Asset Component Features

Adding the component

Add the asset component like so:

Once added the component will look like this:

Caution

The Asset Component streamlines your Unity editor workflow by automating basic operations, saving you time. Everything this component does can be accomplished manually within the Unity editor. It’s important to note that this component is intended for use solely within the editor environment and should not be utilized at runtime or called by scripts. We recommend removing the component once your material setup is complete, though leaving it in place won’t cause any issues or have any performance implications.

What the buttons do

• Deactivate All Effects: Turns every effect off without clearing its settings, so turning one back on restores what you had.
• New Clean Material: Creates a fresh instance of the AllIn13DShader material and assigns it, resetting all effects and properties.
• Save Material To Folder: Saves the material as an asset so it survives outside the scene. Press this before turning the object into a prefab, see Saving Prefabs. The save folder is set in the Asset Window.
• Apply Material To All Children: Applies this object’s material to every renderer under it in the hierarchy.
• Render Material To Image: Renders the current material to a texture you can save and reuse.
• Remove Component: Removes the component and leaves the material alone.
• Remove Component and Material: Removes the component and puts the renderer back on its previous material.

Two more buttons live on the Material Inspector rather than the component: Bake Shader Keywords and Revert To Generic Shader. Those are covered in Full Control Over Shader Keywords.