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# Pivot Transform

**Pivot Transform** edits the object origin (the pivot) and the 3D cursor — place them exactly on geometry, drop them to the bottom of a mesh, save them to a list and bring them back later.

## Key features

* Four active tools in the toolbar: [Pivot Flow](/pivot-transform/pivot-tools/pivot-flow.md) (snap the pivot to picked geometry), [Pivot BBox](/pivot-transform/pivot-tools/pivot-bbox.md) (bounding-box points), [Pivot Align](/pivot-transform/pivot-tools/pivot-align.md) (world axes / bottom), and the [3D Cursor tool](/pivot-transform/3d-cursor/cursor-tool.md).
* One toggle — **Pivot Transform** — turns Blender's move/rotate/scale into origin-only edits, and the tools flip it on for you → [Affect Only Origins](/pivot-transform/editing-the-pivot/affect-only-origins.md).
* Panel and pie-menu shortcuts: send the pivot [to the selection or to the bottom](/pivot-transform/editing-the-pivot/panel-actions.md), reset it to a preset origin, or [apply transforms](/pivot-transform/editing-the-pivot/apply-transform.md).
* One system for every action: hold **Ctrl** to [move the 3D cursor instead of the pivot](/pivot-transform/editing-the-pivot/pivot-or-cursor.md), and adjust any option — or switch pivot ↔ cursor — in the **F9** redo panel afterwards, in Object and Edit modes alike.
* [Save pivots](/pivot-transform/editing-the-pivot/saved-pivots.md) and [cursor positions](/pivot-transform/3d-cursor/saved-cursors.md) to a list — per object or global.
* Full [3D cursor workflow](/pivot-transform/3d-cursor/cursor-actions.md): snap it to the selection, align it to the view, reset it, orient it to picked geometry.
* Works in Object Mode and the Edit modes (Mesh, Curve, Surface, Armature, Lattice) plus Pose; the cursor tool runs in every mode.

## Requirements

|               |                            |
| ------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Blender**   | 5.0+                       |
| **Platforms** | Windows, macOS, Linux      |
| **Format**    | Blender Extension (`.zip`) |

## Where to get it

* [Superhive (formerly Blender Market)](https://superhivemarket.com/products/pivot-transform)
* [Gumroad](https://derksen.gumroad.com)

## Start here

* [Installation](/pivot-transform/getting-started/installation.md)
* [Quick Start](/pivot-transform/getting-started/quick-start.md)
* [Interface Overview](/pivot-transform/getting-started/interface-overview.md)
* [Hotkeys](/pivot-transform/reference/hotkeys.md)