diff --git a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
index 57b6b1d0..283318e5 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
@@ -218,6 +218,117 @@ function ui_sync() {
 }
 
 function setup_keybd_nav() {
+    const panelPosKeys = {
+        'panel-rotate': 'win.roate',
+        'panel-scale': 'win.scale'
+    };
+
+    function parsePanelPos(key) {
+        if (!key) return null;
+        const raw = api.local.get(key);
+        if (!raw) return null;
+        if (typeof raw === 'object' && raw.left !== undefined && raw.top !== undefined) {
+            return raw;
+        }
+        if (typeof raw === 'string') {
+            try {
+                const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+                if (parsed && parsed.left !== undefined && parsed.top !== undefined) {
+                    return parsed;
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                // ignore malformed stored values
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function placePanel(panel, pos) {
+        if (!panel || !pos) return;
+        panel.style.left = `${Math.round(pos.left)}px`;
+        panel.style.top = `${Math.round(pos.top)}px`;
+        panel.style.right = 'auto';
+        panel.style.bottom = 'auto';
+    }
+
+    function placePanelDefault(panel) {
+        if (!panel) return;
+        const rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const width = rect.width || 260;
+        const modeToolsRect = $('mode-tools')?.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const baseTop = modeToolsRect ? (modeToolsRect.bottom + 10) : 92;
+        const minPad = 8;
+        const maxLeft = Math.max(minPad, window.innerWidth - width - minPad);
+        const left = Math.min(maxLeft, Math.max(minPad, (window.innerWidth - width) / 2));
+        placePanel(panel, { left, top: baseTop });
+    }
+
+    function showSelectionPanel(pid) {
+        const panel = $(pid);
+        if (!panel) return;
+        panel.classList.remove('hide');
+        const key = panelPosKeys[pid];
+        const saved = parsePanelPos(key);
+        if (saved) {
+            placePanel(panel, saved);
+        } else {
+            placePanelDefault(panel);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function hideSelectionPanel(pid) {
+        const panel = $(pid);
+        if (!panel) return;
+        panel.classList.add('hide');
+    }
+
+    function toggleSelectionPanel(pid) {
+        const el = $(pid);
+        if (!el) return;
+        if (el.classList.contains('hide')) {
+            showSelectionPanel(pid);
+        } else {
+            hideSelectionPanel(pid);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function makePanelDraggable(panelId, handleId, storageKey) {
+        const panel = $(panelId);
+        const handle = $(handleId);
+        if (!panel || !handle) return;
+        let sx = 0, sy = 0, px = 0, py = 0, dragging = false;
+        handle.onmousedown = (ev) => {
+            if (ev.button !== 0) return;
+            dragging = true;
+            sx = ev.clientX;
+            sy = ev.clientY;
+            const rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+            px = rect.left;
+            py = rect.top;
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            ev.stopPropagation();
+        };
+        document.addEventListener('mousemove', (ev) => {
+            if (!dragging) return;
+            const nx = px + (ev.clientX - sx);
+            const ny = py + (ev.clientY - sy);
+            panel.style.left = `${Math.round(nx)}px`;
+            panel.style.top = `${Math.round(ny)}px`;
+            panel.style.right = 'auto';
+            panel.style.bottom = 'auto';
+        });
+        document.addEventListener('mouseup', () => {
+            if (dragging && storageKey) {
+                const rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+                api.local.set(storageKey, JSON.stringify({
+                    left: Math.round(rect.left),
+                    top: Math.round(rect.top)
+                }));
+            }
+            dragging = false;
+        });
+    }
+
     // bind interface action elements
     ui.acct.help.onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); api.help.show() };
     ui.acct.don8.onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); api.modal.show('don8') };
@@ -296,6 +407,12 @@ function setup_keybd_nav() {
     $('mesh-split').onclick = selection.isolateBodies;
     $('context-duplicate').onclick = selection.duplicate;
     $('context-mirror').onclick = selection.mirror;
+    $('context-rotate-panel').onclick = () => toggleSelectionPanel('panel-rotate');
+    $('context-scale-panel').onclick = () => toggleSelectionPanel('panel-scale');
+    $('panel-rotate-close').onmousedown = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); };
+    $('panel-scale-close').onmousedown = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); };
+    $('panel-rotate-close').onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); hideSelectionPanel('panel-rotate'); };
+    $('panel-scale-close').onclick = (ev) => { ev.stopPropagation(); hideSelectionPanel('panel-scale'); };
     $('context-layflat').onclick = view_tools.startLayFlat;
     $('context-lefty').onclick = view_tools.startLeftAlign;
     $('context-setfocus').onclick = () => {
@@ -305,6 +422,9 @@ function setup_keybd_nav() {
     $('view-fit').onclick = api.const.SPACE.view.fit;
     $('wassup').onmouseover = () => { $('suppopp').classList.remove('hide') };
 
+    makePanelDraggable('panel-rotate', 'panel-rotate-head', 'win.roate');
+    makePanelDraggable('panel-scale', 'panel-scale-head', 'win.scale');
+
     // enable modal hiding
     $('mod-x').onclick = api.modal.hide;
 
diff --git a/src/kiri/app/menubar.js b/src/kiri/app/menubar.js
index dbab0d07..e729b3c4 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/menubar.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/menubar.js
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ function toolbarToolNozzle() {
     ]);
 }
 
