--- title: Pivot tools description: Pivot tools and properties give you full control over the points around which objects rotate and translate. --- The **pivot** tools and related properties give you full control over the points around which objects rotate and translate. ## Interactive Studio tools The interactive Studio tools are located in the **Model** tab toolbar. Pivot tool highlighted in Studio's toolbar. When **Pivot** is toggled on, you can move or rotate the pivot point of a [part](../parts/index.md) or [model](../parts/models.md). Once set, rotation and scaling occur around the pivot point. For more information, see [setting a primary part](../parts/models.md#set-a-primary-part). The following diagrams show example pivot locations in relation to object bounds. A blue cube with its pivot point set in the center of the cube. A green circle represents the object's rotation in relation to its pivot point. A blue cube with its pivot point set on a corner of the cube. A green circle represents the object's rotation in relation to its pivot point. A blue cube with its pivot point set on outside of the cube's geometry. A green circle represents the object's rotation in relation to its pivot point. When you rotate the pivot of a [model](../parts/models.md), the bounding box of the model also rotates. A model of a purple, blue, and red block with its pivot point set on a the edge of the model's bounding box. A green circle represents the object's rotation in relation to its pivot point. You can specify a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` for models, which is a `Class.BasePart` within the model that you can use as a positional basis. In terms of pivot points:
  1. When you assign a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` to a model, the existing pivot changes to the pivot point of the `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart`. If you later unassign/clear the `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart`, the pivot point resets to the **center** of the model's bounding box.
  2. If you **delete** the `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` from a model, the pivot point remains in the same location and does **not** revert to its previous position. This prevents a sudden "jump" if you delete any parts from the model.
### Snap The **Snap** checkbox, available by click‑holding the small corner arrow on the **Pivot** button, toggles whether the pivot point snaps to **hotspots** such as corners, edges, or centers when you move it with the **Edit Pivot** tool. When snapping is enabled, hotspots display as small magenta points.
Hotspots on a part
Hotspots on a model
 ### Reset The **Reset** button moves the pivot point to the **center** of an object or model's bounding box. This operation is useful after you've changed the composition of a model and wish to place its pivot point at the center of its new bounding box. Pivot Reset tool highlighted in Studio's toolbar. ## Pivot properties In addition to the interactive tools, pivot values can be directly set in the [Properties](../studio/properties.md) window.
Property Description
**Origin Position** Current world location of the object based on its pivot point rather than its bounding box. Useful for setting the precise location of a `Class.Model`.
**Origin Orientation** Current orientation of the object based around its pivot point rather than its bounding box.
**Pivot Offset Position** Precise location of the pivot relative to the object.¹
**Pivot Offset Orientation** Precise pivot orientation.¹
**World Pivot Position** The precise world location of the pivot for `Class.Model|Models` without a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart`. If a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` is set, the model will use **Pivot Offset Position** since the pivot becomes relative to that part.¹
**World Pivot Orientation** The precise world orientation for `Class.Model|Models` without a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart`. If a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` is set, the model will use **Pivot Offset Orientation** since the pivot becomes relative to that part.¹
1 Changing this property will not move or rotate the object.
## Manipulate pivots in scripts Beyond the Studio tools, pivot points can be accessed and manipulated in scripts.
Function or Property Description
`Class.PVInstance:GetPivot()|GetPivot()` Queries the current world location of an object's pivot as a `Datatype.CFrame`. This returns an object's position in 3D space regardless of whether it's an individual part or a `Class.Model`.
`Class.PVInstance:PivotTo()|PivotTo()` Moves the object such that its pivot will be located at the specified `Datatype.CFrame`. This allows for uniform object movement of both individual parts and models.
`Class.BasePart.PivotOffset` The `Datatype.CFrame` which specifies the pivot offset; effectively the offset of the pivot from the `Datatype.CFrame` of the `Class.BasePart`.²
`Class.BasePart.PivotOffset|Model.WorldPivot` For `Class.Model|Models` without a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart`, the `Datatype.CFrame` which specifies the model's pivot in world space. If a `Class.Model.PrimaryPart|PrimaryPart` is set, the model will use `Class.BasePart.PivotOffset` since the pivot becomes relative to that part.²
2 Changing this property will not move or rotate the object.