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Little script : Apply and Revert several prefab at once.

Discussion in 'Immediate Mode GUI (IMGUI)' started by baptisteLar, Feb 2, 2015.

  1. baptisteLar

    baptisteLar

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    Hi,

    In a last project i had a lot of prefabs to modify every day, since it would have been too long to do it by hand, i made a little script that can apply and revert selected prefabs.

    I share it to you, it's not heavely tested but it suited my need.

    HIW : Select all your prefabs and use either shortcut or Tools menu item to apply and revert.

    (You can change shortcuts in the script if you want, currently it uses ctrl+shft+a to apply and ctrl+shft+r to revert)

    Code (CSharp):
    1. using UnityEditor;
    2. using UnityEngine;
    3.  
    4.  
    5. public class ApplySelectedPrefabs : EditorWindow
    6. {
    7.     public delegate void ApplyOrRevert(GameObject _goCurrentGo, Object _ObjPrefabParent, ReplacePrefabOptions _eReplaceOptions);
    8.     [MenuItem ("Tools/Apply all selected prefabs %#a")]
    9.     static void ApplyPrefabs()
    10.     {
    11.         SearchPrefabConnections (ApplyToSelectedPrefabs);
    12.     }
    13.  
    14.     [MenuItem ("Tools/Revert all selected prefabs %#r")]
    15.     static void ResetPrefabs()
    16.     {
    17.         SearchPrefabConnections (RevertToSelectedPrefabs);
    18.     }
    19.  
    20.     //Look for connections
    21.     static void SearchPrefabConnections(ApplyOrRevert _applyOrRevert)
    22.     {
    23.         GameObject[] tSelection = Selection.gameObjects;
    24.        
    25.         if (tSelection.Length > 0)
    26.         {
    27.             GameObject goPrefabRoot;
    28.             GameObject goParent;
    29.             GameObject goCur;
    30.             bool bTopHierarchyFound;
    31.             int iCount=0;
    32.             PrefabType prefabType;
    33.             bool bCanApply;
    34.             //Iterate through all the selected gameobjects
    35.             foreach(GameObject go in tSelection)
    36.             {
    37.                 prefabType = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabType(go);
    38.                 //Is the selected gameobject a prefab?
    39.                 if(prefabType == PrefabType.PrefabInstance || prefabType == PrefabType.DisconnectedPrefabInstance)
    40.                 {
    41.                     //Prefab Root;
    42.                     goPrefabRoot = ((GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(go)).transform.root.gameObject;
    43.                     goCur = go;
    44.                     bTopHierarchyFound = false;
    45.                     bCanApply = true;
    46.                     //We go up in the hierarchy to apply the root of the go to the prefab
    47.                     while(goCur.transform.parent != null && !bTopHierarchyFound)
    48.                     {  
    49.                         //Are we still in the same prefab?
    50.                         if(goPrefabRoot == ((GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur.transform.parent.gameObject)).transform.root.gameObject)
    51.                         {
    52.                             goCur = goCur.transform.parent.gameObject;
    53.                         }
    54.                         else
    55.                         {
    56.                             //The gameobject parent is another prefab, we stop here
    57.                             bTopHierarchyFound = true;
    58.                             if(goPrefabRoot !=  ((GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur)))
    59.                             {
    60.                                 //Gameobject is part of another prefab
    61.                                 bCanApply = false;
    62.                             }
    63.                         }
    64.                     }
    65.  
    66.                     if(_applyOrRevert != null && bCanApply)
    67.                     {
    68.                         iCount++;
    69.                         _applyOrRevert(goCur, PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur),ReplacePrefabOptions.ConnectToPrefab);
    70.                     }
    71.                 }
    72.             }
    73.             Debug.Log(iCount + " prefab" + (iCount>1 ? "s" : "") + " updated");
    74.         }
    75.     }
    76.  
    77.     //Apply      
    78.     static void ApplyToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject _goCurrentGo, Object _ObjPrefabParent, ReplacePrefabOptions _eReplaceOptions)
    79.     {
    80.         PrefabUtility.ReplacePrefab(_goCurrentGo, _ObjPrefabParent,_eReplaceOptions);
    81.     }
    82.  
    83.     //Revert
    84.     static void RevertToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject _goCurrentGo, Object _ObjPrefabParent, ReplacePrefabOptions _eReplaceOptions)
    85.     {
    86.         PrefabUtility.ReconnectToLastPrefab(_goCurrentGo);
    87.         PrefabUtility.RevertPrefabInstance(_goCurrentGo);
    88.     }
    89.  
    90.  
    91. }
     
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  2. Graham-B

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    Thanks! This is a real life saver.
     
  3. cfloutier

    cfloutier

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    thanks a lot it's really great.
     
