[Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: > /data/svn/bf-blender [24964] trunk/blender/source/blender/ > editors/object/object_transform.c: Rename 'Object Center' to > 'Centroid'.

[Samuel Nicholas]

Your words show that pivot can change, whether its parenting to another
object for animation, or choosing the cursor in edit mode, or median point
in edit mode. the pivot changes.

The origin does not change, that little pink/orange dot will always be the
origin, whether you are currently using it as the pivot point or not, no
matter what you are doing.

That sort of consistency makes learning that much easier. fits with the
mathematical concepts of origin, which afaik most people are taught in
school

just for fun: My own personal rules for how I feel about naming are:
These are long term values

1. My opinion/preference has no technical or academic value
2. Just because the other applications names it something doesn't mean its
the best name for it, blender can be better, easier to learn than them.*
3. What is the most consistent and accurate technical/mathematical word to
use
4. check my facts with wikipedia/wolfram

* if people only live in a world of other applications then copying others
makes sense because people will understand your language. But .. we live in
a world with many disciplines many experiences, so matching what the world
accepts as the correct language will be more powerful more concise, lower
the barrier of entry to a larger audience.

2009/11/30 Daniel Salazar - 3Developer.com <zanqdo at gmail.com>

> "My problem with the word 'pivot' is that the objects origin may or
> may not be the pivot point in a transformation, and so referring to
> the object's (0,0,0) as the pivot point will often times be
> incorrect."
>
> If you transform and it doesn't move around the pivot its because you
> *chose* to not transform around the pivot! I think you are over
> thinking things here and trying to end up with easier terminology you
> end up confusing it.
>
> The pivot is exactly what the word means, it will always be the
> transformation pivot in animation unless you choose to use another
> pivot by parenting or so. I don't think there could be any clearer
> word to describe what it does better. Also many other software
> packages like maya, 3dsmax, inkscape, flash, after effects not
> surprisingly use the term pivot.
>
> Daniel Salazar
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