Cinema 4D Quick Tip: Why is the Axis of my Round Object Off Center

4,511 views · Published 12 February 2018 · 7:01 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: Cineversity · 2018 · Education

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In this quick tip Thanassis will show you why this happens and how you can account for it so it never happens again.

When modeling objects with rotational symmetries, for example cylindrical objects, pyramids, cones e.t.c, that have an odd number of sides, a common occurrence is to find out, rather late in the project, that the original symmetry has been broken and the object develops an “oblique” shape.

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