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Texture Atlas
Wasm Module
Finding Assets
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Scripting
Creating new scripts
Code Editor
Anatomy of a script
Application Lifecycle
Script Attributes
Communication
Loading Order
Hot Reloading
Debugging
Using a Custom Engine
Migration Guide
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Override Diff View
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Version Control
Checkpoints
Branches
Merging and resolving conflicts
View Changes
Branch Workflows
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Graphics
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Lighting
Lights
Shadows
Lightmapping
Ambient Occlusion
Runtime Lightmaps
Clustered Lighting
Physically Based Rendering
Physical Materials
Image Based Lighting
Layers
Particles
Post Effects
Bloom Effect
Brightness-Contrast Effect
FXAA Effect
Hue-Saturation Effect
Sepia Effect
Vignette Effect
Shader Chunk Migrations
Advanced Rendering
Batching
Hardware Instancing
Multiple Render Targets
Animation
Anim Component
Animation Assets
Animstategraph Assets
Anim Layer Masks
Anim Events
Physics
Physics Basics
Forces and Impulses
Trigger Volumes
Compound Shapes
Ray Casting
Calling the ammo.js API
Updating ammo.js
Alternatives to ammo.js
2D
Sprite Editor
9-slicing
Using Texture Packers
User Interface
User Interface Basics
Screens
Elements
Group Elements
Image Elements
Text Elements
Layout Groups
Input
Localization
Safe Area
Performance
Optimization Guidelines
Profiler
Mini Stats
Device Pixel Ratio
Optimizing Load Time
Optimize Scene Format
Troubleshooting Performance
XR
Using WebXR in PlayCanvas
AR
8th Wall Integration
Zappar Integration
VR
Types of VR experiences
WebXR Input Sources in PlayCanvas
Optimizing WebXR applications
Publishing
Web
PlayCanvas Hosting
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Self-hosting for beginners
Communication with web pages
Hosting using a CDN
Facebook
Mobile
Apache Cordova
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Playable Ads
Facebook Playable Ad
Snapchat Playable Ad
ironSource Playable Ad (MRAID)
REST API
Apps - Download app
Apps - Get primary app
Apps - Get project apps
Apps - Get app
Assets - Create asset
Assets - Delete asset
Assets - Get Asset File
Assets - Get Asset
Assets - List assets
Assets - Update asset
Branches - List branches
Jobs - Get job
Projects - Archive project
Scenes - List scenes
Engine-Only Users
Billing
Common Questions
Glossary
Press Pack
Asset Library
Store
You can get free 3D models for you project in the
PlayCanvas Store