Move cursor to center of some selected geometry/faces

Question

I am making a gun. What I'd like the to do is this

I can do 1 and 3 but I'm stuck at 2.

Thanks!

Possible duplicate of Change pivot or local origin of an object — user1853
– user1853, Commented Aug 8, 2016 at 20:41

score 44 · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-07 02:13:39Z

In Edit Mode

Select the faces.

Press ShiftS and select cursor to selected, that will put the cursor at the center of the selected faces.

Switch to Object mode (Tab)

Select Object>Transform>Origin to 3D cursor (or CtrlShiftAltC).

For 2.8 there is no keyboard shortcut. Use the menu Object > Set Origin.

Thanks that does it, not sure how I managed to miss that since I was already aware of Shift+S — Nicolas Martel
– Nicolas Martel, Commented Aug 8, 2016 at 2:12
@cegaton Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C doesn't work anymore with Blender 2.80. — tmighty
– tmighty, Commented Jun 7, 2019 at 1:29

Unnamed Sentient Being · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-08 02:10:37Z

All you have to do is SHIFT+S then U.

This will work in object mode and edit mode.

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