Pivot Toolbox

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Pivot Toolbox
Author: Dirk Bialluch

Pivot Toolbox 1.3 Maya 2.x-5x
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The Pivot Toolbox is a collection of pivot related xform tools.

Installation

Open the "icons" folder and copy the XPM files to your local icon folder
ie. "c:\Documents and Settings\your user name\My Documents\maya\4.0\prefs\icons"

Open the "scripts" folder and copy the MEL files to your local script folder
ie. "c:\Documents and Settings\your user name\My Documents\maya\4.0\scripts"

Usage

To use the script type "pivotToolbox" in Maya's command line or click the appropriate shelf icon. You can use the "pivotToolbox.xpm" icon for the shelf. The integrated help explains each function and the UI features in detail.

Function summary

Tools

Set Pivot
Center Pivot on Object
Fit Pivot
Average Pivots
Center Pivot on Surface Points
Center Pivot on Polygon Vertices
Center Pivot on Curve Points
Unify Pivots
Set Local Axis
Fit Local Axis
Fit Object
Center Object on Pivot
Display Pivot
Print Pivot Coordinates
Create Geometry
Group at Pivots

Other features

most tools supply axis constrains
scale and rotate pivot are handled separately
integrated help
all UI settings are stored

User Interface Screenshot