Objects in a toolbox

Hey guys. In my game, when you press Q, a toolbox opens, and i want to populate it with items. i am starting out with a simple block, defined by a prefab. anyways, i want to make a struct or class (Toolbox_Item) and be able to specify an icon and a 3D model . It would look like this:

Code (csharp):

1. var BasicBlock : Toolbox_Item = Toolbox_Item(Texture2D, Transform)

is this possible? and if it is, how do I do this? i hope for a good answer that explains this in depth :-|

 

This is in JavaScript.

 

Generally, new game objects are created using the Instantiate() function. Is that what you're looking for?

 

Nope, I want to show the object in my toolbox as a button with an icon
and then when its clicked instantiate it
but i know how to do that. HOW DO I MAKE A CLASS OR OBJECT WHERE
I CAN DEFINE THE ICON AND MODEL???

 

So many different ways you could implement it. Mainly comes down to whether you want to drag/drop icons/prefabs in the inspector or do it all in code.

simple inspector version -

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. // space for 10 prefabs/icons in inspector
3. public GameObject[] toolboxPrefabs = new GameObject[10];
4. public Texture2D[] toolboxIcons = new Texture2D[10];
5.  

more complex script version -

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public class Toolbox_Item
3. {
4.   public string prefabName; // prefab to Resource.Load();
5.   public GameObject prefabRef; // object prefab created
6.   public Texture2D iconTexture; // icon
7. }
8.  
9. List<Toolbox_Item> toolbox = new List<Toolbox_Item>;
10.  
11.