One EASY TRICK to Quickly Change Object Origins in Blender! (Quick Pivot Point Change)

In this video, we're going to check out an easy way to change your object origins, and therefore your pivot points inside of Blender!
This can make scaling and rotating much more precise and easy to do inside of your models!

[@jasonriley2269]

As a Maya User I made a handy hot key on "Options/Origins". I use "Shift+Insert". It's about the next best thing to Maya's way.

[@KrafStudio]

I have searching this for weeks! thank you very much

[@rolandoisu]

if you ever come to panama let me know...I get you a full pack of beer for this tutorial.... gracias amigo it was so useful....

[@TienNguyen-fr7we]

Love this Trick. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@TheCGEssentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@okxd8988]

Bro, you are a legend, you just solved my problem... THANKS

[@triuneself2497]

Nice one, thanks! I looked at so many other videos about this, they just blah blah blah'd on forever and made it so difficult lol

[@rbrown2925]

I was about to toss Blender out the MS Window for the ridiculous 3D cursor approach to setting the origin and then this popped up. (Google was watching my searches, apparently.) Big thanks. Worth subscribing, too!

[@My2Cents1]

Sir, you are a genius, simply for showing the options menu and how to move the origin point MANUALLY. You have no idea how many videos and text articles I've gone through to get this piece of information, and they all meticulously dodge that issue and rather focus on snapping to an edge or the right click dropdown etc. Like slalom avoidance. Thank you so much!

[@jensenraylight8011]

yeah exactly, in all other 3d app, it's the standard, adjust pivot in max, modify pivot in maya. i don't know why the blender just beating around the bush about this

[@TyboAudio]

I cannot thank you enough for this video! You’re a life saver

[@Didi-bu8xw]

😭！！thanku sm fixed my problem in 1 min 👍🏼now my bones r generated at right point😇😇

[@TheChartle]

Great video. Is there a keyboard shortcut toggling "Affect only Origin" on and off?

[@dixieechann]

this is incredibly useful! thanks

[@s.m.casimir753]

gracias gracias gracias gracias gracias!!!!!!!!!!! you save my life!

[@macios124]

Game changer, love it!

[@amitmishra6904]

you dont know but you solve my problem , a big big big thank you

[@TheCGEssentials]

Awesome!

[@antdx316]

How do you reset it back to the objects direct center?

[@johnnyc.5979]

Thanks, I didn't know any of this.

[@alexm4903]

you are fantastic, thank you so much!

[@rithvikkona8922]

tysm i was animating a roblox rig in blender and the rotation was all of until you told me how to fix it also sometimes you have to enable origins and parents for it to work

[@bzee1219]

Great. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@beachchickensmedia]

awesome! do you know why sometimes i can't move the object origin? it seems locked on certain objects.

[@kells3094]

Thank you!!

[@derkling]

I did spend one hour trying to rotate the orientation. I mean, moving the origin around especially with snapping active is quite easy with the option you suggested. But, when it comes to all change the orientation of the origin to match precisely whatever direction you want, (e.g. a geometry feature not aligned with one of the faces) than snapping seems not to be useful... Or, at least, I was not able to get it done. :/

[@inMeditation_PSSM]

Thank you

[@aybee5908]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@TheCGEssentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MagnusHertzberg]

If I make a translation in geo nodes, how can i make the pivot stay the same? That is, have the pivot move along with the translation in geo nodes. I want to combine hand-animation with rotate keyframes + add some translation using geo nodes. Thus the need to keep the pivot in place in geo nodes.

[@PooyaEdix]

thank you bro

[@SirFency]

This is great. I would like some additional information about pivot points. If I want to translate, rotate, or scale an item in edit mode. Say scale an edge from a vert instead of the center. or rotate a face from the edge rather than the center. Is there a edit mode pivot point?

[@quinton4506]

I cant find a good tutoral anywhere on how to do one simple thing, I wantt to set all of the vertex roations to 0 on my mesh without them moveing. what Im saying is when I hit E+z it will extrude Diaganol and not on the z axis or if I hit G+x it will move the complete wrong way. any way I can fix this?

[@NeedToDIY]

thanks!

[@rustamschogenow216]

Unfortunately I can give You only one "like". Thank You Sir!

[@TheCGEssentials]

Thanks very much!

