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Transforming Entities

Transforming entities refers to moving, rotating, or scaling them, which is an important part of the level-editing process.

Position Manipulation​

  1. Select the entity you’d like to move by pressing Shift+left-click.

position manipulation step 1

  1. Hit the W key to bring up the position manipulator.

position manipulation step 2

  1. Use the arrows to move the entity alone the X, Y, and Z axes.

Rotation Manipulation​

  1. Select the entity you’d like to move by pressing Shift+Left-click.
  2. Hit the E key to bring up the rotation manipulator.

rotation manipulation step 2

  1. Use the arrows to manipulate pitch (red), yaw (blue), and roll (green).
  2. You can also use the screen space to rotate in the same plane as the camera.

Scale Manipulation​

  1. Select the entity you’d like to move by pressing Shift+Left-click.
  2. Hit the R key to bring up the scale manipulator.

scale manipulation step 2

  1. Use the arrows to scale along the X, Y, and Z axes.
tip

For uniform scale manipulation, click the center of the scale manipulator and drag.