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Unlink S election
Main toolb ar > Unlink Se lection
UsetheUnlinkSelectionbuttontoremovethe
hierarchical relationship (p age 3–1045) between
two objects.
Unlin k Selection detaches a child objec t from its
parent object.
Tip: You can also link and unlink hierarchies in
Schematic View (page 3–690) .
Procedure
To unlink a child obj ect f rom a par ent object:
1.
Select the child object you want to unlink.
2. Click Unlink Selection.
Adjusting Pivots
Yo u c a n t h i n k o f a n o b j e c t ’ s p i v o t p o i n t a s
representing its local center and local coordinate
system. The pivot point of an object is u sed for
a number of purposes:
• As the center for rotation and scaling when the
Pivot Point tr ansform center is selected.
• As the default loc ation of a modifier center.
• As the transform offset for linked children.
•AsthejointlocationforIK.
YoucanadjustpivotpointsbyclickingPivoton
the Hierarchy panel, a nd then using features on
the
Adjust Pivot rollout (page 2–470) .
The functions under the Adjust Pivot rollout
cannot b e animated. Adjusting an object’s pivot
on any frame changes it for the entire animation.
Affecting P ivot Only
When Affect Pivot Only is on, move and rotate
transforms are only applied to the pivot of a
selected object.
•Movingorrotatingthepivotdoesnotaffectthe
object or its children.
• Scalingthepivotscalestheobjectfromthe
pivotcenter,butitschildrenareunaffected.
Affect Pivot Only transforms the pivot without moving
the object.
Affecting Object Only
When Affect Object Only is on, transforms are
appliedonlytoselectedobjects.Pivotsarenot
affected.
Moving, rotating, or scaling the object does not
affect the pivot or its children.