[@equilibrium4655]

bro thank u very much

[@wickedsensationphotography]

I am not able to move the point. I select G on the keyboard, left click and then nothing moves. HELP!

[@mango_wm]

Top!

[@TheCGEssentials]

:)

[@theblitzbrothers]

Again wow and thank you!

[@TheCGEssentials]

Thanks!

[@whaszup1]

This will come in very useful. Does that change the rotation itself/axis based on object origin? For example, I am making a scene with some old storm shelter/cellar doors. They are at a 40° angle, but I want them to rotate on an edge, like the real doors would. The axis itself doesn't change, so the door itself is all out of position after rotating it even 1°.

[@robdavis8556]

For tricky rotations I add an Empty as an invisible hinge and parent the door to it. Then you can rotate/animate the Empty to control the door.

[@RonaldoBagaRonnie]

Coming from Max i find it difficult working on an object that is at an angle. In Max you can add a grid helper place it on a surface you want and make it active and your xyz will all be dependent on that plane. Is there a way in Blender to do that?

[@III-do3dm]

The origin does not follow its object, please help me

[@clubedeanimacao3d]

Incrivel. Pontos pivôs no Blender nunca foram um problema.

[@daviseldho679]

a blessing from the lord

[@TheCGEssentials]

Glad I could help :)

[@TheTomiiboy]

and how to reset pivot point back to default (center of the object)

[@zephyr4919]

@@_Egon thanks a lot

[@S9universe]

GOLD

[@TheCGEssentials]

This tip is a game changer :)

[@S9universe]

@@TheCGEssentials for sure 💪

[@MarkSinister]

Oh my god I can't believe it took me so long to find this video. I always hated the Origin to Geometry crap in blender. And trying to move the point with that cursor thingy. 3D Studio Max had this and I always wondered why blender couldn't do it.

[@mangeshkakade2628]

How to change pivot in edit mode.

[@TheCGEssentials]

For what purpose?

[@mangeshkakade2628]

@@TheCGEssentials Thanks Sir, very quick reply to me. i always watch your videos and trying to learn from that and it helps me a lot .I am watching that there has always one doggy in your viewport and i would like to know about your cute pet, Actually i had to scale the object at center of selection but i got that by using 3d cursor but Still you have any other method then really happy to know that , I am 3ds max user i am trying to learn Blender and I like and happy to use that but when i use this always autometically comapare tools in mind . right now i am stuck in lighting . Like If i have to use Include/ exclude Object from light as like 3d max what can i do in blender . Thanks Sir

[@xayzer]

Dang! That is so useful! I've been watching Blender tutorials for months now, and I haven't seen this until now. Thank you!

[@TheCGEssentials]

Glad I could help! :)

[@flowerslovepower8614]

Thank you

[@jeffellis1149]

Worth noting that the shortcut to toggle "Origins Only" is Ctrl dot (then select the object to select the origin) faster than going to the menu. Another way: Assign a shortcut to Object > Set origin > Origin to 3d cursor - I have mine set to Ctrl , [that's Ctrl comma]. To assign a shortcut right click the menu item Shift - right click - drag > moves the 3d cursor, snap where you want (you can use ctrl at the same time to toggle snapping) Ctrl , Really fast once you get used to it and shift right click drag is useful for placing new objects or just getting the 3d cursor out of the way

[@TheCGEssentials]

Good stuff - thanks!

[@AlexejKalmbach]

Really useful! Thank you!

[@viacheslavmelnik888]

Thanks your All for this information!!!

[@martyr4861]

Im currently learning Blender and you've helped me so much today. I've solved problems with three of your videos today. Thanks!

[@M3ffinM3n]

How do you reset your pivot point to the centre of the object accurately?

[@TheCGEssentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions about this tutorial in the comments below! :)

[@nu-beings]

I am using 2.91.2 and this option isn't available in the drop down you showed in your video. Do you know where it could be?

[@FrankCappello_official]

@@nu-beings Yes I saw this. They did away with a very useful tool. One step forward - two steps back

[@nu-beings]

@@FrankCappello_official Yeah man, I just purchased Maya Indie. I figure I may as well use what I know works.

[@sottozen]

This was sooooo useful! Thanks!

