Exercise - Provide description to objects using text on scene

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Adding text to a scene can be informative and can guide the users. Here you'll add text to the scene using TextMesh Pro.

Add text to the scene

  1. In the Hierarchy pane, right-click the Table object and select 3D Object > Text - TextMeshPro to add a text object as a child of the Table object, and then in the Inspector pane, configure the Rect Transform component as follows:

    • Change Pos Y to 1
    • Change Width to 1
    • Change Height to 1
    • Change Rotation X to 90

    Screenshot of Unity with newly created TextMesh Pro object selected.

  2. Configure the TextMeshPro - Text component as follows:

    • Change Text to Rover Explorer
    • Change Font Size to 1
    • Change Extra Settings > Margins to 0.03

    Screenshot of Unity with configured TextMeshPro component.