# Model is very distant from purple frame and impossible to work with. 

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 17, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676 "2017-12-17T18:51:33Z")
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### Author: ![spatolab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@spatolab](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/spatolab)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676/1 "2017-12-17T18:51:33Z")

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Operating system: Win 10  
Slicer version: 4.8.0  
Expected behavior: Loaded model would be within or at least close to purple frame in 3d view  
Actual behavior: The model is very distant from the purple frame and impossible to navigate and visualize.

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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: [December 17, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676/2 "2017-12-17T19:20:54Z")

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Try the ‘Center the View’ button on the blue bar

[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.8/SlicerApplication/MainApplicationGUI#3D\_Viewer](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.8/SlicerApplication/MainApplicationGUI#3D_Viewer)

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### Author: ![spatolab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@spatolab](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/spatolab)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676/3 "2017-12-17T20:07:52Z")

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Steve,

Thanks for the tip. However, that made the box taller but the model is  
still in the same location. Looks like this.

Brian

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/e/6e64e40cc97e3ff70ac484a259dfd839d42f72c4.png)

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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: [December 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676/4 "2017-12-17T21:16:14Z")

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“Center view” will center everything that is currently visible. You have two distant objects shown. If you want to center the view around only one of them:

- go to Data module
- hide the other object
- click “Center view”.

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### Author: ![Justin\_Rhiner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/justin_rhiner/32/78065_2.png) [@Justin\_Rhiner](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Justin_Rhiner)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/model-is-very-distant-from-purple-frame-and-impossible-to-work-with/1676/5 "2024-12-05T04:39:26Z")

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I am having this same issue and it is not working for me