[@TheCGEssentials]

:)

[@FalconCreates]

There are ways to speed up the process of changing Pivot's location for free. Activate the Addon built into the Blender called 3D Viewport Pie Menus > Edit Mode > Mark Verts, Edge or Face > Press Ctrl+Alt+X and select "Origin To Selection" > DONE! Besides, there is also an option to pin the pivot immediately to the bottom of the mesh. Much faster. If someone does not like Pie menu, another interesting free addon is "Origin at selected". In the same way, in Edit mode, select the place where you want to place your pivot, press Shift+Ctrl+C and you're DONE! :) Nice video. It's worth knowing the basics of how Blender works, but it's not worth tormenting yourself.

[@TheCGEssentials]

Nothing wrong with these methods either - this method is also free. Thanks! :)

[@MrPupps903]

Cool info ! thx How do you pin the pivot immediately to the bottom of the mesh?

[@RonaldoBagaRonnie]

Coming from Max i find it difficult working on an object that is at an angle. In Max you can add a grid helper place it on a surface you want and make it active and your xyz will all be dependent on that plane. Is there a way in Blender to do that?

[@mocionne2134]

Yes, as a beginner, Michal, it would be helpful if you could break down how to pivot immediately to the bottom of the mesh. Where is this option? Thanks!

[@kapska1516]

Thank you so much for this video!! I'm transitionning form Maya and the only thing I didn't like about Blender was the pivot management, now I assigned this fuction to the D key and the pivot management is just like in Maya! I love it.

[@mocionne2134]

Hey, thanks for that advice! Assigning it to a hotkey (AN EASY WAY IS TO RIGHT CLICK ON THE PARAMETER AND THEN SELECT "ASSIGN HOTKEY") makes it even more effective.

[@maloro5189]

Dear Justin, I was struggling the whole afternoon to rotate my object with constraints after I applied my rotation. I'm so lucky I found your tutorial, which just was the answer I was looking for! Now I can spend the rest of the day in peace..Your tutorials are the best. Thanks!

[@rajendrameena150]

The hotkey is Ctrl+.(Ctrl+Dot). because blender is more shortcut friendly

[@TheCGEssentials]

More shortcut friendly than...what?

[@rajendrameena150]

@@TheCGEssentials thats why i think habits of shortcuts should be build.

[@FerreroMan]

jesus... who design this crap

[@FerreroMan]

in maya you just grab it and drop it, I dont get all this nonsense

[@johncoady446]

If I (open Blender)-(CLK Options-Affect only Origins)-(SNAP-Vertices) my new gizmo didn't snap to a vertex... I can move pivot point but no snap.????? O.K. The fix? Move the gizmo with the circle, NOT the arrowheads. Really like your offerings.

[@bobarchitect7139]

Thanks a bunch man this helped me with my problem! somehow I activated transform to origin and i didnt know why i coulnt edit my objects!

[@kephalian]

I didn't know this Object Origin, got stuck and wondering why things are not working out beyond the default cube and you keep getting unusual Rotations, scaling etc. because no operator Grab, Scale or Rotation was working properly.

[@danfenixcinema8342]

Amzing, thanks man !

[@cynamonstudio]

Literally, almost nothing in Blender works by intuition. I have jumped between many 3d packages, and if Blender hasn't been free I wouldn't even bother ... UX is garbage

[@glacierfox5237]

This is why after 3 months of using blender, for a job, I just freaking hate it as why do they have to over complicate thins compared to Maya or Zbrush. Thank you for this as I was what felt like tearing my hair out trying to move and rotate a piviot so I can scale things.

[@MonkeyForNothing]

Thanx man, 3dsmax user here, that's a weird place for that option ;-) Feels like you'd be setting a Toggle which would then affect other tools such as the numeric transformation input, but no.. #tryinghardtoloveblender

[@intelligenceservices]

no matter how many times i learn how to change the origin, i always need to google how to do it again. it has to be 20 times that i've had to look up how to change an origin for an object.