  4. _met44

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    Thanks a lot :)))
     
  5. ImpossibleRobert

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    Small bugfix to make it work with parents that are not prefabs themselves, e.g. light prefabs put into an empty "lights" gameobject for organizational issues

    Code (CSharp):
    1. //Are we still in the same prefab?
    2. if (PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur.transform.parent.gameObject) != null && (goPrefabRoot == ((GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur.transform.parent.gameObject)).transform.root.gameObject)) {
    3.     goCur = goCur.transform.parent.gameObject;
    4. } else {
    5.  
     
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  6. Josh-Armour

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    Thank you baptisteLar for this script it is really helpful, but thank you 10FingerArmy for this little fix. I immediately ran into this problem! This code is eventually a must have when working with a lot of prefabs.
     
  7. fishtopherm

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    This is amazing, thanks so much!
     
  8. Nolex

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    thanks! good script
     
  9. stylophone

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    been looking for this so long, thanks a lot!
     
  10. litebox

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    Useful script, thanks!
     
  11. zero_null

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    useful !
     
  12. lindsaytalbot

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    Still works in Unity 5.3.3! Very handy time saver
     
  13. asimov99

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    Very good script ! and thanks for the fix !

    Useful when many objects are prefab instance break :))
     
  14. zero_null

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    NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
    ApplySelectedPrefabs.SearchPrefabConnections (.ApplyOrRevert _applyOrRevert) (at Assets/Scripts/Internal/Editor/ApplySelectedPrefabs.cs:48)
    ApplySelectedPrefabs.ApplyPrefabs () (at Assets/Scripts/Internal/Editor/ApplySelectedPrefabs.cs:9)
     
  15. PatrickBaroud

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    Amazing time saver. I'm so surprised Unity don't have this implemented by default. Thanks so much!
     
  16. Rodolfo-Rubens

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    UT, heads up! Why don't we have this by default? "Instance Management Disabled" when selecting multiple prefabs...
     
  17. Rodolfo-Rubens

    Rodolfo-Rubens

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    I was a having a little nullref in the line 50 so I changed this line:
    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2. if (goPrefabRoot == ((GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur.transform.parent.gameObject)).transform.root.gameObject)
    3.  
    By these 2:
    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2. var prefabParent = (GameObject)PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(goCur.transform.parent.gameObject);
    3. if (prefabParent && goPrefabRoot == prefabParent.transform.root.gameObject)
    4.  
    If someone gets a nullref, try this.
     
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  18. TommySKD

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    this should be in default Unity
     
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  19. Johannski

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    Cleaned up the code and added a progressbar if more than 20 game objects are selected. The menu items are now at the same place as Unity's GameObject/Apply Changes To Prefab.

    Code (CSharp):
    1.  
    2. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3. // <copyright file="ApplySelectedPrefabs.cs" company="Supyrb">
    4. //   Copyright (c) 2017 Supyrb. All rights reserved.
    5. // </copyright>
    6. // <author>
    7. //   baptisteLar
    8. //   http://baptistelargaiolli.com/
    9. // </author>
    10. // <author>
    11. //   Johannes Deml
    12. //   send@johannesdeml.com
    13. // </author>
    14. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.  
    16. namespace Supyrb.EditorTools
    17. {
    18.     using UnityEditor;
    19.     using UnityEngine;
    20.  
    21.     /// <summary>
    22.     /// Apply or revert multiple prefabs at the same time
    23.     /// From https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/little-script-apply-and-revert-several-prefab-at-once.295311/
    24.     /// </summary>
    25.     public class ApplySelectedPrefabs
    26.     {
    27.         private delegate void ChangePrefab(GameObject go);
    28.         private const int SelectionThresholdForProgressBar = 20;
    29.  
    30.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Apply Changes To Selected Prefabs", false, 100)]
    31.         private static void ApplyPrefabs()
    32.         {
    33.             SearchPrefabConnections(ApplyToSelectedPrefabs);
    34.         }
    35.  
    36.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Revert Changes Of Selected Prefabs", false, 100)]
    37.         private static void ResetPrefabs()
    38.         {
    39.             SearchPrefabConnections(RevertToSelectedPrefabs);
    40.         }
    41.  
    42.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Apply Changes To Selected Prefabs", true)]
    43.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Revert Changes Of Selected Prefabs", true)]
    44.         private static bool IsSceneObjectSelected()
    45.         {
    46.             return Selection.activeTransform != null;
    47.         }
    48.  
    49.         //Look for connections
    50.         private static void SearchPrefabConnections(ChangePrefab changePrefabAction)
    51.         {
    52.             GameObject[] selectedTransforms = Selection.gameObjects;
    53.             int numberOfTransforms = selectedTransforms.Length;
    54.             bool showProgressBar = numberOfTransforms >= SelectionThresholdForProgressBar;
    55.             int changedObjectsCount = 0;
    56.             //Iterate through all the selected gameobjects
    57.             try
    58.             {
    59.                 for (int i = 0; i < numberOfTransforms; i++)
    60.                 {
    61.                     if (showProgressBar)
    62.                     {
    63.                         EditorUtility.DisplayProgressBar("Update prefabs", "Updating prefabs (" + i + "/" + numberOfTransforms + ")",
    64.                             (float)i / (float)numberOfTransforms);
    65.                     }
    66.  
    67.                     var go = selectedTransforms[i];
    68.                     var prefabType = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabType(go);
    69.                     //Is the selected gameobject a prefab?
    70.                     if (prefabType == PrefabType.PrefabInstance || prefabType == PrefabType.DisconnectedPrefabInstance)
    71.                     {
    72.                         var prefabRoot = PrefabUtility.FindRootGameObjectWithSameParentPrefab(go);
    73.                         if (prefabRoot == null)
    74.                         {
    75.                             continue;
    76.                         }
    77.  
    78.                         changePrefabAction(prefabRoot);
    79.                         changedObjectsCount++;
    80.                     }
    81.                 }
    82.             }
    83.             finally
    84.             {
    85.                 if (showProgressBar)
    86.                 {
    87.                     EditorUtility.ClearProgressBar();
    88.                 }
    89.                 Debug.LogFormat("{0} Prefab(s) updated", changedObjectsCount);
    90.             }
    91.         }
    92.  
    93.         //Apply    
    94.         private static void ApplyToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject go)
    95.         {
    96.             var prefabAsset = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(go);
    97.             if (prefabAsset == null)
    98.             {
    99.                 return;
    100.             }
    101.             PrefabUtility.ReplacePrefab(go, prefabAsset, ReplacePrefabOptions.ConnectToPrefab);
    102.         }
    103.  
    104.         //Revert
    105.         private static void RevertToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject go)
    106.         {
    107.             PrefabUtility.ReconnectToLastPrefab(go);
    108.             PrefabUtility.RevertPrefabInstance(go);
    109.         }
    110.     }
    111. }
    112.  
     
