# How do get this model to rotate around its center point?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation, 3d-model\
**Created:** [October 14, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705 "2022-10-14T12:06:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![q2577040659](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/q2577040659/32/16942_2.png) [@q2577040659](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/q2577040659)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705/1 "2022-10-14T12:06:39Z")

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How do get this model to rotate around its center point?

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705/2 "2022-10-14T15:41:03Z")

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Did you use the Center 3D button on the upper left corner?  
[https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/user\_interface.html#d-view](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/user_interface.html#d-view)

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**Author:** ![q2577040659](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/q2577040659/32/16942_2.png) [@q2577040659](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/q2577040659)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705/3 "2022-10-15T02:31:25Z")

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How to rotate only the model, but not the view.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705/4 "2022-10-15T16:05:58Z")

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You can put the model under a transform and use the rotation sliders to rotate the object.

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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 15, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-get-this-model-to-rotate-around-its-center-point/25705/5 "2022-10-15T17:18:48Z")

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See video tutorial for the solution that @muratmaga described:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bbikx7Edv4g/hqdefault.jpg "Transforming objects using Data module in 3D Slicer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbikx7Edv4g)