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# SKTransformNode

A node that allows its children to rotate in 3D.

```
class SKTransformNode
```

## Overview

`SKTranformNode` adds the ability to rotate nodes across the x and y axes. When combined with `SKNode`’s [`zRotation`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKNode/zRotation) property, nodes added as children to a transform node have the ability to rotate in 3D.

## Topics

### Rotating Child Nodes

[`xRotation`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/xRotation)

[`yRotation`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/yRotation)

[`-  setEulerAngles:`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/setEulerAngles(_:))

[`-  setQuaternion:`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/setQuaternion(_:))

[`-  setRotationMatrix:`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/setRotationMatrix(_:))

### Reading the Current Rotation

[`-  eulerAngles`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/eulerAngles())

[`-  quaternion`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/quaternion())

[`-  rotationMatrix`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTransformNode/rotationMatrix())

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`SKNode`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKNode)

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`UICoordinateSpace`](/documentation/UIKit/UICoordinateSpace)

[`UIPasteConfigurationSupporting`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteConfigurationSupporting)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`UIFocusItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItem)

[`UIResponderStandardEditActions`](/documentation/UIKit/UIResponderStandardEditActions)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`UIUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserActivityRestoring)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`NSUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserActivityRestoring)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`NSStandardKeyBindingResponding`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStandardKeyBindingResponding)

[`UIActivityItemsConfigurationProviding`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityItemsConfigurationProviding)

[`UIFocusEnvironment`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusEnvironment)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`NSTouchBarProvider`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTouchBarProvider)

[`UIFocusItemContainer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemContainer)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

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