# "Interaction in 3D Viewer" to align orthogonal planes missing in 5.8.0 update?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/interaction-in-3d-viewer-to-align-orthogonal-planes-missing-in-5-8-0-update/41360
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** transforms
**Created:** [January 29, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/interaction-in-3d-viewer-to-align-orthogonal-planes-missing-in-5-8-0-update/41360 "2025-01-29T15:46:11Z")
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### Author: ![sck84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sck84](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/sck84)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/interaction-in-3d-viewer-to-align-orthogonal-planes-missing-in-5-8-0-update/41360/1 "2025-01-29T15:46:12Z")

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Hi everyone,

I used to create a transform and use the “Interaction in 3D Viewer” tool to align structures to the orthogonal planes in Slicer.

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-29 at 10.38.23 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/3/c/3c709f570d4971b3354d9ec48c3193fa843f63dd.png)

Following the most recent update, it appears this function has gone away. When you now click “Interaction,” the white box that used to appear no longer does, and I can’t rotate the object in 3D space to align it to the planes.

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-29 at 10.37.50 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/e/6e0c21fe2f3eb1b09477f00d18e1bb1e4f429cff.png)

Am I missing something? Is there a new way to align structures that I am unaware of?

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### Author: ![cpinter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/cpinter/32/7995_2.png) [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/interaction-in-3d-viewer-to-align-orthogonal-planes-missing-in-5-8-0-update/41360/2 "2025-01-29T16:03:56Z")

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The feature has been revamped. See details here

> [@New feature: Interactive transformation + adjustable center of rotation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-feature-interactive-transformation-adjustable-center-of-rotation/36974):
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> Any nodes can now be translated, rotated, or scaled by interactive handles. Editing operations can be constrained to specific axes and center of rotation can be freely chosen. The handles are available both in slice and 3D views. Transform nodes can be easily added and visualized for any node in 3D Slicer by right-clicking on the node in the Subject hierarchy visibility column and checking “Interaction”. [[Transform Interaction Handles in 3D Slicer] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ielxgJS-6SI)Visualization options Visualiza…