# Get center of gravity of a segment

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-center-of-gravity-of-a-segment/4287
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-center-of-gravity-of-a-segment/4287 "2018-10-04T16:49:47Z")
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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-center-of-gravity-of-a-segment/4287/12 "2018-10-12T18:14:47Z")

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> [@brhoom](#):
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> how can I change the origin of a model to the center of mass?

See this post: [How to display and move the origin coordinates of the surface model (.STL) - #2 by pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-and-move-the-origin-coordinates-of-the-surface-model-stl/3329/2)

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