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!

related: http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/43314/positioning-the-pivot-point-in-center-in-part-of-mesh/43317#43317 — , Aug 08 '16 at 20:40
Possible duplicate of Change pivot or local origin of an object — , Aug 08 '16 at 20:41

score 38 · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-07T02:13:39.677

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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.

edited Jun 07 '19 at 02:13

answered Aug 08 '16 at 02:09

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Thanks that does it, not sure how I managed to miss that since I was already aware of Shift+S – Nicolas Martel Aug 08 '16 at 02:12
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@cegaton Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C doesn't work anymore with Blender 2.80. – tmighty Jun 07 '19 at 01:29

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 02:10

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

This will work in object mode and edit mode.

In a case of a cube how to I move the whole cube up and set the origin as the center of a face (e.g. the bottom face) while keeping the origin at the center of the coordinate system. – Zingam Aug 24 '19 at 17:43
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@Zingam Select the single verts in edit mode where you expect the center you whish to place the origin. Then shift+s and use Cursor to selected. The cursor will place exact in the center of your selected verts. Then leave edit mode (tab) and use object/set origin/origin to 3D cursor. – Stephan Ahlf Aug 26 '19 at 07:24

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