Manipulate Center Points

Reference

Mode:Object Mode and Pose Mode
Header:pivot-icon Manipulate Center Points
Hotkey:Alt-Comma

When this option is enabled, the transformation will change the positions of the object’s origins, but will not affect the object itself.

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Manipulate Center Points button.

In the examples below, a comparison of the scaling and rotation of objects, when Manipulate Center Points is enabled (middle) and disabled (right).

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Rotation example.

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Scaling example.