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Free transform tool for pixijs canvas library

Pixi.js - Free Transform Tool

Provides controls for transforming position, size, and rotation of Pixi.js Display Objects.

Features

  • Transformations are relative to the registration point (ob.regX, obj.regY), which you can choose.
  • Un-obtrusive to your pixijs project scene. The tool sits in it's own container layer.

Demo

See the tool in action at: https://jedateach.github.io/pixijs-free-transform-tool

Source code for demo

Usage

In order to use this tool you have to do the following:

  1. add a new layer to your stage in top of everything as the follwing:

    var top = new PIXI.Container();
    app.stage.addChild(top);
    
  2. add the transform tool inside the top layer as the follwing:

    var selectTool = new PIXI.util.FreeTransformTool();
    selectTool.name = "transform";
    top.addChild(selectTool);
    
  3. to select any object for example when the user click on that object as the following:

    object.on("pointertap", function (evt) {
        selectTool.select(evt.currentTarget);
    });
    
  4. to unselect object for example when the user click on the stage as the following:

    stage.addEventListener("click", function () {
        selectTool.unselect();
    });