Fabric.js Rotate object programmatically around center
by Vijay Gujar
HTML
<script src="https://rawgit.com/kangax/fabric.js/1.x/dist/fabric.js"></script>
<canvas id="c" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
<div>
<button id="rotate-left">Rotate left</button>
<button id="rotate-right">Rotate right</button>
</div>
<div id="log" class="log">
</div>
CSS
canvas {
border: 1px solid #999;
}
.log {
height: 220px;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #999;
padding: 5px;
margin-top: 10px;
}
JavaScript
var canvas = window._canvas = new fabric.Canvas('c');
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
width: 100,
height: 200,
left: 0,
top: 0,
angle: 0,
fill: '#00AC6B'
}));
function rotateObject(angleOffset) {
var obj = canvas.getActiveObject();
if (!obj) return;
var angle = obj.getAngle() + angleOffset;
angle = angle > 360 ? 90 : angle < 0 ? 270 : angle;
obj.setAngle(angle).setCoords();
canvas.renderAll();
//document.getElementById('log').innerHTML += 'Left: ' + obj.left + ', top: ' + obj.top + '<br>';
var point = obj.getPointByOrigin("left", "top");
//document.getElementById('log').innerHTML += 'Left: ' + point.x + ', top: ' + point.y + '<br>';
}
fabric.util.addListener(document.getElementById('rotate-left'), 'click', function () {
rotateObject(-90);
});
fabric.util.addListener(document.getElementById('rotate-right'), 'click', function () {
rotateObject(90);
});