.
- [Fixed] Issue with midpoint snapping causing the grid to move randomly.
- [Fixed] Palette issues causing unnecessary overwriting of thumbnails.
- [Fixed] Issue with palette search bar losing focus when typing.
Prefab World Builder 3.8 Aug 28, 2023
Features
- [Added] Option to preferences window to define how the shortcut to select the next palette works: it can be in alphabetical order or in the order in which the palettes are displayed.
- [Added] Always Orient Up option to brush properties.
- [Added] Shortcut to drag prefabs from palette to scene. (Ctrl + Drag brush to scene)
- [Improved] Json files now use pretty-print format.
- [Optimized] Brush creation process.
- [Improved] Brush name labels now scale with the thumbnail.
- [Fixed] Issue with brush properties not applying Random Surface Distance when multiple brushes were selected.
- [Fixed] Gravity tool issue not ignoring invisible colliders.
- [Fixed] Issues caused by corrupted palette files.
- [Fixed] Issues with selection tool when moving embedded objects on the surface.
Prefab World Builder 3.7.3 Jul 19, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issue causing long timeouts when selecting tools.
- [Fixed] Issue with random scale not being applied when multiple prefabs were selected.
- [Fixed] Issue with wrong previews of skinned meshes.
Prefab World Builder 3.7.2 Jul 10, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with tools not refreshing after hierarchy change.
- [Fixed] Edit mode issues with rotated prefabs.
- [Fixed] Issue that caused brushes values to be reset when merging them.
Prefab World Builder 3.7.1 Jun 2, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues calculating bounds of objects with LOD.
- [Fixed] Issues with the tiling tool when overwriting brush properties.
- [Fixed] Issue with the extrude tool when extruding in local space.
Prefab World Builder 3.7 May 8, 2023
Features
- [Added] Shortcut to add new points to lines.
- [Fixed] Issue when replacing objects belonging to lines, shapes or tilings.
- [Fixed] Issue with the Shape tool causing edit mode to be disabled when no brushes were selected.
- [Fixed] Lag issues with the brush tool when using a large radius.
- [Fixed] Issues with the line tool when overwriting brush scale.
- [Fixed] Slowdown issues when filtering brushes by name.
- [Fixed] Conflicts with grid shortcuts
Prefab World Builder 3.6.1 Apr 5, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Circle shape issues with multibrushes.
- [Fixed] Issue when changing data folder. Thumbnail folders were not being moved.
- [Fixed] Issue when adding multibrush items.
- [Fixed] Shape tool issues with patterns not restarting.
Prefab World Builder 3.6 Mar 29, 2023
Features
- [Added] Functionality to show tabs in multiple rows.
- [Added] Slider to the preferences window that allows you to set the mouse sensitivity to change the value of the distance from the surface of the gravity tool.
- [Added] Menu item to update all thumbnails at once.
- [Added] Functionality to define a random value for the distance to the surface.
- [Changed] the behavior of deleting lines. Now the parent is also removed if it is an empty object.
- [Fixed] Problem when editing a line after deleting the brush it was created with.
- [Fixed] Problem when updating the package from old versions.
- [Fixed] Issue when updating multiple thumbnails, only the thumbnail that was clicked to open the context menu was updated.
- [Fixed] Issue causing preferences to be reset.
Prefab World Builder 3.5 Mar 13, 2023
Features
- [Added] Functionality to set surface as parent of placed objects.
- [Added] Functionality to regenerate the PWBData file when it gets corrupted.
- [Added] Midpoints to the pin tool handles.
- [Added] Shortcut to set the previous handle as active.
- [Added] Flip settings to brush properties.
- [Changed] Pin tool handles to rotate towards the surface when the brush is not rotating to the surface.
- [Changed] Brush thumbnails. They are now saved so they do not change with each new scene/lighting setup.
- [Changed] Persistence of thumbnail size. Now the size of the thumbnails is saved and does not change between sessions or when changing the layout.
