Class HierarchicalBox

Provide a gizmo/handle representing a box where all face can be moved independently. Also add a contained sub gizmo/handle box if contained is used at creation.

Inheritance
Object
HierarchicalBox
Namespace: UnityEditor.Rendering
Syntax
public class HierarchicalBox
Examples
class MyComponentEditor : Editor
{
    static HierarchicalBox box;
    static HierarchicalBox containedBox;

    static MyComponentEditor()
    {
        Color[] handleColors = new Color[]
        {
            Color.red,
            Color.green,
            Color.Blue,
            new Color(0.5f, 0f, 0f, 1f),
            new Color(0f, 0.5f, 0f, 1f),
            new Color(0f, 0f, 0.5f, 1f)
        };
        box = new HierarchicalBox(new Color(1f, 1f, 1f, 0.25), handleColors);
        containedBox = new HierarchicalBox(new Color(1f, 0f, 1f, 0.25), handleColors, container: box);
    }

    [DrawGizmo(GizmoType.Selected|GizmoType.Active)]
    void DrawGizmo(MyComponent comp, GizmoType gizmoType)
    {
        box.center = comp.transform.position;
        box.size = comp.transform.scale;
        box.DrawHull(gizmoType == GizmoType.Selected);

        containedBox.center = comp.innerposition;
        containedBox.size = comp.innerScale;
        containedBox.DrawHull(gizmoType == GizmoType.Selected);
    }

    void OnSceneGUI()
    {
        EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();

        //container box must be also set for contained box for clamping
        box.center = comp.transform.position;
        box.size = comp.transform.scale;
        box.DrawHandle();

        containedBox.DrawHandle();
        containedBox.center = comp.innerposition;
        containedBox.size = comp.innerScale;

        if(EditorGUI.EndChangeCheck())
        {
            comp.innerposition = containedBox.center;
            comp.innersize = containedBox.size;
        }
    }
}

Constructors

HierarchicalBox(Color, Color[], HierarchicalBox)

Constructor. Used to setup colors and also the container if any.

Declaration
public HierarchicalBox(Color baseColor, Color[] polychromeHandleColors = null, HierarchicalBox parent = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Color baseColor

The color of each face of the box. Other colors are deduced from it.
Color[] polychromeHandleColors

The color of handle when they are separated. When they are grouped, they use a variation of the faceColor instead.
HierarchicalBox parent

The HierarchicalBox containing this box. If null, the box will not be limited in size.

Properties

baseColor

The baseColor used to fill hull. All other colors are deduced from it except specific handle colors.

Declaration
public Color baseColor { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Color

center

The position of the center of the box in Handle.matrix space.

Declaration
public Vector3 center { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector3

monoHandle

Allow to switch between the mode where all axis are controlled together or not Note that if there is several handles, they will use the polychrome colors.

Declaration
public bool monoHandle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

size

The size of the box in Handle.matrix space.

Declaration
public Vector3 size { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector3

Methods

DrawHandle()

Draw the manipulable handles

Declaration
public void DrawHandle()

DrawHull(Boolean)

Draw the hull which means the boxes without the handles

Declaration
public void DrawHull(bool filled)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Boolean filled

If true, also fill the faces of the hull

SetBaseColor(Color)

Set the baseColor used to fill hull. All other colors are deduced from it except specific handle colors. Instead of baseColor set, this will not force the opacity and keep what is provided for the filled faces.

Declaration
public void SetBaseColor(Color color)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Color color

The color to use

Extension Methods