Friday, October 24, 2025

Fix Sample Rotation Pivot

 SimuSEM Tip:  Rotating Sample 



When using the rotation widget in the upper right corner, does the sample seem to rotate around a point far away from the center?  Fix, by telling Blender to use a selected object as the center of rotation.  First, select a small enough shape in the sample.  Then press the period key in the numpad on a PC keyboard.  Blender calls this Orbit Around Selection.

If you end up with a large shape as the rotation pivot and have trouble rotating the 3d view, just select a relatively small object and press the numpad (.) key.  Look here or in the Blender manual for more information.