Same component on multiple objects

Unity Engine
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Sorry for posting this, maybe it has been answered before, but could not find it…

How do I assign the same component on different objects?

Do I have to do it trough prefab? In this case do I have to create an empty object?

Thanks

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If you have a list of the objects, you could iterate through them and use the gameObject.addComponent method. If you are making objects as you go, you could just addComponent as you make them.

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It is rather the first case
Does this means that I have to script it myself?

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Yes, of course, there is no way Unity could possibly know which gameobjects need which components unless you tell it. You can easily search with gameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag for tag-based searches or Object.FindObjectsOfType for component-based searches.

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Thanks JRavey, I will give it a go…
…for some reasons I thought one could just drag a component from one object to another, it would be nice if it was implemented.

p.s. I was looking at your puzzle game, it looks quite interesting and similar to something I am trying to achieve, have you got any advice on this?
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/70121-Simple-3d-Puzzle-Game

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If you have a design doc or prototype I would be happy to look at it and help you here and there with design and planning your application.

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Will reply here on the topic of the 3d puzzle, thanks.

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I am really unsure if there is a way to speed up this process:
Basically a rarely create objects in Unity because usually I do all my models with other 3d modelling software, then I import into Unity and apply the interactivity.
The issue I don’t really understand is this: in my scene I have some objects which are the same, the must have the same components but they are positioned in different locations(such as columns with rigidbody etc…). Now if I use Object.FindGameObjectsWithTag or Object.FindObjectsOfType it is still quite slow in order to apply the same component over and over again.
I though about doing a prefab for an object but that would mean to re-modelling/positioning all my objects again in Unity

Is there a solution for this?
Thanks

p.s. The issue is not only this, it is also that I would really like to have a workflow where I have some templates objects that I can reuse but the positiong is done outside unity