Unable to instantiate a gameobject outside the main

npoguca · April 13, 2015, 5:56pm

I’ve got a TCP connection running in a thread different from main. The infomration is inconsistent. I just wait indefenetly until I recieve some stuff. When I get the info, I have to instantiate a prefab, which I can’t do for some reason. Unity says I can only instantiate an object from the main thread. Are there any built-in ways around that problem? If so, please speak just a little bit on the topic. I’m new at programming on Unity so “try that” probably won’t really help. I’d be very thankful guys.

Juice-Tin · April 13, 2015, 6:08pm

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(Simply writing “That’s all you need to know” isn’t very informative, especially when your question itself doesn’t make sense ;))

I believe the problem is that Instantiate is a function of the MonoBehaviour class, which is not extended by the class you made.

The easiest way to solve this is to create a script within unity (lets say PrefabMaker) and put it on a gameobject on the stage. Then on the script you can put this

static void MakePrefab(){
        Instantiate();
}

You can then put all your instantiate code on there, and you can call that function anywhere in your game by writing PrefabMaker.MakePrefab();

npoguca · April 13, 2015, 6:20pm

Juice-Tin:

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/instantiate-an-object-outside-main-thread.318154/
See what happens when you actually describe your problem? Now I can help you!
(Simply writing “That’s all you need to know” isn’t very informative, especially when your question itself doesn’t make sense ;))

I believe the problem is that Instantiate is a function of the MonoBehaviour class, which is not extended by the class you made.

The easiest way to solve this is to create a script within unity (lets say PrefabMaker) and put it on a gameobject on the stage. Then on the script you can put this
static void MakePrefab(){
        Instantiate();
}
You can then put all your instantiate code on there, and you can call that function anywhere in your game by writing PrefabMaker.MakePrefab();

Yeah, sorry. Thanks for trying to help. It’s just that this problem has been bothering me for some time.

The problem is that I actually did inherit my class from MonoBehaviour. I’m not sure your way will work since I have to transform those prefabs right after I create them. Also, sorry if I’m being stupid, but I don’t see a connection between inheriting a class from monobehaviour and multithreading issues.