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How can I load Assets asynchronously from AssetBundles stored in disk?

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  • Ellery Chan

    Documentation comment:

    The "Loading AssetBundles" link is broken.

    Specific issue:

    When I use AssetBundle.LoadAssetAsync, it still freezes up the rendering thread while loading the asset.  Why does this happen?  This is in Unity 2017.1.

    General comment:

    Developers need more information about where the data are going when asset loading operations are being performed.  From reading the docs, it appears that first an AssetBundle is retrieved from storage and eventually ends up in system RAM.

    Next, an asset, such as a GameObject containing meshes and textures, is retrieved from the AssetBundle.  Does this create a copy of the asset in RAM?  (This is where the rendering hitch occurs for me.)

    Next, the GameObject is instantiated.  Does this copy the data to the GPU?  Is there still a copy in RAM?

    This kind of information should be stated explicitly and often throughout the Unity documentation, as it would greatly reduce the amount of confusion and guesswork experienced by developers, and allow them to write more efficient games.

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  • Guillaume Henri

    Hello

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