--- name: "Eden Editor: Transformation Widget" type: topic source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Transformation_Widget revid: 257620 updated: 2021-05-17T21:29:31Z --- # Eden Editor: Transformation Widget ### Overview The **Transformation Widget** is a tool for precise entity manipulation. It consists of a set of color-coded parts, each offering a transformation in a different axis: - X - West to East, or local left to right - Y - South to North, or local back to front - Z - up Each of the axes can be manipulated by dragging it. The entity icon in the middle can still be used for moving the entity around. ### Variants The widget has several variants, between which you can toggle either using the toolbar buttons or the keyboard shortcut **Space**. #### Translation Widget The **translation widget** allows you to move an entity along each of its axes. The vertical mode is ignored, but the surface snap setting is still respected when moving the entity along its Z axis. #### Rotation Widget The **rotation widget** is used for rotating an entity along each of its axes. Turning some objects to the side or upside down can lead to unpredictable results once they are simulated in the preview. #### Area Scaling Widget Use the **area scaling widget** to change the size of the triggers and the area markers. #### Area Widget Use the **area widget** to change the size and orientation of the triggers and the area markers. ### Changing the Reference System You can chose the reference **coordinate system** the widget will use. The entity can be transformed either by world axes (X points to the East), or along its own local axes (X points to the right of the entity). Source: [BI Community Wiki — Eden Editor: Transformation Widget](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Transformation_Widget) (revision 257620).