Questions tagged [axis]
Axis form the basis of a Cartesian coordinate System. Blender has both world and local axis systems, as well as the ability to define custom transforms. Use this tag for questions about axis in Blender.
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If two objects have the same x,y,z position values why are they not in the same exact positon in 3D? [duplicate]
I have 2 cubes, one cube is 1x1x1 meters and the other is 2x2x2, how can I make the object position relative to the bottom face and not to the center of the cube
so they both be in (0,0,0) at there ...
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Issues with Proportional Editing and X-Axis Mirror in Blender
Hello Blender Community,
I'm encountering a peculiar issue with proportional editing and X-axis mirroring in Blender. When I enable X-axis mirroring (not the mirror modifier, but the X-axis mirror ...
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Using a two button mouse, how do I add a driver to any axis?
With a normal mouse you can easily access another panel when right clicking the specific axis as wished but I am unable to do this because I am using an i-mac provided mouse which despite emulating ...
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Object is not perpendicular to the axis
I have a model which is created by 3d reconstruction and the human is connected to the floor. I found that the human body is not in the same direction as the z-axis, as figure 1 shows. What I want is ...
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How do you align modular instances so they face outward using geometry nodes?
I am trying to align a number of instanced cubes around the perimeter of a grid, and all the cubes should be rotated so they instance facing outward and upward.
It is not a perfect grid, the intention ...
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How can I change the bone axis without using the Roll?
If I use the "Roll" option from the properties tab, the Z Axis will always face downwards, which will lead to other problems in a game engine.
I've added a picture with my desired result.
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Set C-plane (Construction plane) to a surface in Blender
If you are familiar with the software Rhino 7, there's a feature that allows you to set the "construction plane" to the surface of an object.
Doing this essentially provides a top-down view ...
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Constraining the amount of movement on an axis in layout view
I have a design where a part can slide on a rod that is aligned with the X axis. I need to move the part around to see how it looks in different positions on the rod. To make this easier, I have ...
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How do you reset the orientation relative to the camera?
As you can see, it is now a nightmare trying to place things in the scene. Is there a way to reset x and y so that everything aligns?
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Plane lock depending on the orthographic view you're using?
Quick Ask: Does Blender offer an adaptive axis/plane lock in orthographic views, similar to Rhino's 'project snapping to CPlane'?
Plane locking is using a command like SHIFT-Z to restrict movement to ...
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Rig legging only spins on z axis. x and y axis also only move on z axis
New blender user here. I've searched multiple sites for a solution to this problem, but I haven't been able find one that solves my issue. I have attached a video that shows my issue.
https://...
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Vertex slide a specific distance instead of a percentage?
I have a vertex on a 45 degree edge. I want to slide that vertex exactly $0.1m$ on the $x$-axis, but maintain a $y$ and $z$ position along the edge. I can slide the vertex along the edge using GG for ...
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Blender distorts space
I added the camera with default options and added the cube mesh. I made the scale for the cube and applied it. Both camera and cube have the X axis = 0. But the length from the cube to the left and ...
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Symmetry axis is off center when joining
I am new to blender and still learning to navigate the interface. I am working on this model and my axis went off center after I joined the parts of the model. Now I can not work on the model ...
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Orthographic View Alignment on the Y-Axis
If I create a cube, move it away in the x direction, and zoom all the way in toward it (i.e. from either left or right), its center is still aligned with the origin:
Same with the z direction. But if ...
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How can I set the Z axis rotation of a text to face a face which is I selected?
As a dice builder, I want to set Z rotation axis of the text which you see in the image to the face which I selected. But how ?
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How to position numbers on faces
I want to position numbers on a die, and looking for an efficient technique to do that. My current approach is to copy Median XYZ of a face to coordinates of an object, can I do it in at once, instead ...
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How to set the Object local axis as Global Axis
I am following a tutorial of rigging a car in blender for UE5 in that he told me that all parts of car should be oriented to global x and y axis can anyone give me how to change the axis step by step ...
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Add>Line resultant Line does not follow Global Axes
Whenever I add a straight Line from Add > Curve > Line it arrives in an empty scene at angles to the Global alignment axes. Is there an easy way to orient it along an axis?
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Extrude on objects Z axis
I don't know why but sometimes when i try to extrude it extrudes on the objects Z axis but sometimes it doesn't,
someone knows why? i need to extrude always on objects Z axis
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How to Xpose a model similar to ZBrush?
How to Xpose a model similar to ZBrush?
example: 1) house model with 600 parts. 2) Xpose View to make a flat view. have Each part center pivot and laid out X,Z, axis. 3) Xpose to reassemble.
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How to rotate an object correct
I'm trying to rotate this object on the Z axis but the rotation doesn't do what I want it to do. This bar is connected to a steering wheel so the bar should be fixed in this angle and just rotate and ...
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Bone doesn't rotate correctly
I created a basic armature to test the hands and see if they need something else, and while testing everything was working fine except for two fingers, the three central fingers rotates correctly at ...
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Why does rigify character deform when moving along axis
I have a character that has been rigged with rigify.
I have posed in various ways to run etc using pose mode. Total number of keyframes is around 400.
I would now like to move the character along the ...
