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how to set or move an object's origin in blender
HeyBraza points at the right-click set origin menu and the 3d cursor trick for putting the pivot exactly where you want it.
the little orange dot is your object's origin, and everything - rotation, scaling, modifiers, mirroring - happens around it. moving geometry in edit mode leaves the origin behind, which is why models start spinning around empty space.
short answer
in object mode, right-click > set origin > 'origin to geometry' centres the origin on the mesh. for an exact spot, shift+right-click to place the 3d cursor there first and use 'origin to 3d cursor'. it's greyed out in edit mode.
or do it yourself
- 1go to object mode - set origin is greyed out in edit mode.
- 2right-click the object > 'set origin' > 'origin to geometry' to snap the dot to the centre of the mesh.
- 3want it somewhere exact instead? click the spot with shift + right-click to move the 3d cursor there first.
- 4then right-click > 'set origin' > 'origin to 3d cursor'.
- 5to reset the cursor to the world centre afterwards, press shift + c.
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downloadcommon questions
why did my origin end up far from the model?
the mesh was moved in edit mode, which moves the geometry but not the origin. move objects in object mode to avoid it.
how do i move the origin without moving the mesh?
that's exactly what 'set origin' does - it repositions the dot and leaves the geometry where it is.
how do i move the origin point in blender?
place the 3d cursor where you want it with shift+right-click, then right-click the object > set origin > 'origin to 3d cursor'. to move the origin without moving the mesh, that's the method - dragging the object in object mode moves both together.
how do i move an object to the origin?
that's the opposite job: press shift+c to reset the 3d cursor to world centre, then shift+s > 'selection to cursor' to snap the object there. alt+g also clears an object's location back to 0,0,0.