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Handles.FreeRotateHandle

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public static function FreeRotateHandle(rotation: Quaternion, position: Vector3, size: float): Quaternion;
public static Quaternion FreeRotateHandle(Quaternion rotation, Vector3 position, float size);

Parameters

rotation Orientation of the handle.
position Center of the handle in 3D space.
size The size of the handle.

Returns

Quaternion The new rotation value modified by the user's interaction with the handle. If the user has not moved the handle, it will return the same value as you passed into the function.

Description

Make an unconstrained rotation handle.

This handle can rotate freely on all axes. The rotation gizmo has no visible axes and is simply a circle in the Scene view. Users can click and drag from within the circle to provide input rotation to your editor script.


FreeRotate handle seen in the Scene view.

Note: Use HandleUtility.GetHandleSize if you want the handle to always remain the same size on the screen.

#pragma strict
// Name this script "FreeRotateEditor"
@CustomEditor(FreeRotate)
@CanEditMultipleObjects
public class FreeRotateEditor extends Editor {
	public function OnSceneGUI() {
		var t: FreeRotate = (target as FreeRotate);
		EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();
		var rot: Quaternion = Handles.FreeRotateHandle(t.rot, Vector3.zero, 2);
		if (EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck()) {
			Undo.RecordObject(target, "Free Rotate");
			t.rot = rot;
			t.Update();
		}
	}
}
// Name this script "FreeRotateEditor"
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

[CustomEditor(typeof(FreeRotate))] [CanEditMultipleObjects] public class FreeRotateEditor : Editor { public void OnSceneGUI() { FreeRotate t = (target as FreeRotate);

EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck(); Quaternion rot = Handles.FreeRotateHandle(t.rot, Vector3.zero,2); if (EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck()) { Undo.RecordObject(target, "Free Rotate"); t.rot = rot; t.Update(); } } }

And the script attached to this Handle:

#pragma strict
// Name this script "FreeRotate"
@ExecuteInEditMode
public class FreeRotate extends MonoBehaviour {
	public var rot: Quaternion = Quaternion.identity;
	public function Update() {
		transform.rotation = rot;
	}
}
// Name this script "FreeRotate"
using UnityEngine;

[ExecuteInEditMode] public class FreeRotate : MonoBehaviour { public Quaternion rot = Quaternion.identity; public void Update() { transform.rotation = rot; } }