Helper methods on Transform #14426
Description
What problem does this solve or what need does it fill?
Currently, working with a transform is cumbersome, requiring many lines to perform simple tasks. This can be seen easily in the translation example:
let direction = transform.local_x();
transform.translation += direction * cube.speed * timer.delta_seconds();Note that this has to be two lines instead of one, because of borrow checker issues.
What solution would you like?
Simple methods like translate, local_translate would make such operations much simpler. The above could become
transform.local_translate(Vec3::X * cube.speed * timer.delta_seconds());which is much simpler and easier to understand.
What alternative(s) have you considered?
The original example does work, but as I said, it's quite cumbersome.
Additional context
I know Unity has functions like these, although I don't know how many other engines do. Notably, Godot does not.