“origin” sets the center of rotation about a selection. If an object name is specified, it can be used to set the center of rotation for the object (for use in animation and editing).

origin [ selection [, object [,position, [, state ]]]]

selection = string: selection-expression or name-list {default: (all)}

state = 0 (default) use all coordinate states

state = -1 use only coordinates for the current state

state > 0 use coordinates for a specific state

origin chain A 

origin position=[1.0,2.0,3.0] 

zoom | orient | reset | cmd.origin | commands