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Anchor widget not showing up in Rect Transform inspector

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by Ewanuk, Sep 9, 2014.

  1. Ewanuk

    Ewanuk

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    For the life of me, I can't figure out why this widget isn't showing up for me.

    See attached, it's just an inactive square for me.

    Any thoughts?
     

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    Ewanuk, Sep 9, 2014
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  2. Tim-C

    Tim-C

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    If it's a driven RectTransform you won't see the widget.
     
    Tim-C, Sep 10, 2014
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  3. Ewanuk

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    What do you mean by "driven RectTransform"?
     
    Ewanuk, Sep 25, 2014
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  4. runevision

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    Sorry, there was some confusion here. This RectTransform is not driven. (For reference, driven RectTransforms are described on this page: http://docs.unity3d.com/460/Documentation/Manual/UIAutoLayout.html)

    However, as its parent Game Object doesn't have a RectTransform too, there is no parent rect to anchor to, which means the anchors are pointless and aren't shown.
     
    runevision, Sep 26, 2014
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  5. Ewanuk

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    Derp, that makes sense.

    Thank you for your help.
     
    Ewanuk, Sep 28, 2014
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  6. gaggibueb

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    I know it is an old post, but i'm experiencing the same problem.
    All my parent objects do have a rect transform (except the "driven" Canvas) but i can't see any anchors if i child my new buttons to any other UI element with a rect transform. Before i made them a child, the anchors were visible, but afterwards they disappeared.
    I googled a lot, and none of the different "solutions" worked for me. I tried:
    - Layer to Default
    - Inspector to Normal (Some say anchors disappear in Debug Mode)
    - Restarting Unity
    - Restarting PC

    I need the anchors for "InfoHeader" which is a child to "InfoButton". The Inspector image shows the parents settings, meaning those from "InfoButton".

    Any other tipps or hints to to solve this? Many thanks for any answers!
    Cheers
     

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    gaggibueb, Dec 7, 2017
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