- [Fixed] Pin issue with rotated brushes with off-center pivot.
- [Fixed] Issue when removing tool toggle shortcuts.
- [Fixed] Issue with prefabs being added in reverse order when dropped into a palette and the cursor was visible.
- [Fixed] Flipped sprites issues.
Prefab World Builder 3.4.1 Feb 15, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with toolbar shortcuts.
- [Fixed] Issues with the shape tool when placing sprites in the 2D view.
- [Fixed] Issues with relative data paths.
- [Fixed] Pin issue with rotated brushes.
Prefab World Builder 3.4 Feb 7, 2023
Features
- [Added] Shortcuts using key combinations for shortcuts that used to only work with the mouse scroll wheel.
- [Added] The brush picker shortcut to the shortcut manager.
- [Added] Shortcuts to move the grid origin up and down in steps.
- [Added] Shortcut to reset brush rotation.
- [Added] Option to the brush tool properties to avoid overlapping with all objects.
- [Added] Avoid overlapping option to pin tool.
- [Added] Functionality to add rotation values to extruded objects.
- [Moved] Shortcuts from the Unity shortcuts manager to the PWB preferences window.
- [Fixed] Issues caused by saving root directory and data directory as absolute paths.
- [Fixed] Issues when placing objects on sides when snapping was enabled.
- [Fixed] Replacer tool issue ignoring multi-brush item frequency.
- [Fixed] Issues when editing a circle shape.
- [Fixed] Circle shape spacing issues.
- [Fixed] Pin issue with rotated brushes.
Prefab World Builder 3.3.2 Jan 19, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issue with label creation when adding new brushes.
- [Fixed] Issue with disabling mouse combination shortcuts.
- [Fixed] Issue with gravity tool adding mesh colliders to prefabs.
- [Fixed] Issue with palette tab context menu on macOS.
Prefab World Builder 3.3.1 Jan 9, 2023
Fixes
- [Fixed] Missing documentation file error.
- [Fixed] Grid position issue when zooming out the camera.
- [Fixed] Issue when reimporting subscenes.
- [Fixed] Grid toggle shortcut issue.
Prefab World Builder 3.3 Jan 2, 2023
Features
- [Added] Mouse shortcuts to the shortcut manager.
- [Fixed] Error with objects with null meshes.
- [Fixed] Issues when moving the data directory.
- [Fixed] Gravity tool issue with prefabs without collider.
- [Fixed] Issue with line tool when selecting multiple control points.
Prefab World Builder 3.2 Dec 20, 2022
Features
- [Added] Shortcut manager to the preferences window.
- [Improved] "Select Next Palette" shortcut. Now it works in alphabetical order.
- [Fixed] Error when returning to the brush tool after using the eraser.
- [Fixed] Issue with vertex snapping not working on objects without colliders.
Prefab World Builder 3.1.1 Dec 13, 2022
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with line edit mode.
- [Fixed] Issue with tool properties being reset after entering play mode.
Prefab World Builder 3.1 Dec 7, 2022
Features
- [Added] Control to define the data directory to the preferences window.
- [Fixed] Issues with duplicated brushes.
- [Fixed] Issues with corrupted palette data.
- [Fixed] Issue with the selection tool when snapping is enabled.
Prefab World Builder 3.0 Nov 24, 2022
Features
- [Added] Gizmos to move the grid origin in steps.
- [Fixed] Issue with thumbnail settings not saving.
- [Fixed] Grid origin position issue when rotated.
Prefab World Builder 2.9 Nov 17, 2022
Features
- [Added] Shape surface indicator.
- [Added] Shortcut to delete the selected persistent item but not its children.
- [Added] Vector field to tool properties to edit current handle position.
- [Improved] Sprite thumbnails.
- [Improved] Palette data files. Palettes data is now saved in separate files.
- [Fixed] Sprite preview issue.
