The topics in this section describe how to add components to actors.

Components let you add different behaviors to actors. Use the Properties Panel to add the following components to the selected actor on the viewport:

• Bitmap

  Renders a bitmap using the specified image resource.

• Shape

  Renders a vector graphic using the specified vector graphics resource.

• Text

  Renders a textfield with custom text formatting options.

• Script

  Executes the specified script resource.

• Sound

  Add audio capability using Wwise.

• Container

  Lets you parent to child actors.

• Animation

  Same as Container, but each child actor can define its own timeline track.

NOTE: You can add multiple components to an actor. However, each actor can have only one instance of the Container component.

When you attach a component to an actor, it inherits the transforms from the actor (parent). Components do not provide their own transforms.