.. |pivot-icon| image:: /images/editors_3dview_object_transform-control_pivot-point.png

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3D Cursor
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.. admonition:: Reference
   :class: refbox

   | Mode:     Object Mode and Edit Mode
   | Header:   |pivot-icon| :menuselection:`Pivot Point --> 3D Cursor`
   | Hotkey:   :kbd:`Period`


The 3D cursor is the most intuitive of the pivot points.
With the 3D cursor selected as the active pivot point
(from either the *Editors Header* or via :kbd:`Period`),
simply position the 3D cursor and then do the required transformation. All rotation and
scaling transformations will now be done relative to the location of the 3D cursor.


Example
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The image below shows the difference when rotating an Object
around the median point (left) and around the 3D cursor (right).

.. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_object_transform-control_pivot-point_3d-cursor_example.png

   Rotation around the 3D cursor compared to the median point.