# Creating a Scene from a File Load a scene that you configure in Xcode’s scene editor. ## Discussion The most common way to load an [`SKScene`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKScene) is through an `.sks` file configured in Xcode’s scene editor. Making your base changes in the editor is faster than writing equivalent initalization code, and it avoids repeating code if you create a scene in multiple places. ### Create a New Scene File First, add a new scene file to your project through Xcode’s File menu > New… > File > (choose your platform tab) > SpriteKit Scene.  ### Configure the Scene Using the Editor You configure your scene in the scene editor by clicking on the `.sks` file in Xcode’s file navigator pane, then adjusting properties in the Utility pane. For example, to set your scene’s background color, follow the steps highlighted in the figure below: 1. Select the `.sks` file in the file navigator pane. 2. Open the Utilities pane. 3. Choose the Attributes inspector. 4. Define a color under Scene.  ### Load the Scene in Code Load the newly configured scene file in code using [`init(fileNamed:)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKNode/init(fileNamed:)). ```swift let scene = SKScene(fileNamed: "MyScene") // Now present the scene in a view. skView.presentScene(scene) ``` > Note: > The `.sks` file extension is left out of the `String` name argument to ``doc://com.apple.spritekit/documentation/SpriteKit/SKNode/init(fileNamed:)``. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)