Importing OBJ File to the center with correct orientation I'm trying to work with blender and having a hard time with this program. I would like to import a obj-file as quoted in the title but have finally only managed to see it at least somewhere on my screen. What steps do I need to take to import obj-files properly?



This ist what I see after import. I have marked the file in the object list:



And this is what I see when I go to View > View selected:



Can this be to small?
If the object is already in the scene, select it. In the 3D viewport, open the transform panel (little cross on the right). You will see the location. Click on X, Y and Z and change their values to 0, this should put the object at the center of the scene.

Here is a picture where you can see which fields you need to change. You can then change the Rotation to give it the desired orientation.


For the orientation, you can also choose it when you import the OBJ file. When you do File -> Import -> Wavefront, you will be given the choice for the forward and up axes of the object :