Move cursor to center of some selected geometry/faces

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I am making a gun. What I'd like the to do is this

I can do 1 and 3 but I'm stuck at 2.

Thanks!

Possible duplicate of Change pivot or local origin of an object — user1853, Commented Aug 8, 2016 at 20:41

score 43 · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-07 02:13:39Z

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In Edit Mode

Select the faces.

Press ShiftS and select cursor to selected, that will put the cursor at the center of the selected faces.

Switch to Object mode (Tab)

Select Object>Transform>Origin to 3D cursor (or CtrlShiftAltC).

For 2.8 there is no keyboard shortcut. Use the menu Object > Set Origin.

answered Aug 8, 2016 at 2:09

user1853

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$\begingroup$ Thanks that does it, not sure how I managed to miss that since I was already aware of Shift+S $\endgroup$
– Nicolas Martel
Commented Aug 8, 2016 at 2:12
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$\begingroup$ @cegaton Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C doesn't work anymore with Blender 2.80. $\endgroup$
– tmighty
Commented Jun 7, 2019 at 1:29

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Unnamed Sentient Being · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-08 02:10:37Z

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All you have to do is SHIFT+S then U.

This will work in object mode and edit mode.

$\begingroup$ In a case of a cube how to I move the whole cube up and set the origin as the center of a face (e.g. the bottom face) while keeping the origin at the center of the coordinate system. $\endgroup$
– Zingam
Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 17:43
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$\begingroup$ @Zingam Select the single verts in edit mode where you expect the center you whish to place the origin. Then shift+s and use Cursor to selected. The cursor will place exact in the center of your selected verts. Then leave edit mode (tab) and use object/set origin/origin to 3D cursor. $\endgroup$
– Stephan Ahlf
Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 7:24

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