Pivot gizmo transform question

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Hey,

I thought when you import a prop/asset it keeps the pivot orientated with that object. For some reason now when I rotate my prop the pivot is always parallel with the level. I don’t know exactly what I need to search for to fix this. So I made an image and hope to get an answer to my question here. Basically I want to have the pivot orientated to the objects the way it was imported, no matter how it’s rotated in ue4, this makes non-uniform scaling easy and moving is along it axis easy. I hope you understand what I’m getting at. (left image shows how it should be all the time, right shows my pivot after rotating the object 45°. The pivot should also be in a 45° angle no?) Thanks!

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@WesleyTack

In the top right of your viewport between the transformation tools and the snapping is a little globe. If you click on that you should switch from the global pivot to the local and it should behave like you want it.

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You can change the orientation of the pivot between world and local space here:
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Alternatively, using alt+middle mouse button you can move/rotate the pivot manually and then right click the actor ->pivot-> set as pivot.

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lol, so obvious, don’t know how I missed that… Couldn’t figure out how to search for it on google either, thanks for the help! lifesavers!