Maya: how to snap an object in the midpoint of multiple components?
polycounter lvl 4
The title may sound confusing so here is an image. I select some components, Maya changes pivot to the midpoint of these components and now I want to snap some other object there. I found a solution, but it's annoying to work with:
1. Duplicate the object.
2. Select components.
3. Merge to center.
4. Create -> Locator.
5. Snap locator to the merged vert.
6. Snap desired object to the locator...
7. Delete the temporary duplicate.
That's a lot of steps for such a simple operation. In Blender I'd just snap 3D cursor there and then snap object to the cursor.
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it's not as convenient as the 3D cursor in Blender but you can use a cluster to quickly setup a selectable/snapable object at an average component selection.
1. Select components
2. In the Rigging menu set, select Deform > Cluster
3. Snap or constrain object to the cluster
Best,
CJW