Add mesh in runtime

I'm trying to add mesh from resource folder at runtime.
But it won't show up in runtime.
I did it with plain model.
My model: cat.dae

Code (CSharp):

1.  private void loadCharacter(string mesh) {
2.         Mesh _mesh = Resources.Load("Models/"+ mesh) as Mesh;
3.      
4.         Debug.Log(mesh);
5.         Debug.Log(_mesh);// null  mesh
6.         GameObject go = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Cube);
7.         go.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh = _mesh;
8.  
9.     }

I don't know why.

 

i think from resource folder you can only instantiate unity meshes (that were there when you made build),
from streaming assets folder you could instantiate meshes from asset bundles and you placed there later.

to load external model formats, you need to make importer to read/parse them manually,
like .obj reader https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/152 (theres free alternatives also)
for .dae https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/19579 (not sure if theres free .dae importers)

 

Since it can be added manually, i really don't want to use importer library.

 

oh i think i misread, i though you want to import .dae models at runtime from folder..

which name you are passing in the 'string mesh', should not add file extension to it.

 

its name likes this:

Code (CSharp):

1. string mesh = "neko";

 

i tried it with the Ethan model too but it won't work too

 

try loading as gameobject, then take meshfilter from that,

Code (CSharp):

1.     void Start()
2.     {
3.         string name = "box";
4.         var obj = Resources.Load(name) as GameObject;
5.         // TODO: check if root has meshfilter..
6.         var mesh = obj.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().sharedMesh;
7.         Debug.Log(mesh);
8.     }

*attached sample model that has meshfilter in root

 

I tried this but it won't work .

Code (CSharp):

1.  private void loadCharacter() {
2.         string name = "box";
3.         var obj = Resources.Load(name) as GameObject;
4.         // TODO: check if root has meshfilter..
5.         var mesh = obj.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().sharedMesh;
6.         Debug.Log(mesh);
7.         Instantiate(mesh);// i tried this :(
8.     }

Sorry, i am newbie.

 

Instantiate is for making a clone of an existing GameObject. I've never seen it used on a Mesh (which is not a GameObject, nor a Component). I don't think that's likely to work.

Can you explain what it is you're trying to do?

If you just want to load a character from resources, you should be trying to load and clone a GameObject, not a Mesh.

 

Yes , i want to load a character in run time from resource(3dmodel file: *.dae )

 

My 3d model's in root resource folder. And i tried as u suggest but it won't work too.

Code (CSharp):

1. void loadModel() {
2.         GameObject obj = Resources.Load("neko") as GameObject;
3.                 Debug.Log(obj);
4.         GameObject go = Instantiate(obj);
5.      
6.     }

Drag and drop is easy. But i really don't like it.

 

does that print null?

can you screenshot your resources folder in the project, with the model?

 

This is my screenshot https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xWGU8V4TOKxO3Ku-2siXde6Q23lg9ai8

 

When you say something doesn't work, please explain how it doesn't work. Do you get an error message? Or does your code run, but doesn't do what you want?

Please try this:

Code (CSharp):

1.  void loadModel() {
2.          Object obj = Resources.Load("neko");
3.          Debug.Log("Loaded from Resources: " + obj);
4.          GameObject go = Instantiate(obj) as GameObject;
5.          Debug.Log("Instantiated: " + go);
6. }
7.  

...then look in the Console and tell us what it says.

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This is my console:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aCW_SNQfknsBNGVMMBPetYlwCwN2tILu

 

Very strange. That should work!

Are you certain the object in your Resources folder is called exactly "neko"? Could it be "neko " or " neko"?

If it's not that, then perhaps the DAE importer is somehow not compatible with this process. You can work around this as follows:

1. Move the neko object somewhere else in your project (not in the Resources folder).
2. Now grab neko from your Project tab, and drag it to your Hierarchy tab. This adds it to the scene as a GameObject.
3. Use the Inspector tab to reset its position to 0,0,0, and its rotation to 0,0,0 as well.
4. Now grab that neko object in the Hierarchy, and drag it back to the Project tab, dropping it on the Resources folder. This creates a prefab.
5. You can now delete the neko object from your Hierarchy, so that it is no longer in the scene.

Now the above code should (Resources.Load followed by Instantiate) should certainly work. It is no longer accessing the DAE-imported asset directly, but instead just loading a GameObject prefab.

 

Sorry, It did not work too.

 

I don't understand. I will PM you my email address, so you can send me the project and I can have a look myself. We'll figure it out!

 

Such a cliffhanger, I wonder did it work and what was the case. I bet the folders located in the wrong places