Pivot of Prop

In iClone, each object has its own Pivot, which is the base for the Transform data. It can also be taken as the Center of the object.

How do the pivot generate

After you create an object via your favorite 3D softwares (such as SketchUp), the pivot is generated automatically. In general, the pivot is set to be located at the origin. Therefore, if you create your object away from the origin, the pivot of it will be eccentric. iClone also loads objects with their pivots align to the world axis if you double-click to apply them.

Create Model in SketchUp. The pivot of the model is set at the origin.	Double-click to load the model. The pivot aligns to the world axis.

How do the pivot affect Transform Data

Since the pivot is the base for the transform data to refer to, the Move, Rotate and Scale work according to the pivots of objects. If a pivot is outside of the model entity, the unexpected result happens, especially Rotate and Scale, when you adjust the transform data of the object.

Move	Rotate	Scale

Set the pivot location

iClone provides the 3DXchangewhich may solve the eccentric issue. All you have to do is to load the object into 3DXchange, utilize the Align to Ground or Align to Center features to reset the pivot location.