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NavMeshSurface2DBaker

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NavMeshSurface2DBaker is a Unity Package that provides functionality to bake 2D colliders into NavMeshSurfaces, which are part of the Unity NavMeshComponents.

Prerequisites

Usage

  1. Put Surface2DBaker script on same GameObject as your NavMeshSurface.
  2. Make sure RenderMesh used for NavMeshBaking has a z-position value between 0 and -1.
  3. Add all components that contain 2D colliders you want to bake to "Objects Containing Obstacles". It is enough to add the root object, the script will automatically also search for colliders in children
  4. Set the NavMesh agent selected in your NavMesh surface to an appropriate size and check if all the baking settings on the Surface2DBaker component are as you want them. Check the tooltip if it's not clear what a setting does.
  5. Press the "Bake 2D" button. Your NavMesh will now be generated.

FAQ

What collider types are being supported?

Baking takes a really long time, even for a small map, why is that?

Your NavMeshAgent radius is probably way too small. Experiment with the radius until you find a radius that's as big as possible while still giving you accurate results.

The resulting mesh is very inaccurate, why is that?

Your NavMeshAgent radius is probably too big. Experiment with the radius until you find a radius that's as big as possible while still giving you accurate results.

Why didn't you implement a new NavMeshSurface script? Why do we have to use 2 components?

While the NavMeshSurface script and its editor counterpart are open source, they contain a lot of code and they have been changed many times in the past. If I modified this code, I would have to update my project every time Unity changes any of those components. By writing my own component and only using public methods of the NavMeshComponents project, I hope to keep a high level of compatibility with future versions and the need for changes on my side to a minimum.

Known Bugs and Limitations

Compatibility

Current version tested with:

3rd party components provided with project

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