How to lock pivot point of an object

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Hello you beautiful people!

I’ve just started to use Shapr 3D and am in the process of getting my first design done. It’s a prototype for a tool I’d like to use for work.

The design has a body and a hook that has to rotate within that body. To test if the hook actually works and fits I’m rotating it to different angles to check the alignment.

Is there a way to specify the pivot point of an object so you don’t have to adjust it every time you select the “move/rotate” tool?

This would help a lot since I then know that the pivot point is always exactly the same.

I could use a work around and draw a small circle at the exact pivot point (as a reference) but specifying it seems better.

Thanks!

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Hi - this is not possible currently. You have to adjust it every time you use Move / Rotate.

As a workaround you can create a second body, which you would select with your original body, this way you can play with how the pivot point is positioned automatically - this is a rather rough workaround.

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Thanks for your reply Daniel. I’ll just work with the work-around i’ve found. Maybe it will be a feature in the future :slight_smile: ?