Creating a sprite from Code

Hi Everyone!

i was just wondering.... how can i create a new sprite and point it to a "Unity Sprite Packed Atlas" sprite ?

All of my sprites are not inside the resources folder, so i dont have the textures duplicated, and i'm using the integrated sprite packer of unity.

I need to create a new sprite from a c# script, but i'm not sure about how to get the reference to a certain sprite...

Any hints on this??

Thanks in advance!

 

You can instantiate a prefab by using:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. Instantiate(Object original, Vector3 position, Quaternion rotation);
3.  

 

Thanks Cinema, but that's not what i'm looking for, i dont need to instantiate any object, i need to get the reference to a sprite packed inside a unity sprite packer generated atlas.

Cheers!

 

If you have your resources imported as sprites

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var gameObject = new GameObject ();
3. var spriteRenderer = gameObject.AddComponent<SpriteRenderer> ();
4. var sprite = Resources.Load<Sprite> ("Sprites/enemy-big");
5. spriteRenderer.sprite = sprite;
6.  

If you have your resources imported or loaded as textures

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var gameObject = new GameObject ();
3. var spriteRenderer = gameObject.AddComponent<SpriteRenderer> ();
4. var texture = Resources.Load<Texture2D>("Sprites/power-up");
5. var sprite = Sprite.Create(texture, new Rect(0, 0, 32, 32), new Vector2(16,16));
6. spriteRenderer.sprite = sprite;
7.  

or obviously you can also set your resources through the inspector rather than using Resources.Load().

 

That's the problem.

As i said on the first post, my textures are not in the Resources Folder to avoid getting my resources duplicated (If you have your textures on resources folder, and you still pack them on atlas you will end having in your compilated game all of the generated atlases PLUS the cutted off original sprites)
so, to avoid this you dont put the sprites on resources folders if you are going to use the unity atlas "Sprite Packer"

what i'm willing to do, is find out how to create a sprite from that "Packed Atlas"

Cheers!

 

Anyone had trouble with this?

I'm Still struggling on how to get a sprite packed by the unity integraded sprite packer...