Character Preview

The character preview shows a live view of the character the player is customizing. Whenever a layer of the character is modifed, the preview is refreshed automatically.

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Prefabs Location: Prefabs > Character Creator > Character Preview

Core Character Preview

Inside the base Character Preview folder is the core prefab as well variations. the core prefab can be used on it's own, or combined with add-on prefabs which add extra functioanlity such as rotation or animation switching button.

The Core Character Preview contains the CCMCharacterPreviewHandler component which is responsible for handling and updating the preview.

Preview Mode

The preview mode determines how the character preview is displayed.

1. Static
   • Uses the Character Preview Sprite assigned in the Character Creator Settings section of the Layered Character Type.
2. Animated
   • Uses the Character Preview Controller assigned in the Character Creator Settings section of the Layered Character Type to animate the character preview.

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Character Preview Rotation

located in the /Character Rotation subfolder are prefabs which add rotation controls to the preview.
Setup Instructions:

1. Add the prefab to your scene.
2. Assign the OnClick event for each button to the method
   CCMCharacterPreviewHandler.RotateCharacterPreview(bool rotateLeft).
   • true → rotate left
   • false → rotate right

Note

Rotation Controls only work with animated character previews.

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Character Preview Animation Buttons

Located in the /Animation Control subfolder are prefabs for switching between character animations.
Three prefabs exist:

1. Animation Buttons [Auto Create]
   • automatically creates a button for each animation in the assigned Character Type at runtime.
2. Animation Buttons [Initialize Existing]
   • Uses animation buttons already in the prefab hierarchy.
   • Logs a warning if not enough buttons exist.
   • Can optionally disable or hide unused buttons.
3. Animation Button
   • Prefab used by the other two prefabs. Cannot be used on it's own.

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Complete Character Previews

Located in the /Complete Previews subfolder are prefabs which combine all elements of the character preview.

• The core preview.
• Rotation Buttons
• Animation Switching Buttons.

These Complete Previews are already setup and completely functional. All you need to do is add them to your Character Creation Menu.