- [Fixed] Pin tool issues when placing sprites.
- [Fixed] Issue that prevented the hand/view tool from being enabled while using the selection tool or while editing mode was enabled.
- [Fixed] Issue with selection tool always snapping objects to surface when grid snapping was enabled.
- [Fixed] Issue when undoing after enabling edit mode.
Prefab World Builder 2.8 Oct 20, 2022
Features
- [Added] Functionality to the grid setting to allow defining the gap between major grid lines.
- [Added] Functionality to randomize rotation only in multiples of a custom value.
- [Added] Option to ignore scene colliders to gravity tool.
- [Improved] Script imports to avoid namespace conflicts.
- [Changed] The behaviour of the major grid lines, now they stay aligned with the origin point.
- [Fixed] Error when undoing after using the brush.
- [Fixed] Documentation button issue.
Prefab World Builder 2.7.2 Oct 17, 2022
Fixes
- [Fixed] Terrain flattening error.
- [Fixed] Issue syncing palettes between different machines, causing palette data being deleted.
- [Added] Option to disable tiling preview in properties window to avoid slowdown issues.
- [Fixed] Delay issue when undoing.
- [Fixed] Error deleting the first palette.
- [Fixed] Issues placing objects perpendicular to the surface.
- [Fixed] Issues embedding objects on the surface.
- [Fixed] Line spacing issues.
Prefab World Builder 2.7.1 Sep 23, 2022
Changes
- [Changed] Multibrush item frequency now allows to put a decimal point.
- [Changed] Some shortcuts to avoid conflicts with Unity 2022 and on Mac platforms.
- [Fixed] Issue with objects with only one side visible.
- [Fixed] Switching tools issue that caused the save changes dialog to be displayed unnecessarily.
Prefab World Builder 2.7 Sep 14, 2022
Features
- [Added] Line surface indicator.
- [Added] Functionality to restore palettes from prefab file paths to prevent data from being wiped after re-import
- [Added] Shortcut to delete persistent items.
- [Changed] Brush picker shortcut.
- [Fixed] Brush tool issue when using the square shape. The issue was triggering an IndexOutOfRange exception.
- [Fixed] Issue when undoing in unity 2021.3.9f1
- [Fixed] Issue with TextMeshPro objects without collider.
- [Fixed] Issue that allowed interaction with triggers.
- [Fixed] Issue with temporary colliders re-appearing.
- [Fixed] Issue preventing tiling tool properties from being changed in edit mode.
Prefab World Builder 2.6 2022 - August - 30
Features
- [Added] List view to the palette.
- [Added] Option to show and hide the brush name in palette grid view.
- [Added] Functionality to sort brushes in ascending or descending alphabetical order.
- [Added] Option to the preferences window to set the layer of the thumbnails.
Prefab World Builder 2.5.1 2022 - August - 26
Fixes
- [Added] Option to disable brushstroke preview in properties window to avoid slowdown issues.
Prefab World Builder 2.5 2022 - August - 22
Features
- [Added] Persistent tiling data.
- [Added] Terrain layer filter to brush tool.
- [Removed] Functionality to undo changes in the tool properties window.
Prefab World Builder 2.4.2 2022 - August - 1
Changes
- [Improved] Palette window. Now the list of palettes is sorted alphabetically.
- [Fixed] Palette thumbnails issue when using HDRP.
Prefab World Builder 2.4.1 2022 - June - 30
Changes
- [Changed] Brush picker shortcut.
- [Fixed] Issue causing a crash when adding a brush from a prefab with monobehaviours with circular references in their requirements.
Features
- [Added] Functionality to allow selecting a parent object before categorizing by palette, tool or brush.
- [Added] Customizable shortcut to close all windows.
- [Added] Functionality to edit control points of several lines at the same time.
- [Fixed] Issue that called Awake on palette objects when entering play mode.
