Changing Pivot Rotation Numerically?

[mental]

Hi -- I've figured out how to rotate an object's pivot point but it is too imprecise rotating it through the view windows. I've tried typing in the values through the channel menu but that just rotates the entire object. Anybody have any ideas how I could do this? -- Thanks for your help in advance -- mental

[maos52]

Hi there, I'll scartch your back if you scratch mine;

in the attributes you can find a 'world pivot' tab here you can enter numeric values...

My Q to you (here comes the part where you scratch me)
how the H*ll did you get this to work in the viewports?

I got the same answer on the board about 3 times but I just couldn't get it to work.

Tnx.

[mental]

Hey -- You can rotate an objects pivot by hitting the "?" button at the top while in component mode. Select the object and you should see the XYZ axis change from its normal appearence to a simplified version without any arrows. Be sure to select just the pivot itself by dragging over it and hit the E key to rotate. Fiddle with the insert key if it's not working.

As far as your tip goes... I was trying the attribute editor earlier but it still seems to alter the geometry slightly. At least now I can type in whole numbers if I eye the pivot's rotation closely in the view port.

-- mental

[maos52]

Awh yeh! Don't know if it mattered HOW you told me but it worked for me this time! 8)
I believe it had to do with me not selecting the pivot seperately again... Thanks m8!
Maos.