maps-upm
The Maps UPM is the Unity package needed in order to use Maps features from Lightship ARDK in your Unity application. This file can be be brought into your project by using the Unity Package Manager. To use Lightship Maps for Unity, you must download the Lightship Maps SDK Unity package and save it to your computer. The Unity package comes as a compressed tarball that you can add to a Unity project directly via the Package Manager. Detailed steps to install the Maps UPM can be found in our developer documentation for Installing the Lightship Maps SDK. These steps are also noted below:
- In your Unity project open the Package Manager by selecting Window > Package Manager.
- From the plus menu on the Package Manager tab, select Add package from git URL...
- Enter
https://github.com/niantic-lightship/maps-upm.git. - Click Yes to activate the new Input System Package for AR Foundation 5.0 (if prompted)
- Download the plugin packages (
.tgz) from the latest release - In your Unity project open the Package Manager by selecting Window > Package Manager.
- From the plus menu on the Package Manager tab, select Add package from tarball...
- Navigate to where you downloaded the Maps UPM, select the
.tgzfile you downloaded, and press Open. This will install the package in your project's Packages folder as the Niantic Lightship Maps SDK folder. - Click Yes to activate the new Input System Package for AR Foundation 5.0 (if prompted).
- Lightship Maps Developer Documentation
- Getting Started with Lightship Maps
- Lightship Maps Sample Projects
- Guide of Lightship Maps Features
For any other issues, contact us on Discord or the Lightship forums! Before reaching out, open the Console Log by holding three touches on your device's screen for three seconds, then take a screenshot and post it along with a description of your issue.