A reference point in a UI element that determines how it is positioned relative to its parent container. Anchor points commonly include center, top-left, bottom-right, etc.

In Cocos Creator: Anchor points are represented by normalized coordinates between 0 and 1, where (0,0) is bottom-left and (1,1) is top-right.

The process of organizing, cataloging, and optimizing visual assets (images, textures, sprites) used in game UI development.

Game UI Generator feature: Our tool handles asset extraction and organization automatically when processing UI designs.

A system that automatically positions and sizes UI elements based on their content and container constraints, often used for responsive designs.

In game development: Implemented through layout components that control how child elements are arranged.

An interactive UI element that triggers an action when clicked or tapped.

In game UI: Buttons often have multiple visual states: normal, hover, pressed, and disabled.

The rectangular area that fully encloses a UI element or component. Used for layout calculations and collision detection.

Game UI Generator feature: AI detection automatically determines the bounding boxes for different UI components in uploaded designs.

The root container for all UI elements in a game. The canvas establishes the coordinate system and rendering order for UI components.

In Cocos Creator: The Canvas component provides properties for controlling render mode, design resolution, and adaptation to different screen sizes.

A reusable piece of UI functionality that can be attached to nodes or game objects. Components encapsulate specific behaviors or visual elements.

In Game UI Generator: Our tool identifies common components from designs and generates the appropriate component configurations in the JSON output.

A cross-platform game engine developed by Cocos, focused on 2D game development with strong UI capabilities.

Game UI Generator integration: Our tool generates JSON configurations specifically optimized for Cocos Creator 3.8, which can be imported as prefabs with our plugin.

The visual and interactive elements through which a user interacts with a game or application.

In gaming: UI includes menus, health bars, inventory screens, dialogue boxes, and other visual elements that convey information to the player or accept input.

A texture atlas specifically designed for UI elements, combining multiple interface graphics into a single texture to improve rendering performance.

Game UI Generator feature: Our asset optimization automatically generates appropriate UI atlases from detected components.