How to load a texture2d from path, without resources.load?

I want to load a texture2d, from any path on my computer, not only from inside the assets folder.

I found some results on google but its all outdated and obsolete methods, hope someone can point me in the right direction.

Im hoping for something that does the same as resources.load<texture2d> but from any path, even outside of the project folder. It is not a problem if it only works from the editor, as long as it does not need to be in the project folder. Something like

Texture2d tex = File.Open(filepath.png)

Thanks!

 

You can use UnityWebRequest with a

file://

url to load images from the local filesystem.

UnityWebRequestTexture.GetTexture has an example.

 

thanks so do I just write the path as "file://C:/Users/etc.png" ?

Also is there alternate ways to do it or is this the only one?

 

I'm not on Windows but that looks correct.

Using a WebRequest is the simplest, otherwise you can load raw texture data using Texture2D.LoadRawTextureData or raw jpg/png data using ImageConversion.LoadImage.

 

Thanks!

I was asking about alternatives because I needed a method that would return the texture without yielding,
so when I have tex=resources.Load<texture2D> the rest of the code won't execute until the resource is loaded, since the unitywebrequest implements a coroutine it will yield and keep executing the rest of the code before allocating the texture.

Or is there a way to code a method that returns a texture2d without yielding using the unitywebrequest?

Thanks!

 

Here's a blocking way to do it:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.         string filename = "Assets/Resources/Heightmaps/filename.png";
3.         var rawData = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filename);
4.         Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(2, 2); // Create an empty Texture; size doesn't matter (she said)
5.         tex.LoadImage(rawData);
6.  

 

thanks!

 

This is great thanks @PanicEnsues

 

Thanks!

PD: She said... xDD

 

Hey Folks. I know im late to the party. But anyone knows why LoadImage is not available on tex? There is no such method?!

1. string filename = "Assets/Resources/Heightmaps/filename.png";
2. var rawData = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filename);
3. Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(2, 2); // Create an empty Texture; size doesn't matter (she said)
4. tex.LoadImage(rawData);

 

I think at some point it moved to the ImageConversion class.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ImageConversion.html

 

Special thanks for your fast reply. but i cannot find imageconversion also. Im on Unity 2018 btw. There is always extension method mention, and i cannot call them or find them. Anyone has a way to load a simple jpg via ByteArray into a texture2d without dealing with all the conversation?

 

Seems to be a module?
https://github.com/Unity-Technologi...on/ScriptBindings/ImageConversion.bindings.cs

 

Sounds like Visual Studio being Visual Studio. It's still on Texture2D in Unity2018.

From Unity 2018.4.19.f1:




This may help you with intellisense and possibly other Visual Studio integration problems:

Sometimes the fix is as simple as doing Assets -> Open C# Project from Unity. Other times it requires more.

Other times it requires you also nuke the userprefs and .vsconfig and other crufty low-value high-hassle files that Visual Studio tends to slowly damage over time, then try the above trick.

Barring all that, move on to other ideas:

https://forum.unity.com/threads/intellisense-not-working-with-visual-studio-fix.836599/

Also, try update the VSCode package inside of Unity: Window -> Package Manager -> Search for Visual Studio Code Editor -> Press the Update button

Also, this: https://forum.unity.com/threads/no-suggestions-in-vscode.955197/#post-6227874

 

Yea! You're right. The code works in runtime!!! Only VS is having a problem seeing this method. But its there! I will check that. Thank you very, very much for this tip!