-function toolbarToolRotate(actions) {
-    return span({ id: 'tool-rotate' }, [
-        i({ class: 'fas fa-rotate-right', title: 'rotate selection' }),
-        div({ id: 'ft-rotate', class: 'grid pop' }, [
+function rotatePanel(actions) {
+    return div({ id: 'panel-rotate', class: 'selection-panel hide' }, [
+        div({ id: 'panel-rotate-head', class: 'selection-panel-head' }, [
+            div({ class: 'selection-panel-head-title' }, [
+                i({ class: 'fas fa-rotate-right' }),
+                label({ _: 'Rotate' })
+            ]),
+            button({ id: 'panel-rotate-close', class: 'selection-panel-close', title: 'close' }, [
+                i({ class: 'fas fa-times' })
+            ])
+        ]),
+        div({ id: 'ft-rotate', class: 'grid selection-panel-body' }, [
             div({ id: 'rot_x_lt', ...on(actions, 'rot_x_lt') }, icon('fas fa-chevron-left')),
             label({ _: 'X' }),
             div({ id: 'rot_x_gt', ...on(actions, 'rot_x_gt') }, icon('fas fa-chevron-right')),
@@ -81,10 +89,18 @@ function toolbarToolRotate(actions) {
     ]);
 }
 
-function toolbarToolScale(actions) {
-    return span({ id: 'tool-scale' }, [
-        i({ class: 'fas fa-expand', title: 'scale or resize selection' }),
-        div({ id: 'ft-scale', class: 'grid pop' }, [
+function scalePanel(actions) {
+    return div({ id: 'panel-scale', class: 'selection-panel hide' }, [
+        div({ id: 'panel-scale-head', class: 'selection-panel-head' }, [
+            div({ class: 'selection-panel-head-title' }, [
+                i({ class: 'fas fa-expand' }),
+                label({ _: 'Scale / Size' })
+            ]),
+            button({ id: 'panel-scale-close', class: 'selection-panel-close', title: 'close' }, [
+                i({ class: 'fas fa-times' })
+            ])
+        ]),
+        div({ id: 'ft-scale', class: 'grid selection-panel-body' }, [
             div([label({ _: 'X' }), input({ id: 'lock_x', type: 'checkbox', _checked: true })]),
             div([label({ _: 'Y' }), input({ id: 'lock_y', type: 'checkbox', _checked: true })]),
             div([label({ _: 'Z' }), input({ id: 'lock_z', type: 'checkbox', _checked: true })]),
@@ -157,15 +173,16 @@ function content(actions) {
                     menuItem(actions, { id: 'context-mirror', lk: 'rc_mirr', text: 'mirror', iconClass: 'fas fa-arrows-left-right-to-line' }),
                     menuItem(actions, { id: 'context-duplicate', lk: 'rc_dupl', text: 'duplicate', iconClass: 'fas fa-copy' }),
                     hr(),
+                    menuItem(actions, { id: 'context-rotate-panel', text: 'rotate', iconClass: 'fas fa-rotate-right' }),
+                    menuItem(actions, { id: 'context-scale-panel', text: 'scale / size', iconClass: 'fas fa-expand' }),
+                    hr(),
                     menuItem(actions, { id: 'mesh-merge', lk: 'rc_merg', text: 'merge meshes' }),
                     menuItem(actions, { id: 'mesh-split', lk: 'rc_splt', text: 'isolate meshes' }),
                 ]
             }),
             div({ class: 'menubar-separator' }),
             div({ class: 'f-row top-menu' }, [
-                toolbarToolNozzle(),
-                toolbarToolRotate(actions),
-                toolbarToolScale(actions)
+                toolbarToolNozzle()
             ]),
             div({ class: 'grow' }),
             topMenu(actions, {
@@ -209,7 +226,9 @@ function content(actions) {
                     menuItem(actions, { children: label({ id: 'lset-pt', _: 'português' }) })
                 ]
             })
-        ])
+        ]),
+        rotatePanel(actions),
+        scalePanel(actions)
     ];
 }
 
diff --git a/web/kiri/index.css b/web/kiri/index.css
index 614d1ed4..38c74da8 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.css
+++ b/web/kiri/index.css
@@ -1032,6 +1032,61 @@ details[open] summary::after {
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
 }
+
+/* draggable selection transform panels */
+.selection-panel {
+    position: fixed;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    z-index: 220;
+    min-width: 230px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-gray);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    background-color: var(--menubar-back);
+    color: var(--menubar-fore);
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+    pointer-events: all;
+}
+#panel-rotate {
+    top: 92px;
+    right: 26px;
+}
+#panel-scale {
+    top: 270px;
+    right: 26px;
+}
+.selection-panel-head {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 7px 10px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-gray);
+    cursor: move;
+    user-select: none;
+}
+.selection-panel-head-title {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+.selection-panel-head label {
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+.selection-panel-close {
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: inherit;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+.selection-panel-close:hover {
+    background-color: var(--menu-hover-bg);
+}
+.selection-panel-body {
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
 /** selection rotation */
 #ft-rotate {
     gap: 2px;