- [Fixed] Selection tool issue when snapping to grid.
- [Fixed] Lag issue after deleting a line or a shape.
Prefab World Builder 2.3.1 2022 - May - 12
Fixes
- [Fixed] Line spacing issue with constant spacing values.
- [Fixed] Pin tool issue causing long pause after flattening terrain.
- [Fixed] Yellow screen issue when placing particle systems.
Prefab World Builder 2.3 2022 - May - 6
Features
- [Added] Shortcut to select next palette.
- [Improved] Pin tool rotation. Rotation now does not reset after releasing an object and rotating it again.
- [Fixed] Pin tool issue mistakenly placing items when rotating the scene.
Prefab World Builder 2.2 2022 - May - 4
Features
- [Added] Shortcut to pin tool to snap rotation when rotating freely.
- [Added] Preference value to change pin rotation step size.
- [Fixed] Intermittent freeze issue.
Prefab World Builder 2.1 2022 - May - 3
Features
- [Added] Preference value to change the size of control points.
- [Fixed] Conflict in pin tool between the shortcut to change the distance from surface and the shortcut to rotate around x-axis.
Prefab World Builder 2.0 2022 - May - 2
Features
- [Added] Edit mode to shape tool.
- [Added] Pin tool shortcuts to rotate around X and Z axes.
- [Added] Functionality to add new brushes using the picker.
- [Added] Shortcuts for toggle the grid, the snapping and the grid lock.
- [Added] Shortcuts to set grid cell size, grid origin and grid rotation to match the selected object.
- [Added] Shortcut to select the parent object of splines and shapes.
- [Improved] Brush picker shortcut. Now, to pick the brush from an object on the scene, simply hold down B and click on the object you want to select.
- [Changed] Escape behavior. Now when you press Esc, it doesn't ask to save the changes.
- [Improved] Extrude properties. Now it doesn't reset the tool handle after editing properties.
- [Fixed] Lag issues in all tools.
- [Fixed] Problem saving line data after editing lines.
Prefab World Builder 1.9 2022 - March - 2
Features
- [Added] Selection Filters to selection tool.
- [Added] Overwrite brush properties settings to replacer tool.
- [Fixed] Issue in tool overlays when changing tools.
- [Fixed] Replacer tool issue ignoring the rotation defined in brush properties.
- [Fixed] Preview flickering issue.
Prefab World Builder 1.8.1 2022 - February - 23
Changes
- [Changed] Organization of directories to make it easier to create assembly definitions.
- [Added] Popup list to preferences window to choose what action to take on unsaved changes: Ask to save, save or discard.
- [Fixed] Issue in tool overlays not displaying unsaved changes dialog when changing tools.
Prefab World Builder 1.8 2022 - February - 21
Features
- [Added] Message box to ask whether to save unsaved changes or not.
- [Added] checkbox to line and shape settings to place objects parallel to the surface.
- [Added] more options to create subparents.
- [Improved] Some shortcuts to avoid collisions with other editor shortcuts.
Prefab World Builder 1.7 2022 - February - 9
Features
- [Added] Persistent line data.
- [Added] Randomness slider to brush and gravity tools.
- [Added] Preferences window.
- [Fixed] Gravity tool issue with complex meshes.
- [Fixed] Misplacement issue in replacer tool.
- [Fixed] Negative gap issue in line tool.
Prefab World Builder 1.6 2022 - January - 14
Features
- [Added] Option to eraser tool to allow erasing only the closest object.
- [Added] Option to replacer tool to allow replacing only the closest object.
- [Added] Vertex snapping to terrain corners to selection tool.
- [Added] Functionality to create a multi-brush from a selection of brushes.
- [Fixed] Issue with snapping and selection tool.
- [Fixed] Duplicate brush thumbnail issue.
Prefab World Builder 1.5.3 2022 - January - 3
Fixes
- [Fixed] Undo issue in unity 2021.2.
