how to centre in world space?

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# 1 11-08-2009 , 10:29 AM

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Dear all,

How do I get an object back into the exact centre of world space once i have moved it around and lost the original transformations?

Thanks,

Stretch

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# 2 11-08-2009 , 12:14 PM

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Hi Stretchandgrim,

Make sure you centre the pivot on the object you want to get back to the origin, make sure the grid is visible, hold down X (snap to grid shortcut) and move it grid space by grid space back to the middle.

There may be another way but that's the only one I know, hope it helps!

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# 3 11-08-2009 , 02:19 PM

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If you haven't froze transformation you can simply input 0 for all of them in the channel box and have it in the original place, rotation and scale.
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When in doubt, delete history and freeze transformations.

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Last edited by BennyK; 11-08-2009 at 02:22 PM.

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