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Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 01:26:27 GMT

Currently I'm facing a slightly annoying issue - every time I use the View Cube to reset my view, I end up super far away from a particular model and off-center. Can I set a new origin/move the axis of rotation?

Here's a video: https://youtu.be/pLRiY8V2u_s (Still processing for now)

Thanks, guys.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:06:21 GMT

If you use the rotation tool rather than click+hold view cube, you can change the pivot as you go.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

bhavik4244 — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:10:27 GMT

@hellreaver

1. Duble click the middle roller and see where the feature or any sketch located at any extreme point, if it's not necessary then delete it. Your problem could be sorted out.

2. If you cannot do step 1. Shift+Right click - Select as body and select the main body and then when you orbit it will be fine enough.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

blandb — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:32:43 GMT

If I am following you, when you bring up the orbit, on your cursor, there is a little dot in the middle. If you click that dot on a point on the model you want to rotate about, notice how the model moves to the center. That little dot will allow you to define a rotation point of the model. You may have click off in space on accident which threw your rotation point off the part.

Hope that helps.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

NigelHay — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:33:46 GMT

What has been said here is good advice. Not sure if this will help but, if you get your components into a suitable view on screen, you can R.click the view cube & select the view as 'Home' view. Maybe that will stop it disappearing.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

johnsonshiue — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:37:30 GMT

Hi! On top of what experts already mentioned, there is another tip to get desirable behavior. Your default Orbit type is probably Free Orbit. Go to Tools -> App Options -> Display -> Orbit -> select Constrained Orbit. It will persist the focal point without spinning out of control.

Many thanks!

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:55:00 GMT

I'm not holding the view cube, you can see that in the video. I'm shift+mmb rotating.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:48:33 GMT

Shift + mmb rotation will also have the pivot point changed if you use the workflow I described in the first reply.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:00:10 GMT

Thanks, but I don't see those options unfortunately.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:08:57 GMT

The bar in the right side?

If that's the case, you can go to: View -> User Interface -> Navigation bar.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:20:28 GMT

Sure, but as soon as i hit a view (home, top, whatever) it zooms out again and my view point is reset

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

JDMather — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:26:42 GMT

Can you Attach your design here?

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:34:01 GMT

Sure! Unfortunately I think the issues i'm having stem from the STEP file that I imported.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:35:06 GMT

That is the nature of the "Zoom all" which is a part of clicking on the view cube.

If you want it to zoom differently, you can right click your cube and hit "Set Current View as Home".

If it zooms too far out, it means you have geometry far away from your part, in which case you need to clean it up.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:50:00 GMT

Wow, it's been so long since I used regular zooming.

You can actually change your pivot point by f4 + click as well.

You have visible sketches with points outside the model. They cause your zoom to act like it is.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:24:13 GMT

How do you normally zoom? The reason I like clicking the view cube is to make sure I'm looking directly at a face.

I see you posted screenshots, but I'm not sure what they indicate. Sorry! I can't click the sketches that are causing the behavior, should I be able to make them invisible with the top left 'object visibility' button?

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:29:44 GMT

Pg. up will let you "look at" a face - That might help you. It will center the face and change the zoom. I don't know if it's suffcient for you.

Yes, the object visibility options allow you to hide all visible 2D sketches. If you click the view cube after that, it centers the part and hence the pivot point.

Edit:

I zoom and rotate using a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator. - A 3D mouse.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:43:11 GMT

Dang it, that almost fixed it but not quite.

https://youtu.be/w5cucE6TUPw

😕

Good news is I found one of the offending sketches and deleted it (without any changes to my model? I think...), so maybe I can just find the second one and remove it.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:50:42 GMT

Looks like sketch 12,13,14 and 16 all have that point for some reason! What the heck?

Edit: then i jumped down to sketch 59 and it has it too... this is gonna be aggravating to remove.

Re: Is there any way to set a new rotation point on a model?

hellreaver — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:04:21 GMT

I deleted every instance of that projected point I saw and couldn't get rid of it, so I moved the model to the point and called it a day lol. Thanks everyone!

Also if you're going to try and use this model for anything, it's designed to be 3d printed, not CNCd.

Thanks,

Eric