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I'm instantiating a grid of cloned objects and need to apply a different texture to each depending on the values in a multidimensional array from a script attached to the main camera. I'm a bit rusty and can't remember how to give each instantiated object the appropriate texture. Can someone please help me out?

 for (var y = 0; y < gridY; y++) {
    for (var x=0;x < gridX; x++) {
      var pos = Vector3 (x + gridOffset, 0, y + gridOffset) * spacing;
      currTile = GS_Games[gameNum, y, x];

    // GS_Pics[currTile] holds the material to be applied
    Instantiate(GS_Tile, pos, Quaternion.identity);
    }
 }

Answer 1

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Something on the order of

currTile.renderer.material.mainTexture = TGS_Pics[currTile]; // if TGS_Pics are textures


currTile.renderer.material.mainTexture = TGS_Pics[currTile].mainTexture; // if TGS_Pics are materials and you just want to transfer the texture

answered Jan 15 '11 at 02:27 AM

DaveA
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Each tile is being rendered with a pictures based on an array. currTile is an integer with the reference, hence GS_pics[currTile] pointing to the material I need to use. I tried instantiated with an array of Gameobjects but something seems to be wrong with the following line when I try that. GS_Tiles[currTile] = Instantiate(GS_Tile, pos, Quaternion.identity);

Jan 15 '11 at 02:59 AM NewfieJoe

Turned out I simply forgot to add " as GameObject" at the end of the command. :P

Feb 19 '11 at 02:19 PM NewfieJoe

Added some clarification to my answer

Feb 19 '11 at 07:46 PM DaveA

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Answer 2

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http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/Material-mainTexture.html

answered Jan 15 '11 at 02:29 AM

Jessy
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This is for multiple objects in a grid that are spawned from script. Minimum of 81 for a small puzzle to a max of 324 for a large one, some using text, some with numbers, some with slices of a picture etc.. I can't figure how to reference them to change the materials after they are instantiated. Brain stalled. :P

Jan 15 '11 at 02:48 AM NewfieJoe

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Applying different textures to spawned objects.

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