The Display Options group of properties let you decide when Transformation pivots display, show or hide individual Transformation pivots, and define their size.
Property Resources: A. Pivot Display Options
Pivot Visibility
The Pivot Visibility menu lets you specify when you want translation, rotation, and scaling pivots for selected models to display. You can choose from the following three options:
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| Disabled | Pivots are never visible. |
| Visible when Selected | Pivots are visible only when the object is selected. (default option) |
| Visible | Pivots are always visible. |
Pivot Options
Expand the Pivot Options group of properties to view a set of properties that let you show and hide each type of Transformation pivot, as well as set their size.
Show Translation Pivot
Displays the translation pivot, indicating where the local translation of the selected object is calculated.
Show Rotation Pivot
Displays the rotation pivot, indicating where the local rotation of the selected object is calculated.
Show Rotation Axis
Displays the rotational axis of the selected object. If you have not offset a rotation axis for the selected object, the axis displays at the object’s center. If the rotation pivot is offset from the object, the axis displays on the rotation pivot.
Rotation axes A. Rotation Axis at the center of a ball B. Rotation Axis is offset with the Rotation pivot to the top of the ball
Show Scaling Pivot
Displays the scaling pivot to show the point from which the local scaling of the selected object is calculated.
Show Hierarchical Center
Displays a light blue icon to indicate the final transformation of the selected object after the influence of transformation pivots, Degrees of Freedom, and pre- and post-rotation order are calculated. If the selected object is a parent to any child objects, transformations for the child objects are calculated from this point.
Show Geometry Center
Displays an orange axis at the center of a selected object when it is offset from its hierarchical center.
Geometry center icon displayed on a ball