I am making a figure and need to centre a joint.  The problem is that when I change the position of the joint the whole figure part moves.  Is there any way to reposition the joint centre without the figure part moving out of position?

You may already know this, but it's best to work in the 'flat' cameras
like Front, Left, Right, Top, Bottom when doing joint centers.  In the
usual Main and Aux cams, things get slippery as you describe.

What I meant was that the figure part physically moves, it is a mechanical figure and so I can`t have the part even slightly out of line.

moving joint centres in joint editor? or moving origin in posing window?

Moving the joint centre in the joint editor.

xantor

after you fix the joint parameter center where you want it next step is try to fix the other joint parameters centers next and before to this until the deformation be compensate,example a hand the next would be the fingers and ForeArm centers also the others parameters have part on fix it include the spherical fall of to.hope this help in some way

Dolphing, It is a mechanical figure I am making.  I am fairly sure that your idea wont work but thank you for trying to help.

Then you have to do that in setup room with joint editors where the figure is not being affected by the adjustments yet.  

move origin in posing window.

I reloaded the figure today and the part that was out of line was centred correctly. :huh:

I have noticed that happening before, when the figure is saved to a library and then reloaded the centre goes back into place but it is still strange.