Moving sub-object pivot points whilst having sub-objects selected in 3DS Max

AndyJB

Hey guys, I'm just wondering how you can move the pivot point in Max to an edge or vertex whilst having an edge or number of vertices selected. Used Maya for about 6/7 years now and the way to do it in that is to hold 'D' and 'V' to snap to vertices. Just wondered if there's an equivalent in Max?

I've seen on YouTube that you can 'Use pivot point center' and it'll base it on the last hovered edge or vertex but it doesn't seem to be doing that.

Thanks in advance for any info!

Noors

Yeah but it's a bit tricky.
Use "use transform coordinate center"
lock your selection (spacebar) (also juste before locking you might want to hover a scale/rotate/axis to constraint the transformation)
activate the snap (s key) with whatever option you want (face/edge/vert)
Hover a vert/edge/face whatever, and scale/rotate/move your selection from here.
It's not really moving the pivot, but it makes transformation from where you click/drag.
Also take a lootk at the must have FB sub-obj pivot
http://www.funkybunnies3d.com/tools.php
It edits the working pivot based on selection, which is imo more intuitive

AndyJB

Ahh ok yeah that kind of works, but the gimble doesn't actually move which makes it quite difficult to move in certain axies

AndyJB

Also, is there a tool that's similar to Transform Component?

thomasp

i have a script for that that snaps the pivot to a selected vertex, the gizmo moves accordingly. check scriptspot for a search term like 'pivot to vertex', it's probably part of some script pack. don't have max close by right now to check, sorry.

AndyJB

@thomasp "a selected vertex"? Does it work if I select multiple verticies and can snap the pivot to any vertex I want?