Summary

Wow! This chapter was intense! There was a lot to cover, as this chapter set the groundwork that will be used throughout the rest of this book.

In this chapter, we discussed the following topics:

• Creating UI Canvases and setting their properties
• Creating UI Panels and setting their properties
• Using the Rect Tool and Rect Transform component
• Properly setting anchor and pivot points
• Creating and laying out a basic HUD
• Creating a background image
• Setting up a basic pop-up menu

The next chapter will cover how to create different automatic layouts that will let us line up our UI in grids.