Transform gizmos for rotating / scaling

[kaixoo]

Hi, currently the main limitation of the software for me is that you aren't able to freely scale / rotate objects and you must input values manually in the keyframes.

a) What pieces of code should be modified to create a live transform/move/rotate UI? (already exists for moving objects)

b) How should it be made

[rodlie]

S, R, G.

[kaixoo]

Okay, this works but not very intuitive for the average user. S and G should have an infinite scroll mouse, I can do that.

[rodlie]

this works but not very intuitive

Feel free to fix it. I will do it at some point, but it's not a priority for me.

[kaixoo]

a) What pieces of code should be modified to create a live transform/move/rotate UI? (already exists for moving objects)

[KirbysDarkNebula]

Do you mean transform gizmos or ui showing the values as you edit?
The latter is already implemented and should show in the bottom left corner of the viewport.
(Snapping might be more necessary than gizmos imo even though you can input the value you want after pressing the appropriate transform key)

[kaixoo]

Transform gizmos, yes. Agree on that snapping is more important, how do you plan to implement snapping without gizmos?

[KirbysDarkNebula]

Transform gizmos, yes. Agree on that snapping is more important, how do you plan to implement snapping without gizmos?

Adding snapping is simple enough you just check for a key modifier (imo CTRL would probably the best for this) and divide by given snap value, then floor that value and multiply again by snap value.
Example: snap value is 5, we rotate to 92º -> 92/5 = 18.4 -> we floor that then multiply by snap value -> 18 * 5 = 90

Ofc the implementation can be different but this is just a basic way it would work.

(You can already snap values with expressions btw but it's not as modular as pressing a modifier key while transforming the object)

[kaixoo]

I doubt a modifier for snapping behaviour is most intuitive. I think standard behaviour is when you're near a border / center of element

[adambelis]

Possible implemenations

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would also be useful in graph and timeline

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