Bounding Box Center¶
Reference
Comma
The bounding box is a rectangular box that is wrapped as tightly as possible around the selection.
It is oriented parallel to the world axes. In this mode the pivot point lies at the center of the bounding box.
You can set the pivot point to bounding box with Comma
or via the menu in the editors header.
The image below shows how the Object’s Bounding Box size is determined by the size of the Object.
In Object Mode¶
In Object Mode, the bounding box is wrapped around the Object and transformation takes place relative to the location of the Object origin (indicated by the yellow circle). The image below shows the results of using the Bounding Box as the pivot point in a number of situations.
For example, images A (before rotation) and B show rotation when the Object origin is in its default position, while images C (before rotation) and D shows the result when the Object origin has been moved. Image E shows that when multiple Objects are selected, the pivot point is calculated based on the Bounding Box of all the selected Objects.
In Edit Mode¶
This time it is the Object Data that is enclosed in the bounding box. The bounding box in Edit Mode takes no account of the Object(s) origins, only the center of the selected vertices.