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Rect Transform

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The Rect Transform component is the 2D layout counterpart of the Transform component. Where Transform represents a single point, Rect Transform represent a rectangle that a UI element can be placed inside. If the parent of a Rect Transform is also a Rect Transform, the child Rect Transform can also specify how it should be positioned and sized relative to the parent rectangle.

Properties

Property: Function:
Pos (X, Y, Z) Position of the rectangle’s pivot point relative to the anchors.
Width/Height Width and height of the rectangle.
Left, Top, Right, Bottom Positions of the rectangle’s edges relative to their anchors. This can be thought of as padding inside the rectangle defined by the anchors. Shown in place of Pos and Width/Height when the anchors are separated (see below).
Anchors The anchor points for the lower left corner and the upper right corner of the rectangle.
        Min The anchor point for the lower left corner of the rectangle defined as a fraction of the size of the parent rectangle. 0,0 corresponds to anchoring to the lower left corner of the parent, while 1,1 corresponds to anchoring to the upper right corner of the parent.
        Max The anchor point for the upper right corner of the rectangle defined as a fraction of the size of the parent rectangle. 0,0 corresponds to anchoring to the lower left corner of the parent, while 1,1 corresponds to anchoring to the upper right corner of the parent.
Pivot Location of the pivot point around which the rectangle rotates, defined as a fraction of the size of the rectangle itself. 0,0 corresponds to the lower left corner while 1,1 corresponds to the upper right corner.
Rotation Angle of rotation (in degrees) of the object around its pivot point along the X, Y and Z axis.
Scale Scale factor applied to the object in the X, Y and Z dimensions.

Details

See the Basic Layout page for a full introduction and overview of how to use the Rect Transform.

UI Reference
Canvas Components