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Hi all, i just wondering if in Maya, like in Softimage, there is a way to move the pivot of an object in a temporary way, so when i deselect that object, the pivot point return in the defaul position.
The pivot point doesn't spring back to the original location afterward though...
Only thing I can think of would be to group the object, and then move the pivot point of the group where you want (original object will retain it's pivot point).
omg n8skow you are right. never realized that it only works in component mode that it snaps back or lets say centers again between selected components.
would have bet that it has worked as temp movement of the pivot...seems i`m getting old:(
When working with objects the move tool will always modify the transform's pivot. (unlike Softimage where you can choose to modify the pivot or use a temporary pivot)
After I do that, the animation that was done from the temporary pivot is changed to originate from the original pivot, thus losing the work I did from the "temporary" pivot.
Now plan B. Select the object and GROUP it to itself by pressing ctrlG or go to edit group. Now you will have a top node and the cylinder will become a child of that group. So it will retain its own pivot. Now you do the same as before to the group, that is change the pivot.
When i want to move an object temporarily, I move it to the location i want it to stay, freeze transforms, then move it to the temporary location do whatever it is i need to do. I then zero out and that will move the object back to its original location. This is a great method for using objects as guides or reference without having to remember where they belong. Alternatively, you could also copy the transforms to a text doc move stuff around and copy it back.
