Set default preset assets

You can configure the Unity Editor to apply preset assets to certain components or importer types by default. To do this, use the Preset Manager Project Settings window.

Unity uses the default presets when creating new components and importing assets, and applies the default presets when you use the Reset command in the component context menu in the Inspector window.

Note: You can’t set the default properties for Project settings, Preferences settings, or built-in assets such as materials, animations, or sprites.

Prerequisites

• Create or import a preset asset.

Assign default presets

To specify a preset to use for default settings:

1. Open the Preset Manager Project Settings: Edit > Project SettingsA broad collection of settings which allow you to configure how Physics, Audio, Networking, Graphics, Input and many other areas of your project behave. More info
   See in Glossary > Preset Manager.
2. Select Add Default Preset and choose the importer, component or ScriptableObject you want to apply a preset to. The preset type you choose appears in the list.
3. In the Preset field, select the selector icon and choose a preset to apply for this type. You can also drag a preset from the ProjectIn Unity, you use a project to design and develop a game. A project stores all of the files that are related to a game, such as the asset and Scene files. More info
   See in Glossary window into the Preset field.
4. To add another preset field to the list, select Add (+).

To deactivate a default preset, select the checkbox next to the filter.

Note: If you set a default preset for Transform components, Unity doesn’t use the Position values when you create a new GameObject. Instead, it sets the default Position values to the center of the Scene view. To set the Position values to those of the default preset, select the Transform component’s More menu (⋮) and select Reset.

Assign default presets in the Inspector window

You can also add and remove default presets via the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
See in Glossary window as follows:

1. Select a preset asset in the Project window.
2. In the Inspector window, select Add to default. Unity adds the preset to the Preset Manager window.
3. Open the Preset Manager to add filters to the preset or reorder the list.

To remove a default preset:

1. Select a preset asset in the Project window.
2. In the Inspector window, select Remove from.

Filter default preset assets

By default, a preset applies to every new component or asset importer of that preset type. If you want to only apply it to specific components or asset types, use the Filter field to define when to apply the preset.

Note: Default presets are applied in order from top to bottom. This means that filters at the bottom of the list can override previous filters.

You can also use glob search to allow for more inclusive import filters. A glob search filter is case-sensitive.

To create a glob search filter, the filter field must begin glob:, and the search term must be in quotation mark characters. For example, glob:"example-folder/*.fbx" filters for any .fbx file in a folder called example-folder. The following table outlines the supported glob syntax:

Note: Unity doesn’t apply default asset importer presets when you select Reimport on an existing asset. To apply presets to assets that have already been imported, use the Reset command in the component’s context menu in the Inspector window.

Additional resources

• Preset Manager project settings reference
• Create preset assets