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How Do I Realign My Object

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GISNut:
I started to create an object an object. after working for a long time I realized that it wasn't centered in the box and now pointed off center. Will this cause a problem later? Is there a fix?  I couldn't find one in the help file.

Here is a screen shot of the object.

AlecJames:
The box is drawn around your object to show when it is selected.  I've never noticed any issue arising from the alignment between an object and it's bounding box when it is selected. 

nemyax:
GISNut
You can realign the axes of your object by combining it with another object.

* Create a new object (say, a cube) with the default orientation.
* Select your object and add the new object to the selection.
* Click Build | Join Solids.
* Remove any unnecessary geometry.

selden:
Often just selecting Join Solids is sufficient. Doing that will produce a new bounding box with the same orientation as Anim8or's axes. You usually don't need to add another object.

GISNut:
Wow, thanks guys. Join Solids was the fix. I agree that having the box out of sync wasn't a real problem, it was just confusing when I zoomed in and the lines were odd and confusing. It never seemed to happen to me before. I'll add it to my personal help notes.

With all the great changes to Anim8or, it might be a good time to create an addendum to the help file. Until Steve authorizes a new edition.

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