How to make one object to have the same pivot point location of another object?

[weirdooh]

line the object up on the grid hit the home key to move the pivot point and do a grid snap move

[drGonzo]

Select both object and execute jpSnapObjects:

global proc jpSnapObjects ()
{
//check the objects that are selected
string $sel[]=`ls -sl`;
//the first object in the array
string $firstObject = $sel[0];
//the second object in the array
string $secondObject = $sel[1];
//Get the rotation values of second object
float $rot[]=`xform -q -ws -rotation $secondObject`;
//Assign the rotation values on to the first object
xform -ws -rotation $rot[0] $rot[1] $rot[2] $firstObject;
//Get the translation values of second object
float $trans[]=`xform -q -ws -rp $secondObject`;
//Assign the translation values on to the first Object
move -rpr $trans[0] $trans[1] $trans[2] $firstObject;
}

[redcarrot]

Use Point and Orient Constraint, or Parent Constraint to the object, then delete the constraint(s).

[JamSession]

//select the object you want to snap to first, then select the other one.

orientConstraint;
delete `orientConstraint`;


pointConstraint;
delete `pointConstraint`;

KIS (keep is simple:thumbsup:)

[hominid]

Or even simpler:

// Select the object you want to snap to first, then select the object to be snapped.
// Then enter this in the command line,

delete `parentConstraint`;

Cheers,
Pete

btw I got this tip from a cgtalk member a few months ago.

[isoparmB]

I think what morimitsu needs is not snapping an object to another, just snapping the pivot points without changing the objects position. I've modified dr. Gonzos code:


global proc jpSnapPivots ()
{
//check the objects that are selected
string $sel[]=`ls -sl`;
//the first object in the array
string $firstObject = $sel[0];
//the second object in the array
string $secondObject = $sel[1];
//Get the rotation and scale pivot world space locations of the first object
float $rot[]=`xform -q -rp -ws $firstObject`;
float $rot2[]=`xform -q -sp -ws $firstObject`;
//Assign those locations to the second object
xform -rp $rot[0] $rot[1] $rot[2] -ws $secondObject;
xform -sp $rot2[0] $rot2[1] $rot2[2] -ws $secondObject;
}

[JamSession]

Or even simpler:

// Select the object you want to snap to first, then select the object to be snapped.
// Then enter this in the command line,

delete `parentConstraint`;

Cheers,
Pete

btw I got this tip from a cgtalk member a few months ago.

I completely forgot about that trick, :thumbsup:

I am not quite sure what you are trying to do, but generally I would group the object to itself then move the goup to the correct pivot area.

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How to make one object to have the same pivot point location of another object?
And how to snap to another objects pivot point?

Enable selection handle, you can snap to that.

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