Prefab World Builder 1.5.2 2021 - November - 29
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issue with tool profiles not being saved.
Prefab World Builder 1.5.1 2021 - November - 21
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issue changing unity version causing data loss from palettes and tools.
- [Fixed] Issues with missing prefabs.
- [Fixed] defect in the previous/next buttons of thumbnail editor.
Prefab World Builder 1.5 2021 - November - 17
Features
- [Added] Terrain flattening functionality to pin tool.
Prefab World Builder 1.4.1 2021 - November - 9
Fixes
- [Fixed] Issues with overlay panels in Unity 2021.2.
Prefab World Builder 1.4 2021 - November - 4
Features
- [Added] Thumbnail editor.
- [Added] Tools overlay panels in the scene view window. (Unity 2021.2 or higher)
Prefab World Builder 1.3 2021 - October - 19
Features
- [Added] "Replace All Selected" button to Replace tool properties.
- [Added] "Embed Pivot Height" toggle button to brush properties.
- [Added] Functionality to overwrite brush properties to tools properties window.
- [Added] Documentation button to toolbar.
- [Added] "Create sub-parent per prefab" toggle button to tool properties.
- [Added] Rotation handle to shape tool.
- [Improved] shortcuts. Now you can place objects (left click) without having to release modifier keys (shift, ctrl).
- [Fixed] Issue with negative spaces in the shape tool.
- [Fixed] Problem with the initial axis direction in shape tool.
Prefab World Builder 1.2.1 2021 - October - 11
- [Fixed] Palette flickering issue.
Prefab World Builder 1.2 2021 - October - 6
Features
- [Added] Line midpoint hint.
- [Added] Brush picker.
- [Added] Gravity shortcut to edit height.
- [Added] Radius slider to brush, gravity and eraser tool properties.
- [Added] Outermost prefab filter toggle to eraser and replacer tools properties.
- [Added] Default icon for brushes with empty prefabs or no renderer.
- [Added] Alternative shortcut to edit tool radius (Shift + Hold right mouse button + Move mouse horizontally)
- [Improved] Range fields. Now the range between the two values is used without specifying which value is the minimum or maximum.
- [Changed] Default shortcuts for tools to improve the usability on mac devices.
- [Fixed] Toggle rotate to surface in selection properties.
- [Fixed] Pin tool issue. Scale and rotation values were reset after painting an object.
- [Fixed] bug that prevented drawing on terrain.
- [Fixed] Issues with empty prefabs and no renderer.
- [Fixed] Grid spacing issue.
- [Fixed] Issue when changing the value of the Pattern in multi-brush.
- [Fixed] Shape tool issue ignoring the brush scale multiplier.
- [Fixed] Replacer tool bug when replacing children of prefab instances.
- [Fixed] Preview of the eraser tool on the children of prefab instances.
- [Fixed] Gravity tool issue causing objects to float in midair.
Prefab World Builder 1.1 2021 - October - 1
Features
- [Added] Radial Grid.
- [Added] Functionality to merge brushes.
- [Added] Functionality to embed objects in the surface while moving the selection.
- [Added] Functionality to embed objects in the surface to Mirror and Extrude tools.
- [Added] A toggle to the brush tool properties to randomize or not the positions within the brush area.
- [Added] A shortcut to the brush and gravity tools to rotate the brush area.
- [Added] Square shape to the brush and gravity tools.
- [Added] Gravity simulation animation.
- [Added] Replacer Tool.
- [Fixed] Issue when selecting multiple line points.
- [Fixed] Pin tool issue when enabling paint on grid and embed in surface.
- [Fixed] Selection controls not updating after moving to another selection control.
- [Fixed] Tile rotation issues.
- [Fixed] Brush tool issue when undoing tool property changes.
- [Fixed] Gravity tool issue where two objects were instantiated on the first brushstroke instead of one.
Prefab World Builder 1.0 2021 - September - 29