Missing reference point in illustrator

[Bryan Sears]

I'm missing the reference point in AI, please help if you can.

Screenshot attached.

OS 10.15.7

CC 2021

This is different then the Photoshop reference point problem, where the option-click to move the point has gone defunct.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Go to the Attributes panel and enable Show Center Point.

[Bryan Sears]

Hi Larry, thank you for the quick reply. 

Your suggestion doesn't seem to solve my problem though, I am attaching another image.

While I can see the attributes panel has a "show center" toggle, and I can see the center of the object, this is not the same as the reference point, which I would like to use (and have used in the past) to execute a precise rotation around a specific point (the reference point, which previously I have been able to move around, but now seems to be missing.)

Have you got any other suggestions?

[Bryan Sears · Accepted solution]

I found the anser in another thread. The reference point only shows up when you select the object with the tool, not when you use the drop down menu… hmm. ok!