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Pivot tool

Intro​

Move a Shape's pivot point in the Viewport.

A pivot is the position that a Shape will rotate around or scale from. The Pivot tool can be used to manipulate the pivot without changing the visual position of a Shape or vice versa.

UI​

To position a pivot without visually moving a Shape either;

  • Click + Drag the pivot.
  • Click one of the 9 grid points to set the pivot to that point's position.

To position a Shape without visually moving its pivot either;

  • Option/Alt + Click + Drag the pivot.
  • Option/Alt + Click one of the 9 grid points to move the pivot to that position.

The shortcuts 1-9 can be used to snap to the grid points where 1 is the bottom left and 9 is the top right.

Snapping​

The Viewport Snapping options are supported by the Pivot tool. Holding Shift will also enable axis snapping.

If Viewport Snapping is enabled, holding Cmd/Ctrl will disable it.