PlayCanvas Developer Site v2.0

The Developer Site has been migrated to Docusaurus. It has a fresh, new look:

Plus many features to improve the developer experience such as:

🔍 Powerful search 🌔 Light and dark themes 🧭 Better navigation ✏️ 'Edit on GitHub' links

Note that as part of this update, the API reference manual has moved to a new subdomain: https://api.playcanvas.com/

What's Changed

• Update S3 upload command by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/459
• Fix various HTML errors by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/472
• Lint HTML by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/473
• Bump actions/checkout from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/474
• Bump actions/setup-node from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/475
• Update to latest Metalsmith Layouts plugin by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/476
• Beautify generated HTML by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/477
• Localize Markdown files directly by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/478
• 10 Russian pages translated by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/479
• Added command to generate the playable ad from the tool by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/469
• Added section on using texture packers by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/467
• Created new section explicitly about backing up projects by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/468
• Added section about how Version Control affects storage by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/470
• Added warning on using old engine versions in launch tab by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/480
• faq translated to Russian by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/481
• Switch controls page to use Markdown instead of HTML by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/482
• profile section is translated to Russian by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/483
• project page in ru is updated by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/484
• Upgrade build process to ES Modules by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/487
• Updated python self hosting command to python3 by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/466
• org and editor pages are translated to ru by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/489
• Set background color of developer site to white by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/488
• Version Control Update: Item History, Merging, Branches by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/490
• settings translated to Russian by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/492
• Remove px from img attributes by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/496
• Added GLB import information and new asset tasks (Draco + FBX folder) by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/493
• Asset viewers and animation previews by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/494
• Updated light shadow options and add shadow intensity by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/495
• designer pages translated to ru by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/498
• redirect based on the system and browser default language by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/499
• ignore index.html during the build just copy by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/500
• more designer pages translated to ru by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/501
• more ru pages added by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/502
• more pages translated to ru by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/503
• Added 1.62 chunk migrations by @GSterbrant in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/504
• Updated asset list REST API by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/506
• Ru translation by @yak32 in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/507
• Update Japanese translations by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/505
• Fixes for JA translations by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/509
• Added MRT manual page by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/512
• Update hw instancing docs by @slimbuck in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/515
• Update MRT page to be up to date with engine renames by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/516
• Fixed API anim play call in Anim Components by @yaustar in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/518
• Updated shader chunk migration for engine 1.65 by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/519
• GitHub CI Updates by @epreston in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/523
• Update @metalsmith/permalinks to 2.5.1 by @epreston in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/522
• Update tutorial plugin for metalsmith by @epreston in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/524
• fix(build): duplicate nav menu on tutorial pages by @epreston in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/525
• How to update billing info by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/517
• rest API limits documentation is updated by @isumygin-sc in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/526
• Updated documentation with information about AVIF/WEBP textures by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/527
• Replace all non-breaking spaces with regular spaces by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/530
• Close void elements by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/531
• Prefer vanilla Markdown for images by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/532
• Remove deprecated gfx by @LeXXik in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/520
• Update Japanese translations by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/533
• Migrate Developer Site to Docusaurus by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/535
• Added gh-pages workflow by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/540
• Update Japanese translations to latest by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/541
• Use vanilla markdown for REST API by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/542
• Add docs on text markup syntax by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/543
• Update Japanese translations for REST API by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/544
• Fix broken anchors by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/545
• Make all headings consistent by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/546
• Rename designer to editor and packs to scenes by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/548
• Removed conditional base url by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/547
• Tweak AR Integrations pages by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/550
• Added home page links by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/549
• Update images in Scripting section by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/551
• Warn about deprecated components by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/552
• Add Redirects by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/553
• Remove IE11 support from the docs by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/554
• Replaces api links to typedoc links by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/557
• Homepage updates by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/565
• Add Launch Page docs by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/567
• Repair Japanese anchors by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/568
• Add docs search by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/555
• Update social card by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/569
• Revert "Update social card" by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/570
• Revert "Update social card" by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/571
• Add CNAME by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/572
• Added redirects from /en/api/pc.* to api.playcanvas.com/classes/Engine.* by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/573
• WebXR User Manual: Anchors, Camera Color, DOM Overlay, Capabilities. by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/578
• Added tutorial project links by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/579
• Fixes the mobile landing page. Fixes #574 by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/577
• Add support for query strings in tutorials section by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/576
• Tutorial project links. Fixes #575 by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/580
• Update tutorial links to project by @marklundin in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/583
• WebXR Depth Sensing - User Manual by @Maksims in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/582
• Update Actions to use main by @willeastcott in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/586
• Bump actions/setup-node from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/585
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/584

New Contributors

• @epreston made their first contribution in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/523
• @isumygin-sc made their first contribution in https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/pull/526

Full Changelog: https://github.com/playcanvas/developer.playcanvas.com/compare/v1.30.0...v2.0.0

What's new

• Chunk updates for 1.60 #456

Bug fixes

• Fixed bug where if the mouse isn't moved, the player can only move diagonally #455

What's new

• Added tutorial for UI Text Input #453
• Added touchscreen joystick tutorial #454

What's new

• Renamed point light to omni light #447
• Updated tutorials to use keyboard poll functions instead of events #451
• Video Tutorial: Added cleanup up function to destroy the texture and remove the video DOM #443

Whats' new

• Added documentation for the chunk migrations in 1.57. #439
• Added WebXR Ray Input tutorial to AR section #438
• Added cleanup up function in Video Tutorial to destroy the texture and remove the video DOM #443
• Updated loading scenes documentation for 1.57 #442

Bug fixes

What's new

• Updated Clustered Lighting for Engine 1.56 #435
• Updated Photon Tutorial to use the JS SDK instead of WASM #440
• Refactored XR docs into clearer sections about AR and VR #437
• Added WebXR Ray Input tutorial to AR section #438

Bug fixes

• Replaced deprecated shader method #436

What's new

• PlayCanvas Showcase 2022 #434

Bug fixes

• Fixed typo in anim event example code #432

What's new

• Added section convert environment maps to cubemaps #421
• Updated documentation for 1.56 chunk migration. #431

What's new

• Queries are autofilled in the search bar on search results #420
• Added Content Types list for self hosting #423
• Added camera offset rect raycast example to tutorials #276
• Added small note that we only support Emscripten WASM modules in the Editor #424
• Added optimisation guidelines for Templates Assets #422
• Added section for localized fonts and and RTL languages #425
• Moving projects from User Account to Organisation #426
• Updated press pack with new logos and information diagram #429

Bug fixes

• Fixed emission doc #428

What's new

• Add page on shader chunk migrations #418