Question How to make sure that function repeats every frame in Edit mode (Scene tab)

I have written an Editor plugin that needs to call a function every frame.

Update() function can not be used - it is called only when I click with a mouse inside "Scene" view.

According to the documentation this is a correct behavior of Update() in Edit mode:

https://docs.unity3d.com/2021.3/Documentation/ScriptReference/ExecuteInEditMode.html


My class is derived from MonoBehavior and [ExecuteInEditMode] attribute is added.

I tried workarounds like calling StartCoroutine or InvokeRepeating in OnEnable() method but they behave the same way as Update() function - they get called only when scene is changed.

Any ideas how to overcome this problem?

 

Have you tried Editor Coroutines?
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/com.unity.editorcoroutines.html

 

Thanks, it helped!