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# Edit Pivot Point

If you would like to see a full video covering the Edit Pivot Point. You can watch it here:

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The Edit Pivot Point allows to move the pivot to another location that will effect the movement, scale, and rotation of meshes. Click Confirm when you are finished.

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To start editing the pivot point, Go to top right of the mesh heirarchy and click the 4 vertical dots. Click Edit pase pose. This brings you to a state where instead of animating, your start editing your mesh.

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Once you click Edit Pivot Point, a small menu will be brought up in the bottom left of the viewport. You are now in a state where you can freely move the pivot point around.

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## Snap to Geometry Center:

Clicking the Snap to geometry center button will immediately place the pivot point to the center of the mesh you selected.

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## Position Tabs:

If you have specific values you want the pivot point set on, you can do so by setting your values in the position tabs.

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