Change the angle pivot of my object

Question

This is my first question! :D I'm ultra noob! but I'm getting better and better.

So: I want to change the angle of the pivot of this object.

Is like this now.

But when I want make a scale in X axis, this is happend.

So I belive that is one solution is change the axis like this for the scale thing... right?

How I can do that!

Thanks!

Answer 1

1. Let's you have this setup here, similar to yours:

   Cylinder fits 2 cubes, but it's orientation is broken. And you want to fix it.

2. Create a Custom Transform Orientation. For this simple example: select the edge you want to align, press CtrlAltSpace or find it at bottom of the N-Panel.

   You will have a new transform orientation that fits to geometry:

   

3. Now you can use this transform orientation for scale your object. But If you want to align object itself, move next.

4. In object Mode select cylinder, and press ShiftS -> Cursor to Selected

5. Create empty then press Object -> Transform -> Align to transform Orientation.

6. Parent cylinder to the empty CtrlP.

7. Clear empty's orientation AltR. Cylinder will follow empty and will rotate with it like this:

   

8. Unparent cylinder AltP -> Clear and keep transform.

9. Apply rotation to cylinder AltA -> Rotation

10. Rotate cylinder back ( Object -> Transform -> Align to transform Orientation. )