Creating Game Objects in the Editor

There are several ways you can create or add game objects using the Unity editor.

Depending on what is selected and where you click, new game objects could appear offset from the origin (0, 0, 0). See the Positioning Game Objects chapter for more information.

Menus below may vary depending on what packages and plugins have been installed.

Changes and additions made while in Play Mode will revert back to the values before playing.

Method 1: Right-click in the Hierarchy window to get this dropdown:

The area starting with "Create Empty" is the list of game objects to choose from.

Method 2: Click on the Add Component dropdown menu (it looks like a plus sign):

Method 3: Click on GameObject in the taskbar:

Method 4: Click the three-dot settings icon for the Inspector window, then hover over "GameObject":

Duplicate, Copy, and Paste

If you have a game object selected in either the Inspector window or the Scene window, you can use the menu from Method 1 to duplicate, copy, and paste.

Shortcuts

Duplicate: CTRL + D Copy: CTRL + C Paste: CTRL + D

Updating Game Objects

Deleting and Disabling Objects in the Editor