Inherit (rollout)

Constrain the links between a selected object and its parent for any axis of position, rotation, or scale.

Reference

GENERATE/INHERIT2.gif

XYZ: Turn of any axis in the Move, Rotate or Scale areas to prevent inheritance.

When a box is checked, transform information from the parent is passed on to the child for the selected axis. When a box is unchecked, transform information on that axis is ignored by the child.

How To

Prevent inheritance of X rotation in a hierarchy:

Select an object, then turn off X in the rotate area of the Inherit rollout.

See Locks (rollout) for related information.