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  20. Rodolfo-Rubens

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    True, when multiple prefabs are selected the Select/Revert/Apply vanishes from the inspector, makes no sense.
     
  21. r1

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    Great script.

    @Johannski — with the added copyright, what can and can't be done with the script?
     
  22. Johannski

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    You can do everything you want with the script. I add the header by default to let other programmers in my team know who made the script. Also I love to search github with my name and see all the places my scripts and or modifications are used :D
     
  23. WBagley

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    This little script has saved me and my team countless hours since we first stumbled across it. We loved it so much we decided to make a Unity integrated tool for all aspects of dealing with multiple prefabs. If you want to check it out, Multifab is on the asset store, supporting creating, applying and reverting changes to multiple prefabs, with a seamless inspector integration. It's a huge time saver so thanks for the inspiration!
     
  24. WickedCube

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    @Johannski , Script doesnt work with nested objects
     
  25. Johannski

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    Fair point. I didn't really need that functionality back then, but I guess it is not a mistake to have it in there. Here you go, updated version:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2. // <copyright file="ApplySelectedPrefabs.cs" company="Supyrb">
    3. //   Copyright (c) 2017 Supyrb. All rights reserved.
    4. // </copyright>
    5. // <author>
    6. //   baptisteLar
    7. //   http://baptistelargaiolli.com/
    8. // </author>
    9. // <author>
    10. //   Johannes Deml
    11. //   send@johannesdeml.com
    12. // </author>
    13. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.  
    15. namespace Supyrb.EditorTools
    16. {
    17.     using UnityEditor;
    18.     using UnityEngine;
    19.  
    20.     /// <summary>
    21.     /// Apply or revert multiple prefabs at the same time
    22.     /// Source: https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/little-script-apply-and-revert-several-prefab-at-once.295311/
    23.     /// </summary>
    24.     public class ApplySelectedPrefabs
    25.     {
    26.         private delegate void ChangePrefab(GameObject go);
    27.         private const int SelectionThresholdForProgressBar = 20;
    28.         private static bool showProgressBar;
    29.         private static int changedObjectsCount;
    30.  
    31.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Apply Changes To Selected Prefabs %j", false, 100)]
    32.         private static void ApplyPrefabs()
    33.         {
    34.             SearchPrefabConnections(ApplyToSelectedPrefabs);
    35.         }
    36.  
    37.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Revert Changes Of Selected Prefabs", false, 100)]
    38.         private static void ResetPrefabs()
    39.         {
    40.             SearchPrefabConnections(RevertToSelectedPrefabs);
    41.         }
    42.  
    43.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Apply Changes To Selected Prefabs", true)]
    44.         [MenuItem("GameObject/Revert Changes Of Selected Prefabs", true)]
    45.         private static bool IsSceneObjectSelected()
    46.         {
    47.             return Selection.activeTransform != null;
    48.         }
    49.  
    50.         //Look for connections
    51.         private static void SearchPrefabConnections(ChangePrefab changePrefabAction)
    52.         {
    53.             GameObject[] selectedTransforms = Selection.gameObjects;
    54.             int numberOfTransforms = selectedTransforms.Length;
    55.             showProgressBar = numberOfTransforms >= SelectionThresholdForProgressBar;
    56.             changedObjectsCount = 0;
    57.             //Iterate through all the selected gameobjects
    58.             try
    59.             {
    60.                 for (int i = 0; i < numberOfTransforms; i++)
    61.                 {
    62.                     var go = selectedTransforms[i];
    63.                     if (showProgressBar)
    64.                     {
    65.                         EditorUtility.DisplayProgressBar("Update prefabs", "Updating prefab " + go.name + " (" + i + "/" + numberOfTransforms + ")",
