Aligning an objects local axes how you want them.

Question

I have a project I'm working where a panel extends out of a cylinder (The cylinder is lying on it's side), it's at a 45 degree angle with the centre but I want to make it so that the section's local Z axis is set at a 45 degree offset, so when I grab it along local Z it extends in line with it's housing. I can't figure out how exactly to do that though.

Answer 1 · 2017-10-04T16:33:43Z

j

replied October 4, 2017 4:33pm

Answer 2 · 2017-10-04T18:03:50Z

replied October 4, 2017 6:03pm

Answer 3 · 2017-10-04T21:34:50Z

replied October 4, 2017 9:34pm

Answer 4 · 2017-10-06T03:31:37Z

j

replied October 6, 2017 3:31am

Grand thank you! I had tried this before, but it hadn't worked. I'm absolutely sure of that, it wouldn't recognise local Z as being different. I tried it again exactly as you described, and lo and behold it unjinxed itself. Thanks a lot for the help!