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Engine CONSISTENTLY thinks I want to move objects along the least likely axis.

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by IllTemperedTunas, Apr 27, 2020.

  1. IllTemperedTunas

    IllTemperedTunas

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    Edit: adding video for ease of seeing issue

    Does anyone else have this issue or know of a solution?

    Lets say i'm looking at an object damn near face on, a cube, and i want to move it up and to the left.

    NOPE! Unity thinks i want to send it way off yonder into the G*D &(&#'ed mountains.

    It's so frustrating. Could an update be applied to disable movement along a specific axis if that axis is nearly parallel to the current view angle?

    I can't be the only person that finds this annoying as hell.
     
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    IllTemperedTunas, Apr 27, 2020
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  2. DiegoDePalacio

    DiegoDePalacio

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    Hi @IllTemperedTunas ,

    I'm sorry that you're having issues while moving your objects inside the Editor.

    What you can do is to use the "Move Gizmo" handles:
    • If you drag one of the arrows you're going to move your object in one axis;
    • If you drag one of the colored "planes" near to the center of the gizmo, you're going to move your object in a specific plane (one axis will be locked);
    • If you hold shift while clicking and dragging in the center of the Move Gizmo, the center of the Gizmo changes to a flat square. The flat square indicates that you can move the GameObject around on a plane relative to the direction the Scene view Camera is facing.
    You can find more detailed information about it here: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PositioningGameObjects.html


    Good luck with it!
     
    DiegoDePalacio, Apr 28, 2020
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  3. IllTemperedTunas

    IllTemperedTunas

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    Firstly, thanks for taking the time to reply, Diego!
    Perhaps this video will illustrate the issue better:

    From the angle I am looking at this sphere, I would most likely want to move it within the XY coordinates.

    However becasue the Z move gizmo overrides the XY section of the gizmo it thinks I want to move the sphere all the way backwards into the distance.

    Can you see how from this angle moving the sphere into the distance is the least likely thing I would want to do? Yet Unity forces me to click the Z axis move gimble.

    At the end of the video I am able to JUST BARELY select the XY movement on the sphere.
     
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    IllTemperedTunas, Apr 28, 2020
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  4. IllTemperedTunas

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    To give some contrast, here is the gimble in 3ds Max:


    SO MUCH EASIER to select between the various axis and X,Y,Z or XY, ZY, ZX.
     
    IllTemperedTunas, Apr 28, 2020
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  5. DiegoDePalacio

    DiegoDePalacio

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    DiegoDePalacio, Apr 29, 2020
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  6. IllTemperedTunas

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    Hmm i'm not seeing a way to change the selection movement gizmos though...
    I appreciate you trying to help but this doesn't address the problem of the size of the movement gizmos being too big when you are parallel to their axis.
     
    IllTemperedTunas, Apr 30, 2020
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