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Is there a simple way to "apply" a custom transform orientation to an objects pivot?

The purpose is to set the faces normal as the new pivot of the object.

Duarte Farrajota Ramos' cube merge trick is fine however it needs a dummy object to work. Efficient but quite time consuming in my opinion.

https://blender.stackexchange.com/a/121223/75435

blender new pivot from custom orientation steps

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  • $\begingroup$ Your question is unclear. Are you talking about a pivot point? Your step one is calling the transform orientation a default pivot and step two calls it a custom pivot. These are orientations. Pivot Points are in the dropdown next to the orientations, and the only way to have a custom one of those is to place the cursor where you'd like the pivot to be and choose the Cursor as your pivot. $\endgroup$
    – dpdp
    Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 18:32
  • $\begingroup$ Sorry for the confusion. I'm talking about orientations, the ability to rotate pivot axis. I know you can set a custom pivot in space from the 3D cursor. After setting a custom orientation : how to apply the requested orientation as a local orientation ? $\endgroup$
    – Thomas Charier
    Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 19:39
  • $\begingroup$ "how to apply the requested orientation as a local orientation" if you mean you'd like to start new transform along custom orientation after it's created then either you can choose it from the dropdown menu of orientation in the viewport header or just after creating orientation check Use After Creation option in the Last operator panel in the viewport (in 2.79 checkbox was enabled by default, in 2.8, well, appears isn't) $\endgroup$
    – Mr Zak
    Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 20:08
  • $\begingroup$ @MrZak Thank you for your suggestion for this very useful option however I am talking about another problem. The wording is confusing. I added an image to better understand the purpose of this issue. Once the custom orientation is created, the XYZ rotation values of the object do not change in the properties panel. These values correspond to the "permanent" local orientation. If a rotation of a specific axis, for example in Z, is performed, all values in XYZ change. This is a real problem when it comes to animating the object. $\endgroup$
    – Thomas Charier
    Commented Jun 13, 2019 at 21:02
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    $\begingroup$ Since the time I posted this question, a new feature "Affect only origins" allows in a few steps to solve my problem. > How to video > > twitter.com/ThomasCharier/status/1199035164061507584 $\endgroup$
    – Thomas Charier
    Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 16:15

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Not trying to be picky, but just to make asking easier in the future: in Blender the pivot is what you’ve selected to be the point you rotate around. What other software like 3ds Max calls the pivot, in Blender, is called the origin. I think that’s what you’re talking about. This is a serious shortcoming of Blender, the fact that you can’t directly modify the origin. There is an addon called BS Modify Pivot that does what you need. An alternative is that you move and rotate the object to the place you need it to be and then do the opossite move and rotation to the mesh in edit mode.

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