[@thegamemodder2000]

I want an answer on how to change the gizmo position based on specific edges close to any edge or vertices in edit mode for something this importantly simple that should’ve been programmed in already

[@hjvhjfv6320]

thanks man, people like you are the reason amateurs like me can figure out how to use this program for small projects without doing a whole course

[@sverr0r]

I don't have that "Options" button in the top right corner of the Viewport - any tips on how to get it to display so I can follow the rest of the tutorial? *edit: nevermind, found it after upgrading from 2.80 to 2.91 :)

[@Tom-gn8ks]

I cant find it too

[@sverr0r]

@@Tom-gn8ks "right click in the area where the View, Select, Add and Object menus can be found and activate Header > Show Tool Settings"

[@ibrahimhakkiuslu]

@@sverr0r thank you dude :) really THANK you :)

[@sverr0r]

@@ibrahimhakkiuslu Haha, np! Such a key little button. I use it all the time now! =)

[@Don-h4d]

On latest Blender version: selected the object then Right Click > Options > Set Origin > Origin to Center of Mass (Volume)

[@jumbejolly3129]

Helpful I was actually trying to remember how to change 3d location way but found something better.

[@stephencurah1059]

glad I found this option, coming from years of using maya it was really easy to change the pivot

[@minggnim]

If I move the origin point to the center of the bottom cube face, and I scale Z, will just the top of the cube scale up and not the bottom down?

[@johnlarsson5576]

thank you so much sir! i did this in another way, and it was so annoying to change the origin positions every time, this video helps alot!

[@fennecfawx973]

Is there a way to change pivot like in Maya (d and v key to snap pivot in one second)? This is so damn slow it's painful.

[@dav.lon.74]

Yep, wish I found this video first instead of the other 10 or so (that didn't help anyway).

[@jimshepard2849]

Justin, the quick way is to select "Transform Origins" is to press Control plus the (.) period sign on the main keyboard. (Not the period on the number pad) Pressing it again deselcts it. Hope this helps.

[@bixxxus]

Thanks for the info!

[@cilbo]

hey, linked objects move with the parent vivot, in max its not like this which is way more convinient, any idea how i can get a similar effect in blender?

[@killrblue]

Thanks for the tip! I came from c4d and was wondering where that easily accessible option was

[@danielsweeney8164]

solved a major problem for me that I couldnt find anywhere else. liked and subscribed.

[@Akiraruben]

Thank you for this video, I was in total mental chaos for this problm.

[@flukve3574]

Thanks for the video, is there a keyboard shortcut for activating / deactivating the origin translation?

[@mrphan529]

Bro, you're a great teacher and explainer! Thank you for tNice tutorials tutorial!

[@danieldemattosgoncalves1702]

I came from 3ds max. There is a way to align the objects like 3ds max?

[@MarkandSandieInMotion]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@xavier_bordem]

Simply great!

[@imdxpertm]

Great tips Justin ! Thanks.👍👍

[@TheCGEssentials]

Happy to help!

[@JacobHalton]

This is a great tip! I added the checkbox in the quick menu so no need to go to that dropdown!

[@apollomarconi1090]

the dropdown to select 'origin' is not in my current 3.X -- what now?

[@TheProxy2]

i did this and it doesnt wanna move.. then i use select box like you it doesnt do anything

[@tarandeepsingh2611]

the shortcut for this is hit control+period key to do it even faster,Thankyou

[@stephen285]

great vid!

[@shreyas908]

sir i want to export this to ue4 with that pivot point what settings should I keep while exporting the mesh to ue4

[@JinLav]

отлично - мне понравилось то что можно привязаться к вершине

[@random_media39]

Ver special thanks i was so emberessed because i cant find a good solution

[@vizagcreative8798]

Excellent... however doesn't seem to work with text without converting text to mesh.. which limits the ability to readjust text attributes further down the workflow path. Is there a way move text's origin without converting to mesh?

[@TheCGEssentials]

Don't know this one

[@muradmalik]

when i press g and move it, it only shows the axis line and doesn't move

[@HeyEverybodyJesseHere]

This. As a Maya user, this is what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@ivanmartinov5586]

Thank you for the video Justin, it helped a lot for me.

[@sixb0nes]

My son and I were literally just trying to figure this out and ready to throw in the towel. It made no sense why I had to select mesh to reposition it, I just wanted to do it freeform. THANK YOU.

[@TheCGEssentials]

Awesome - glad I could help! :)

[@itube024]

Finally a video which doesn't show the long way. 👍

[@normandybeachparty]

Thank you

[@pawelp90]

this is the only thing i was missing from maya! :D