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How do I stop the axis line from covering over my edge?
This one has been driving me crazy or a long time. I have tried every logical setting I can think of, but it will not switch off. I have even turned off every setting in viewport overlays but the line ...
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Transformation Orientation not working
I lost hours trying to make the Transformation Orientation function work, but no way. I tried all different axis, but the gizmo doesn't change the orientation. Why does it not work? I changed to 3.5 ...
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Can the transform axis lines be turned off?
Does anyone know how to disable the colored axis lines that appear when you transform an object or its components?
I find it quite distracting.
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In pose mode how do I turn bone to line up with Y axis if I can't type coordinates?
Using the Z axis how do I rotate the bone to match up with the Y axis line in pose mode, because according to transform tab the rotation section is all zeros so I can't just type it down since the ...
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Blender axis at an angle
For some reason when I try to move an object along the Y-axis, it moves at an angle. It's best to see the photo for the explanations.
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Why Normal and Local Orientation is not the same?
Why do the normal and local of the top face of the cube not have the same orientation?
Here's the normal orientation of the top face of the cube:
And here's the local orientation of the top face of ...
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Gizmo doesn't align with object local axis
I can't seem to utilize the local axis after rotating an object.
I've tried applying the rotation and position but that doesn't help.
I've linked the file for you to look at, feel free to reward ...
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When i rotate an object on the x axis it rotates on the z axis too
So, I've been working on this car model, but whenever I try to rotate the components of the tyres on the x axis it does a weird rotation that affects the other rotation axis.
I'm pretty sure it has ...
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How do you change local axis?
I am fresh off Maya and something I really liked about it was being able to change the local axis of an object to different parts of it. I really want to set the axis in one of my verts since the ...
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Copy Scale constraint: scale Y of cube A equal to scale Z of cube C
I have two cubes: red one (cube A) and grey one (cube C).
Cube A has scale X and Z equal to 1 and scale Y equal to 2 or more. So it is more bar then cube.
I want to make cube C the same bar, but for Z ...
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How to rotate a pipe in an arbitrary angle along its axis of length
I have a straight pipe that is set in an arbitrary angle and I need to rotate it perfectly around the axis of its length which goes in the center of the pipe.
I cannot use global or local x, y, or z ...
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How do I slide the objects away from each other on a axis?
I have these two columns that I want to slide away from the centre on the y axis. how do I achieve it?
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Randomly reduce instances on Z axis
I am trying to randomly reduce instances placed on a grid in the Z-Axis.
This is an example for what I am looking for.
How can I achieve this using Geometry Nodes?
I'll attach my example file, which ...
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I changed some setting and now my movement axis is relative to what angle I am at in the 3d viewer instead of relative to the object coordinates
How do I undo this? What is this setting? I didn't even know how to google this question.
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How to apply only one axis Transform?
I have a model which rotation is x-38. y-30. z-40. (for example)
How can i apply only "X" axis ? And keep other rotations the same.
Is it possible ?
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Keyframe on one axis affecting other axes
I'm trying to do a simple thing where I have a keyframe that only shifts a mesh on one axis, however it's seemingly affecting all the other axes. I have a gif here that demonstrates what I'm talking ...
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How to rotate an object around another object's local axis?
I am making skyboxes for a game, and would like to prototype the skyboxes' rotation angle in Blender. I made a simple vertical mesh line that represents the rotation axis of the skybox, and I would ...
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How to align object to z-axis when distributed on a plane using geometry nodes?
I have many objects on a plane like this:
Each object on the mesh points the way the plane is facing, however how would I make them align to the z-axis so they are all straight up like this:
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Numbers above are the same as numpad
I want to change my hotkeys for viewing different axis in blender, but I am experiencing some difficulties. When I change the "view axis" hotkey in my blender preferences to other numpad ...
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Why won't the origin stay with my object?
I want to make a face rig for my guy by saving the location, rotation, and scale of the lower jaw that way when I animate it to move it around, I can set it back to its original position in case I don'...
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Bevel doesn't offset
I'm new to learning Blender and being in the process of learning to understand lights, I wanted to make a studio light but in wanting to bevel the side of my plane to make a curve, the bevel only ...
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How do I make the eyes symmetrical?
My model has two shaded separate object eyeballs inside the head. The one on the right is ok but how do I get the left one to match the opposite on the x axis?
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Y axis recorded when it's not supposed to be
So i tried to move the object on x axis only (g key,then x). But everytime, the y axis always get recorded. How can i cancel this?
Also, my blender has become strange, specifically for the graph ...
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How do i rotate this object properly? [duplicate]
Apologies if this is a fairly common question. I want to rotate the wheel that is selected in the picture like how a regular wheel rotates. How do I adjust the gimble so that it lines up with the ...
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How do I change the axis direction for the bones?
I was following Royal Skies pelvis weight paint drivers video when I notice that the Z axis for the thigh bone is pointing right, and the Y axis is pointing down, but my thigh bone's axis is pointing ...
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How can I rotate or chance the axis orientation of each bone individually?
I'm new to blender so please be patient and detailed with your anwsers even this may be a stupid question.
So my current situation is that I build a basic rig with rigify in Blender that I want to use ...
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