Repositioning the Pivot Point of the Transform Tool for an Operation

You can use the Transform tool to reposition the pivot point of a scale, rotation or skew transformation.

When you reposition the pivot point with the Transform tool, changes you make to the rotation or scaling of the elements at the selected frame are based on that pivot point as long as you have the Transform tool and the elements selected. When you deselect the elements or switch to another tool and then return to the element, the pivot point appears again at its default position at the center of the peg’s path while the transformation you created continues to remember that temporary pivot. There are two ways to remove that temporary pivot: use the undo command or delete the peg and recreate the effect.

Repositioning the pivot point with the Transform tool does not create a pivot point function that you can edit.

To reposition the pivot point using the Transform tool:

1. Select Tools > Sceneplanning Tools > Transform. This activates the Transform tool.

2. Click or drag to select the elements you want to modify.

3. Use the Transform tool to move the pivot point from the center of the peg’s motion path.

4. Rotate, scale or skew the element based on the new pivot point. If you want to edit the pivot point of the Transform tool, you must do so before deselecting the elements or changing tools.