Pivot Point

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Mode:Object Mode and Edit Mode
Header:pivot-icon Pivot Point

When rotating or scaling an object or group of vertices/edges/faces, you may want to shift the pivot point to make it easier to manipulate an object. Using this selector in the header of any 3D View, you can change the location of the pivot point.

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