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How can I animate object rotating with center of rotation offsetted?

I want to animate hammer making movements like someone is using it.

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  • $\begingroup$ Set the cursor where you want the pivot point, set origin to cursor then you should be able to rotate it. $\endgroup$ – stacker Dec 25 '14 at 23:20
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Like in this answer https://blender.stackexchange.com/a/5521/1853 Change the origin of the object where you need it and rotate the object using the new pivot point.

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To animate, go the frame where you want the animation to start and press I to create a key frame for the rotation. Move then to a different frame, rotate your object and press I to create a new key frame.

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To swing the hammer in an arc motion change the origin further away from the handle.

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  • $\begingroup$ that would work perfectly for the part of the movement where the hammer goes down, but on the way up it's a bit more complicated trajectory. I think that can be accomplished by using curves (I'm guessing, I don't realy know) $\endgroup$ – aky-her Dec 26 '14 at 8:36
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    $\begingroup$ Should it be noted that a hammer moves more like this? $\endgroup$ – Scalia Dec 26 '14 at 16:52

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