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ArcHandle

class in UnityEditor.IMGUI.Controls

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Description

A class for a compound handle to edit an angle and a radius in the Scene view.

ArcHandle in the Scene View.

This class allows you to display control handles for editing the angle and radius of an arc. The arc originates at Vector3.forward multiplied by the radius and rotates around Vector3.up. The handle rendered by this class's DrawHandle method is affected by global state in the Handles class, such as Handles.matrix and Handles.color.

The following component defines an object with an angle and force property.

#pragma strict
public class ProjectileExample extends MonoBehaviour {
	floatelevationAngle {
		return m_ElevationAngle;
	}
	 {
		m_ElevationAngle = value;
	}
	@SerializeField
	var m_ElevationAngle: float = 45f;
	floatimpulse {
		return m_Impulse;
	}
	 {
		m_Impulse = value;
	}
	@SerializeField
	var m_Impulse: float = 20f;
	Vector3facingDirection {
		var result: Vector3 = transform.forward;
		result.y = 0f;
		return result.sqrMagnitude == 0f ? Vector3.forward : result.normalized;
	}
	protected virtual function Start() {
		var ball: GameObject = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Sphere);
		var direction: Vector3 = facingDirection;
		direction = Quaternion.AngleAxis(elevationAngle, Vector3.Cross(direction, Vector3.up)) * direction;
		ball.AddComponent.<Rigidbody>().AddForce(direction * impulse, ForceMode.Impulse);
	}
}
using UnityEngine;

public class ProjectileExample : MonoBehaviour { public float elevationAngle { get { return m_ElevationAngle; } set { m_ElevationAngle = value; } } [SerializeField] float m_ElevationAngle = 45f;

public float impulse { get { return m_Impulse; } set { m_Impulse = value; } } [SerializeField] float m_Impulse = 20f;

public Vector3 facingDirection { get { Vector3 result = transform.forward; result.y = 0f; return result.sqrMagnitude == 0f ? Vector3.forward : result.normalized; } }

protected virtual void Start() { GameObject ball = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Sphere);

Vector3 direction = facingDirection; direction = Quaternion.AngleAxis(elevationAngle, Vector3.Cross(direction, Vector3.up)) * direction; ball.AddComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(direction * impulse, ForceMode.Impulse); } }

The following Custom Editor example allows you to edit the elevation angle and force properties for this component in the Scene view, where the force is represented by the radius of the handle.

#pragma strict
@CustomEditor(ProjectileExample)
public class ProjectileExampleEditor extends Editor {
	var m_ArcHandle: ArcHandle = new ArcHandle();
	protected virtual function OnEnable() {
		// arc handle has no radius handle by default
		m_ArcHandle.SetColorWithRadiusHandle(Color.white, 0.1f);
	}
	// the OnSceneGUI callback uses the scene view camera for drawing handles by default
	protected virtual function OnSceneGUI() {
		var projectileExample: ProjectileExample = ProjectileExampletarget;
		// copy the target object's data to the handle
		m_ArcHandle.angle = projectileExample.elevationAngle;
		m_ArcHandle.radius = projectileExample.impulse;
		// set the handle matrix so that angle extends upward from target's facing direction along ground
		var handleDirection: Vector3 = projectileExample.facingDirection;
		var handleNormal: Vector3 = Vector3.Cross(handleDirection, Vector3.up);
		var handleMatrix: Matrix4x4 = Matrix4x4.TRS(projectileExample.transform.position, Quaternion.LookRotation(handleDirection, handleNormal), Vector3.one);
		new Handles.DrawingScope(handleMatrix) {
			// draw the handle
			EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();
			m_ArcHandle.DrawHandle();
			if (EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck()) {
				// record the target object before setting new values so changes can be undone/redone
				Undo.RecordObject(projectileExample, "Change Projectile Properties");
				// copy the handle's updated data back to the target object
				projectileExample.elevationAngle = m_ArcHandle.angle;
				projectileExample.impulse = m_ArcHandle.radius;
			}
		}
	}
}
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.IMGUI.Controls;
using UnityEngine;

[CustomEditor(typeof(ProjectileExample))] public class ProjectileExampleEditor : Editor { ArcHandle m_ArcHandle = new ArcHandle();

protected virtual void OnEnable() { // arc handle has no radius handle by default m_ArcHandle.SetColorWithRadiusHandle(Color.white, 0.1f); }

// the OnSceneGUI callback uses the scene view camera for drawing handles by default protected virtual void OnSceneGUI() { ProjectileExample projectileExample = (ProjectileExample)target;

// copy the target object's data to the handle m_ArcHandle.angle = projectileExample.elevationAngle; m_ArcHandle.radius = projectileExample.impulse;

// set the handle matrix so that angle extends upward from target's facing direction along ground Vector3 handleDirection = projectileExample.facingDirection; Vector3 handleNormal = Vector3.Cross(handleDirection, Vector3.up); Matrix4x4 handleMatrix = Matrix4x4.TRS( projectileExample.transform.position, Quaternion.LookRotation(handleDirection, handleNormal), Vector3.one );

using (new Handles.DrawingScope(handleMatrix)) { // draw the handle EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck(); m_ArcHandle.DrawHandle(); if (EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck()) { // record the target object before setting new values so changes can be undone/redone Undo.RecordObject(projectileExample, "Change Projectile Properties");

// copy the handle's updated data back to the target object projectileExample.elevationAngle = m_ArcHandle.angle; projectileExample.impulse = m_ArcHandle.radius; } } } }

Variables

angleReturns or specifies the angle of the arc for the handle.
angleHandleColorReturns or specifies the color of the angle control handle.
angleHandleDrawFunctionAn optional CapFunction to use when displaying the angle control handle. Defaults to a line terminated with Handles.CylinderHandleCap if no value is specified.
angleHandleSizeFunctionAn optional SizeFunction to specify how large the angle control handle should be. Defaults to a fixed screen-space size.
fillColorReturns or specifies the color of the arc shape.
radiusReturns or specifies the radius of the arc for the handle.
radiusHandleColorReturns or specifies the color of the radius control handle.
radiusHandleDrawFunctionAn optional CapFunction to use when displaying the radius control handle. Defaults to a Handles.DotHandleHandleCap along the arc if no value is specified.
radiusHandleSizeFunctionAn optional SizeFunction to specify how large the radius control handle should be. Defaults to a fixed screen-space size.
wireframeColorReturns or specifies the color of the curved line along the outside of the arc.

Constructors

ArcHandleCreates a new instance of the ArcHandle class.

Public Functions

DrawHandleA function to display this instance in the current handle camera using its current configuration.
SetColorWithoutRadiusHandleSets angleHandleColor, wireframeColor, and fillColor to the same value, where fillColor will have the specified alpha value. radiusHandleColor will be set to Color.clear and the radius handle will be disabled.
SetColorWithRadiusHandleSets angleHandleColor, radiusHandleColor, wireframeColor, and fillColor to the same value, where fillColor will have the specified alpha value.

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