Rect Tool

Any of the Transform tools can be used to manipulate UI objects. However, the Rect Tool allows you to scale, move, and rotate any object by manipulating the rectangle that encompasses it. While this tool can be used with 3D objects, it is most useful for 2D and UI objects.

  • To move an object with the Rect Tool, select the object and then click and drag inside the rectangle.
  • To resize an object, hover over the edge or corner of an object. When the curse changes to arrows, click and drag to resize the object. You can scale uniformly by holding down shift while dragging.
  • To rotate, hover at the corner of the objects, slightly outside ...

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