The standard Origin Tab appears in a large number of K-3D tools, including DoBeSphere, Extrude, Lathe, Rotate, Scale, Slant, Taper, Translate, Twist, and Wave. The controls on this tab allow you to select the Tool Origin Point around which these and other tools perform their transformations.

In the pulldown box in the Origin Tab, you’ll find the following options:

Origin: Uses the origin as the Tool Origin Point.

Active Point: Uses the current Active Point as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there is no current Active Point.

Control Point: Uses the Tool Origin Point as the Center Point.

Geometric Center: Uses the geometric center of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

Values: Uses the X, Y, Z Coordinates values as the Tool Origin Point.

X Max: Uses the maximum X value and the average Y and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

X Min: Uses the minimum X value and the average Y and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

Y Max: Uses the maximum Y value and the average X and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

Y Min: Uses the minimum Y value and the average X and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

Z Max: Uses the maximum Z value and the average X and Y values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.

Z Min: Uses the minimum Z value and the average X and Y values of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there are no selected polygons.