    66.                             (float)i / (float)numberOfTransforms);
    67.                     }
    68.                     IterateThroughObjectTree(changePrefabAction, go);
    69.                 }
    70.             }
    71.             finally
    72.             {
    73.                 if (showProgressBar)
    74.                 {
    75.                     EditorUtility.ClearProgressBar();
    76.                 }
    77.                 Debug.LogFormat("{0} Prefab(s) updated", changedObjectsCount);
    78.             }
    79.         }
    80.  
    81.         private static void IterateThroughObjectTree(ChangePrefab changePrefabAction, GameObject go)
    82.         {
    83.             var prefabType = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabType(go);
    84.             //Is the selected gameobject a prefab?
    85.             if (prefabType == PrefabType.PrefabInstance || prefabType == PrefabType.DisconnectedPrefabInstance)
    86.             {
    87.                 var prefabRoot = PrefabUtility.FindRootGameObjectWithSameParentPrefab(go);
    88.                 if (prefabRoot != null)
    89.                 {
    90.                     changePrefabAction(prefabRoot);
    91.                     changedObjectsCount++;
    92.                     return;
    93.                 }
    94.             }
    95.             // If not a prefab, go through all children
    96.             var transform = go.transform;
    97.             var children = transform.childCount;
    98.             for (int i = 0; i < children; i++)
    99.             {
    100.                 var childGo = transform.GetChild(i).gameObject;
    101.                 IterateThroughObjectTree(changePrefabAction, childGo);
    102.             }
    103.         }
    104.  
    105.         //Apply    
    106.         private static void ApplyToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject go)
    107.         {
    108.             var prefabAsset = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabParent(go);
    109.             if (prefabAsset == null)
    110.             {
    111.                 return;
    112.             }
    113.             PrefabUtility.ReplacePrefab(go, prefabAsset, ReplacePrefabOptions.ConnectToPrefab);
    114.         }
    115.  
    116.         //Revert
    117.         private static void RevertToSelectedPrefabs(GameObject go)
    118.         {
    119.             PrefabUtility.ReconnectToLastPrefab(go);
    120.             PrefabUtility.RevertPrefabInstance(go);
    121.         }
    122.     }
    123. }
    124.  
     
  26. ZerkyWerky

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    This script is a gem! Thanks guys!
     
  27. resa12354

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    Thanks so much for this script!
     
  28. NavrcL

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    Awesome! This is a huge time saver. Thanks a lot!
     
  29. ItsCaveMan

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    what an fantastic piece! Thank you so much for this. Many cursor miles, miss-clicks and much time shall be saved!
     
  30. Brockoala

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    Thanks a lot for the script! Such elegant beautifully written code.
     
  31. sbutlerunity

    sbutlerunity

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    @Johannski Any chance of this amazing script that works in 2018.3.12f1 please? They made a lot of the prefab instructions obsolete now. :)
     
    Last edited: Apr 18, 2019
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  32. VoxelMatt

    VoxelMatt

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    It's much MUCH simpler now :)

    Code (CSharp):
    1.  
    2. using UnityEditor;
    3. using UnityEngine;
    4.  
    5. public class ApplySelectedPrefabs : EditorWindow
    6. {
    7.     [MenuItem ("Tools/Apply all selected prefabs %#w",false,5)]
    8.     static void ApplyPrefabs()
    9.     {
    10.         foreach (GameObject go in Selection.gameObjects)
    11.         {
    12.             PrefabUtility.ApplyPrefabInstance(go, InteractionMode.UserAction);
    13.         }
    14.     }
    15.    
    16.     [MenuItem ("Tools/Revert all selected prefabs %#r",false,6)]
    17.     static void ResetPrefabs()
    18.     {
    19.         foreach (GameObject go in Selection.gameObjects)
    20.         {
    21.             PrefabUtility.RevertObjectOverride(go, InteractionMode.UserAction);
    22.         }
    23.     }
    24. }