Hierarchy Folder Object

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The Hierarchy Folder Object Editor extension introduces a “Folder” object to your Unity hierarchy. Keep your scene hierarchy tidy by grouping GameObjects together in Folder Objects. Use the Hide and Lock features to prevent accidental changes when editing your scene.

Many Unity developers use empty GameObjects to group related objects in their Hierarchy, and keep their scenes tidy. However, this can have frustrating unintended consequences - for instance, when the empty parent object’s local Transform properties are unintentionally edited - wasting time. It also lacks certain features some users may be used to in other software packages (such as image editing tools).

This package introduces a Folder Object to your scene Hierarchy, intended to solve these issues, and introduces additional useful functionality.

Available now for only $5 / €4.75 on the Unity Asset Store!

Features:

• Quick and simple creation of a Folder object from the Hierarchy “Create” menu

• Folder objects have the standard “Transform” window completely hidden in the Inspector. Local positions and rotations are forced to 0, and local scales to 1. This avoids accidental changes in either the Inspector or Scene windows, and unintended consequences to child GameObjects.

• A Folder icon is displayed next to all Folder objects in the Hierarchy, allowing them to be easily distinguished from non-folder objects.

• Folders can be “Locked” from deletion or editing

• Option to “Hide Children in Hierarchy”. This can be useful to hide all of the Folder’s child GameObjects, while still keeping them visible in the Scene view.

Current Version: 1.0.4

Purchase Link: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/10966

Editor Screenshots:

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Version 1.0.4 (containing a couple minor bug fixes) has just been sent in and should be live in the next few days.

Currently working on version 1.1 which will add the requested functionality to “Lock” all of a Folder object’s children (expect to go live in the next couple weeks).

Unity Asset Store link: Unity Asset Store - The Best Assets for Game Making