void Start()
{
// Set text
TMP_Text textMesh = GetComponent<TMP_Text>();
textMesh.text = "DETERMINATION";
CharTweener tweener = textMesh.GetCharTweener();
for (int i = 0; i < tweener.CharacterCount; i )
{
// Move characters in a circle
Tween circleTween = tweener.DOMoveCircle(i, 0.05f, 0.5f)
.SetLoops(-1, LoopType.Restart);
// Fade character color between yellow and white
Tween colorTween = tweener.DOColor(i, Color.yellow, 0.5f)
.SetLoops(-1, LoopType.Yoyo);
// Offset animations based on character index in string
float timeOffset = (float)i / tweener.CharacterCount;
circleTween.fullPosition = timeOffset;
colorTween.fullPosition = timeOffset;
}
}
Use DOTween tweens on TextMeshPro characters the same way you would on a game object:
transform.DOMove(Vector3.zero, 1) // Move the transform to (0,0,0) over 1 second
// becomes...
tweener.DOMove(2, Vector3.zero, 1); // Move the 3rd character in the text mesh to (0,0,0) over 1 second
You can also set properties on characters:
transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0,1,0) // Move the transform to (0,1,0) locally
// becomes...
tweener.SetOffsetPosition(2, new Vector3(0,1,0)); // Move the 3rd character in the text mesh to (0,1,0) above its original position
CharTween extends existing features for use on text:
- Use
Transform
tweens on characters(DOMove, DORotate, DOLookAt)
- Use
Transform
properties and methods on characters(Get/SetPosition, Get/SetRotation, LookAt)
- Use
Color
andVertexGradient
tweens on characters(DOColor, DOFade, DOGradient)
- Use
Color
andVertexGradient
properties on characters(Get/SetColor, Get/SetAlpha, Get/SetColorGradient)
- Use
Tween
properties and methods on character tweens(Pause, OnComplete, timeScale)
CharTween also provides some extras:
- Use extra tweens that aren't in DOTween
(DOMoveCircle, DODriftPosition/Rotation)
- Edit character position as offset from start position
(DOOffsetMove, GetStartPosition, Get/SetOffsetPosition)
- Tween "ahead of time". For example, run tweens on a
TMP_InputField
for characters that haven't been typed yet, and they will show up animated- Does not work with
DOMove
orDOLocalMove
. To tween position ahead of time, useDOOffsetMove
.DoShakePosition
andDOPunchPosition
also work
- Does not work with
- Cannot tween a text mesh before its
Awake()
has been called, must wait untilStart()
or later - Material effects such as Outline, Glow, and Underlay cannot be changed per-character
- Text mesh effects such as Underline, Strikethrough cannot be changed per-character
- Performance overhead, creates one
Transform
per modified character.
- Unity 2018.1.0f2 or newer
- TextMesh Pro 1.3.0 (in Unity 2018.1.0f2 package manager) or newer
- DOTween 1.1.695 (February 02, 2018) or newer
- DOTween 1.2.320 (January 07, 2020) and older require small changes, see below
- Have DOTween and TextMeshPro in your project
- Get the .unitypackage from the latest release
- Open and import, exclude the Examples folder if needed
- See fix for old DOTween version if needed
Applies to DOTween 1.2.320 (January 07, 2020) and older
/*** VertexGradientPlugin.cs, lines 30-34 ***/
// COMMENT this method if DOTween version is 1.2.320 or older
public override void SetFrom(TweenerCore<VertexGradient, VertexGradient, NoOptions> t, VertexGradient fromValue, bool setImmediately, bool isRelative) { SetFrom(t, isRelative); }
// UNCOMMENT this method if DOTween version is 1.2.320 to 1.2.235
//public override void SetFrom(TweenerCore<VertexGradient, VertexGradient, NoOptions> t, VertexGradient fromValue, bool setImmediately) { SetFrom(t, false); }
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