# Prefabs

### **Prefab Basis**

**Prefab** (Pre Defined GameObject) that is an ordinary game object with all its components and properties configured in them, stored on the hard disk as an asset. In fact, this is a template that we can reuse in scenes.

If you want to place a background for your game (static objects) or, for example, to put lights on your map, it is again better to do this through prefabs than using a regular copy paste. Since, perhaps, during the development process, you will rework the texture of the lantern or you will want the lanterns to shine at a certain time of the day. At this point, you will understand the full power and benefits of prefabs – a couple of minutes will be enough for you to change one prefab and the changes will be applied to all its copies. If you used a copy paste, you will have to configure each game object separately, which, as you understand, is long and inefficient.

However, this does not mean all **Prefab** instances have to be identical. You can override settings on individual prefab instances if you want some instances of a **Prefab** to differ from others.

You should also use prefabs if some game object should appear during the execution of the game using a script.

### Creating Prefabs

To create a Prefab Asset, drag a **GameObject** from the **Explorer** into the **Browser**. The GameObject, and all its components and, becomes a new Asset in your Browser.

<figure><img src="/files/bOO4lfnmYiZv7WwXjW2e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating Prefab via dragging GameObject in to Browser</p></figcaption></figure>

Process of creating the **Prefab** Asset also turns the original **GameObject** into a **Prefab** instance and saving it as prefab in asset, but original object stay the same, i.e not a prefab. **Prefab** instances are shown in the Inspector with blue array, and the root **GameObject** of the Prefab is shown with the blue cube Prefab icon.

You can also create a prefab by using the object's context window. Click RMB on the object and select **Create -> New Prefab**.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/Tg3tTIWTFqkDVBVotpfy" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating prefab in Context Menu</p></figcaption></figure></div>

After you have created a prefab, you will need to drag it into the Explorer window and then it will be created not as a regular object but as a prefab and will be displayed with a different icon.

<figure><img src="/files/FhsdLCjv6qJbT7yMDXNa" alt=""><figcaption><p>Prefab in Explorer</p></figcaption></figure>

You can also create instances of **Prefabs** at runtime using scripting. For more information, see [Prefabs Using Scripts](/force/force-editor/scripting/prefabs-using-scripts.md).


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