---
title: "TransformerTile"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformertile
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# TransformerTile

A RenderNode which handles transformation data for a single Tile within a TilemapLayer.

This node extends `TransformerImage` with tile-specific logic, including support for tileset offsets, per-tile flip flags, and per-tile rotation. It is used by the TilemapLayer rendering pipeline to position and orient each individual tile in world space before it is submitted to the batch renderer.

Unlike `TransformerImage`, which operates on a standalone Game Object, this node reads positional and flip data from a tile element descriptor (`element`) rather than directly from the Game Object, allowing it to handle the many tiles that make up a single TilemapLayer in a single render pass.

**Constructor**

`new TransformerTile(manager, [config])`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this RenderNode. |
| config | object | Yes | The configuration object for this RenderNode. |

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**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.TransformerImage](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformerimage.md)  



> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerTile.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerTile.js#L10)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin)
 - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend)
 - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug)




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## Public Methods

### run

#### \<instance> run(drawingContext, gameObject, texturerNode, [parentMatrix], [element])


**Description:**

Computes and stores the world-space transform quad for a single tile element, ready for submission to the batch renderer.

This method builds the final transformation by combining the camera view matrix (with scroll factor applied), an optional parent matrix for nested Game Objects, and a per-tile sprite matrix derived from the tile's pixel position, rotation, and the TilemapLayer's scale. Tileset tile offsets are factored into the world position, and horizontal or vertical flips are applied by negating the quad dimensions. If vertex rounding is enabled on the camera, the resulting quad coordinates are rounded to the nearest integer to avoid sub-pixel rendering artefacts.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No | The GameObject being rendered. |
| texturerNode | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md) | No | The texturer node used to texture the GameObject. This contains relevant data on the dimensions of the object. |
| parentMatrix | [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.TransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-components-transformmatrix.md) | Yes | This transform matrix is defined if the game object is nested. |
| element | object | Yes | The tile element descriptor for the tile being rendered. Contains the tile's pixel position, rotation, flip flags, and GID index used to look up the tileset. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.TransformerImage#run


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerTile.js#L45](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerTile.js#L45)  
Since: 4.0.0


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## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager)
 - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name)





**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.TransformerImage](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformerimage.md):**


 - [quad](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformerimage.md#quad)




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