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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Using Align Pivots</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">You can use pivot alignment to move a local coordinate system to a defined kinematic condition.</span>

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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Pivot alignment commands let you manipulate actor pivots." href = "cps-r-Ribbon-Transform.htm#r-AlignPivotsCommands">Align Pivots Commands</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
  

  
  
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    <div class = "section context"><p class = "context"><span class = "run-in.context">Context: </span><p>In the following example, the initial position is as follows:</p><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MenuAlignPivotExample1.png"/><br/></p></div>
<section><ol class = "ol steps"><li class = "li step stepexpand">Click <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Transform</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Pivot Transform Mode</span></span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSTransformPivotTransform.png"/>.<div class = "itemgroup stepresult">This enables pivot transformation mode.</div></li><li class = "li step stepexpand">
        
          Move the local coordinate system to the kinematic link location using a command such as 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Set Pivot On Line/Axis</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSPivotAlignSetPivotsOnPlane.png"/>.
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          <br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MenuAlignPivotExample2.png"/><br/>
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          Use 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Align Pivots With Given Pivot</span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSPivotAlignGivenPivot.png"/> to align the child and parent coordinate systems.


        
        
        <p><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MenuAlignPivotExample3.png"/><br/><div class = "note collapse"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"> If it is not possible to align both coordinate systems, add a rigid parent.</span></div>
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  <p class = "result"><figure class = "fig fignone"><span class = "figcap">Final position, with degrees of freedom shown:</span><br/><img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MenuAlignPivotExample4.png"/><br/></figure></p></div>


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