# How to display and move the origin coordinates of the surface model (.STL)

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-and-move-the-origin-coordinates-of-the-surface-model-stl/3329
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** transforms, coordinates, stl
**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-and-move-the-origin-coordinates-of-the-surface-model-stl/3329 "2018-06-28T14:49:06Z")
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### Author: ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-and-move-the-origin-coordinates-of-the-surface-model-stl/3329/2 "2018-10-11T19:54:05Z")

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By default Slicer will leave the model in [patient coordinates](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Coordinate_systems).

But if you put the model under a transform you can move it around with the Transforms module and then Harden it using the transform tab of the Data module. Once hardened you can save it out to STL with the updated vertices.

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