Set view pivot point (persp viewport) to object - so I can orbit around it

[Anonymous]

I have looked everywhere for a solution to this issue. Can't find one and it seems it should be an obvious setting.

I am looking for how to set the camera or perspective view pivot point (or to lock it). I am working on a model and just want to pan, orbit and zoom around this to make constant tweaks. But find myself spending most of my time trying to navigate back to view the object when using these commands.

'J' does this momentarily by focusing on the selected object but then when you orbit (ctrl/cmd + rmb) it doesn't obit around the object. In blender '.' (period) does the same thing but then sets the view pivot point to this object so makes editing it easy. 

I have tried moving the perspective camera pivot point but can't lock it, so when I orbit or pan in the 'persp' viewport this changes. 

I can't imagine that there isn't a simple fix for this as it is a standard in other software programs.

Please help, it's driving me nuts.

I am using Maya Lt 2018 (evaluation) on a Mac OSX 10.11.6

Thanks in advance

James

[Anonymous]

It looks likes this should be within the 'Tumble' settings, accessed from the 'persp' viewport - view menu / camera tools / tumble tool / settings square box / tumble settings dialogue box - tumble about options. None of these settings however seem to solve the problem. Centre of interest or tumble pivot / auto set should work but don't.

Would be great to get an informed response.

[Anonymous]

The answer seems to be the following, as the Tumble tool settings described above don't seem to have any effect.

Viewport window - View (dropdown) / centre view of selection

This seems to set the tumble pivot point.

[Anonymous]

view>select camera>reset transforms > Press F

[RawBeacon]

Thank you. It really works this way.

[Anonymous]

This worked for me, thanks a bundle!

[Anonymous]

Thankyou for this

[Anonymous]

Rocky_zsl ... nothing else helped. This did. Thank you!!!

[Anonymous]

Rocky_zsl was the missing script

[evecoronado48]

This has happened to me for years!!! And you fixed it!!

Thank you so much